The west coast and the Cambrian Mountains take the weather first. A winter gale off Cardigan Bay strips slates from the seafront terraces at Aberystwyth and Borth, lifts ridges on the hill farms above Tregaron and Rhayader, and the first sign inside the house is a damp patch on a bedroom ceiling. Tell us what has happened and where, and we pass it to a local roofer who covers your town, who will make the roof safe and then put the repair in writing.
What storm damage repair involves
Making the roof safe
Loose slates and ridge tiles are a danger to people below and are dealt with first. A temporary cover keeps the rain out of the loft until the repair is done.
Finding all of the damage
The slate on the lawn is rarely the only one. A roofer checks the whole slope, the ridge, the flashings and the valleys, because wind that lifts one slate has usually loosened its neighbours, and a repair that only replaces the obvious ones comes back in the next storm.
The repair
Slipped slates are re-hooked or replaced, missing ones matched, ridges re-bedded or converted to a dry ridge system, flashings dressed back or renewed. On a roof that has lost a lot of slate the honest advice may be that the nails have gone across the whole slope and a re-roof is coming.
Evidence for your insurer
Photographs before and after, a written description of the damage and its cause, and an itemised invoice. The Association of British Insurers reports that storm claims paid out £244 million in 2025 and that the average storm payout was £2,450, so a documented claim is worth making.
How it works through us
Tell us the town and what you can see. We pass your details to one local roofer who does storm work, and they contact you to arrange a visit. Using the service is free and you are under no obligation.
What to do tonight
- Stay off the roof and away from the ground below loose slates.
- Put a bucket under any drip and move furniture from under the ceiling.
- Photograph the damage from the ground and inside the loft if it is safe.
- Tell your insurer that you are getting a roofer to look at it.
