Specialist roofing
Agricultural and barn roofing in Powys and Ceredigion
Re-sheeting, repairing and re-roofing farm buildings: stone barns, Dutch barns, cattle sheds and workshops, in steel sheet, fibre cement or slate.
Powys and Ceredigion are farming counties, and every farm has a roof that needs doing: the stone barn with half its slates gone, the Dutch barn with rusted tin, the cattle shed with cracked cement sheets, the workshop that leaks on the tractor. Farm roofing is a different trade from house roofing, with different materials, different access and different rules, and not every roofer does it. Tell us about the building and we pass it to one who does.
What agricultural roofing involves
Re-sheeting in steel
Box-profile or corrugated steel sheet, plastisol-coated, on new purlins where needed, with rooflights and ridge ventilation for livestock buildings. The quickest and cheapest way to make a working building dry.
Fibre cement sheet
The modern, asbestos-free version of the sheet on most older sheds. Better condensation performance than steel over livestock, and the usual replacement when an asbestos-cement roof comes off.
Stone barns and slate
A traditional stone barn being converted or kept in use is re-slated like a house, and if it is listed or in the national park the slate is expected. Barns under an agricultural building grant or an agri-environment scheme may have conditions on materials.
Gutters, valleys and rooflights
Farm gutters are large, often shared between buildings, and usually the reason the yard floods. Valleys between linked sheds and old fibreglass rooflights are renewed with the sheeting.
Asbestos-cement roofs
Most farm buildings put up before 2000 are roofed in asbestos-cement sheet. It can be left in place and managed if it is sound. Removing it is work that a contractor can do without an asbestos licence provided the sheets are taken down whole and kept wet, but the HSE treats sheets that will be broken up as notifiable non-licensed work, and the waste must go with a registered carrier under a consignment note. Ask the contractor how they will handle it, and see our asbestos-cement roof replacement page before you start.
How it works through us
Tell us what the building is, roughly its size, what it is used for and what the roof is made of. We pass it to a roofer who does agricultural work in your part of the county, and they visit and quote in writing. Free to use.
Everything else we do
Not quite the job you have?
Roof replacement
A full re-roof: the old covering stripped, the timbers checked, new membrane and battens, and slate or tile laid back on. For roofs that have reached the end.
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Slate re-roofing
Re-slating with natural Welsh slate, re-laying the sound originals and matching the new. The roof most of this region was built with, done properly.
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Storm damage roof repairs
Slipped and missing slates, lifted ridges, torn felt and blown-off flashings after a gale. Made safe, then repaired, with the paperwork an insurer wants.
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Roof repairs
Leaks, slipped slates, broken tiles, failed flashings and blocked valleys. Small repairs done properly by a roofer who covers your town.
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Chimney repairs and rebuilds
Repointing, re-flaunching, new pots and cowls, lead trays and flashings, and taking a stack down and rebuilding it when the brick or stone has gone.
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Leadwork
Flashings, valleys, chimney trays, parapet gutters and lead-covered flat roofs, formed and dressed in the right code of lead.
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Fascias, soffits and guttering
Rotten timber roofline replaced in uPVC or new timber, gutters cleared, re-aligned or renewed, and downpipes sorted so the walls dry out.
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Flat roof replacement
New flat roofs in GRP fibreglass, EPDM rubber or felt for extensions, garages, dormers and porches, with the deck and the falls checked first.
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Roof surveys and inspections
An independent look at a roof before you buy, before you claim, or before you spend: what it is made of, what is failing and what it will cost.
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Asbestos-cement roof replacement
Garage, outbuilding and farm roofs in asbestos-cement sheet, removed under the HSE's rules and replaced in fibre cement or steel.
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Agricultural and barn roofing near you
These are the areas we cover. If yours is not listed and you are nearby, ring anyway, it is a short conversation.
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Questions we get asked about agricultural and barn roofing
How much does it cost to re-roof a barn?
Farm roofs are priced by area and access, and the range is wide: a small stone barn and a 30-metre cattle shed are different jobs. Published guides put a typical asbestos-cement barn roof removal and replacement in the low thousands of pounds for a small building and considerably more for large sheds. The contractor prices the building.
Are there grants for farm roofs in Wales?
Welsh Government farm investment schemes change year to year and some have covered roofing and rainwater goods. Check the current scheme with Farming Connect before committing; we do not advise on grants.
Can a farm building be re-roofed while it is in use?
Usually, in sections, with stock moved bay by bay. It is one of the first things a farm roofer will plan with you.
POWYS & CEREDIGION
Your roof. Your next step.
Describe the job and your location. Your enquiry goes to one local roofing firm, who can discuss the work and arrange a written quote.