We are a Bath-based roofing company that has been working on the city’s Georgian terraces, Victorian slate roofs, and post-war estates for over 20 years. Every job is carried out by our own team — no subcontractors, no national franchises.
Bath Roofing Experts was founded in 2003 by a roofer who had spent the previous decade working on the city’s Victorian and Georgian housing stock and wanted to do the work properly — with the right materials, the right methods, and honest pricing.
Bath is not a typical roofing market. The combination of a World Heritage Site conservation area, 5,500 listed buildings, Welsh slate as the dominant roofing material, and lead-heavy Georgian construction means that cutting corners shows up quickly and lasts for years. Our reputation is built on jobs done correctly the first time, not on being the cheapest quote.
Over 60 percent of Bath’s housing stock was built before 1940. That means nail sickness on Victorian terraces in Oldfield Park and Bear Flat, box gutter failures on Georgian crescents in Lansdown and Bathwick, and conservation area requirements that mandate specific materials and methods. We have been working on these properties for over two decades and understand what works and what does not in Bath’s specific climate and planning context.
We also cover the full range of Bath’s housing — concrete interlocking tile repairs on post-war estates in Twerton and Foxhill, GRP flat roofing on 1980s extensions in Keynsham and Midsomer Norton, and everything in between. But the period property work is what sets us apart, and it is where most of our new customers come from.
Our team has worked together for many years. There is no high turnover, no sending unfamiliar subcontractors to jobs, and no situation where the person who quoted the job is different from the person who carries it out. When we say we are a local Bath company, we mean it in the straightforward sense: the people who answer the phone and the people on your roof are the same people.
We will not recommend a full re-roof if targeted repairs are the right answer. We will not quote a job from photos or descriptions. We inspect in person and tell you what we find, including developing problems that are not yet causing issues but will within 2 to 5 years.
Welsh slate where the property requires Welsh slate. Lime mortar where the stone requires lime mortar. Lead where lead is the correct specification. We do not substitute cheaper materials to improve our margin, and we do not use cement on Bath stone.
Every job is priced before work starts, in writing, with no hidden extras. The only exception is timber: if we find rotten rafters or battens once the old roof is stripped, we photograph them, tell you immediately, and quote for any additional work before proceeding.
We confirm the day before every job and arrive when we say we will. If anything changes, we call. The most common complaint against tradespeople in Bath is not turning up or not communicating — we treat this as a basic professional standard, not a selling point.
We are registered with the National Federation of Roofing Contractors, the UK’s recognised trade body for quality and safety standards in roofing. NFRC registration means we meet assessed standards for workmanship and business conduct.
£5 million public liability insurance on every job. Employers’ liability insurance for all team members. You are completely protected on every job we carry out, from a single tile repair to a full re-roof.
All roofing work carries a written 10-year workmanship guarantee. We provide the guarantee document at handover. If anything we have done fails within the guarantee period due to workmanship, we return and fix it at no charge.
We work regularly on Grade I, Grade II*, and Grade II listed buildings across Bath and the surrounding area. We understand the material requirements and consent process, and we document all work for listed building files as standard.
127 Google reviews with a 4.9 average. We do not ask for reviews after every job — the people who take the time to write them are the ones who felt the job was genuinely worth commenting on.
Bath’s World Heritage Site conservation area covers most of the city’s best housing. We understand which works require consent, which materials are approved, and how to advise homeowners and their solicitors before work starts.
Nail sickness assessment, targeted re-slating, lead soaker replacement, ridge re-bedding. We source matching Welsh slate from approved suppliers and work to the correct specification for Bath’s conservation areas.
Box gutter relining, parapet flashings, bay window top re-leading, valley liners. We work to the Lead Sheet Association specification with correct bay sizing and welted drip joints throughout.
Material sourcing, listed building consent advice, documented repair schedules for planning files. We never recommend a material that would create a planning problem for the property.
Seamless fibreglass flat roofing for extensions, garages and outbuildings. 25-year manufacturer warranty. Particularly suited to Bath’s valley humidity conditions which accelerate felt degradation.
Condition surveys for buyers, written reports with repair priorities and cost estimates within 24 hours. Particularly recommended for Georgian and Victorian Bath properties where roofing costs can be substantial.
24/7 emergency cover across Bath and all surrounding areas. We carry materials for the most common Bath emergency repair types on all vehicles. No call-out fees, honest pricing before work starts.
“Used Bath Roofing Experts for a pre-purchase survey on a Georgian terrace on Lansdown. They identified around £11,000 of work including two failed box gutter sections and widespread nail sickness on the rear. We negotiated £9,000 off the asking price. The £250 survey fee was the best money we spent in the whole buying process.”
“Three chimney stacks on our listed 17th-century property near Bradford-on-Avon town bridge. All repointed in matching lime mortar, documented for the listed building file, and the lead flashings re-dressed at the same time. Listed building consent obtained without issue. These are the people you want on a sensitive job.”
“Full re-roof on our Victorian semi in Oldfield Park. They matched the Welsh slate exactly, replaced the failing soakers throughout, and had the whole job done in six days including scaffold. Came in on budget with no surprises. Ten-year guarantee in writing. Would use again without hesitation.”
No call-out fees. No obligation. Free assessment from a roofer who knows Bath’s housing stock and will give you an honest answer.
0122 528 7924