Roofers in Dover

Built into a valley between two cliff faces, Dover puts topography ahead of building age when it comes to roofs. Wind funnels up the valley off the Channel, so exposure varies sharply from one street to the next and a detail that holds on a sheltered slope can lift on an elevation two roads away. The town holds early nineteenth-century terraces near the front, long runs of Victorian housing on the slopes above and later twentieth-century development behind. Salt in the air shortens the life of nails, clips and flashings, while driving rain finds any covering laid at too shallow a pitch or with too little headlap. Steep ground makes access a genuine part of the job rather than an afterthought. Our approved roofers work throughout Dover and the surrounding villages, and exposure and access are both settled before a quotation is given.