Roofers Bromley

Bromley isn't one type of property. Close to the town centre, you'll find Victorian and Edwardian terraces with the same narrow valley gutters and ageing flashing common across South London.

Further out, toward Shortlands, Bickley, and Hayes, the housing is mostly interwar and post-war, larger semis and detached homes with different roof shapes and different problems entirely.

My name's John Quilligan. Roofing has been in my family for three generations, and my team and I inspect every roof properly before we quote.

We often bring a drone out where the cause of a problem isn't obvious from the ground. You get a straight answer on what your roof actually needs, not a guess dressed up as certainty.

Victorian terraces near the town centre often have narrow valley gutters that trap water long before a tile ever fails.

A leak here rarely means the roof itself has failed. It usually means the valley has silted up or the flashing around a chimney has degraded, and the water is finding a different way in than anyone expects.

Further out, in the larger interwar and post-war homes around Shortlands and Bickley, the roofs are bigger and often have more valleys, more chimneys and more hips.

That means more places for a fault to hide, and it changes how a job is priced. A repair on a straightforward Victorian terrace roof is a different job to the same repair on a large detached roof with three chimneys, even if the fault itself looks similar from the ground.

Prices vary with access, roof pitch, and property type, which is exactly why we inspect before quoting rather than guess over the phone.

Minor repairs, a handful of slipped tiles or a small flashing fix, typically run £150 to £400. A full pitched roof replacement typically runs £7,000 to £12,000 for tile, or £10,000 to £16,000 for natural slate, more common on Bromley's period terraces near the town centre.

Larger detached properties further out, with more valleys and chimneys, tend to sit toward the higher end of these ranges, or above them, once access and complexity are factored in.

The only way to get an exact figure for your specific roof is a free inspection.

Do you cover all of Bromley, or just parts of it? We cover Bromley town centre and the surrounding areas, including Shortlands, Bickley and Hayes. If you're unsure whether your specific street is in our patch, just call and ask.

Why does a repair cost more on a larger detached house than on a terrace? Bigger roofs generally mean more valleys, more chimneys and more access needed, which genuinely affects cost. We'll explain exactly why during your quote, not just hand you a higher number.

How quickly can you get someone out? Same day in most cases, seven days a week.

Do you charge for the inspection? No. No call-out fee, ever, regardless of what the inspection finds.

Do you use a drone for inspections in Bromley? Yes, where the cause of a problem isn't obvious from the ground. It often finds the real issue in minutes rather than another round of guesswork.