Clay plain-tile re-roof · 2024
Edwardian clay tile restoration
A conservation-area villa needed a re-roof sympathetic to the street. We matched the original hand-made look with Dreadnought clay plain tiles, kept the decorative bonnet hips, and renewed all the lead soakers around the bay and turret.
Job sheet
- Location
- Nether Edge, S7
- Scope
- Conservation-area re-roof
- Materials
- Dreadnought smooth red clay
- Duration
- 9 days
- Tiles laid
- 8,600
- Bonnet hips
- 18 m
- Guarantee
- 20 yr
Before
Delaminating concrete tiles from a 1980s re-roof, wrong colour for the conservation area and cracking along the hips.
After
Traditional red clay plain tiles with restored bonnet hips, deep-dressed lead soakers and a roof that suits the whole terrace again.