What a slate roofing job covers
A roof is a system, not just a covering. Sarking, membrane, batten, fixings, lead, ventilation and the covering itself all have to be specified together for the pitch, exposure and house-type. We design the whole stack on every job and we give you the line items in writing.
Full scaffold to working height, with edge protection
Sarking inspection and repair, breather membrane upgrade
Code 4 / Code 5 lead valleys, soakers and chimney aprons
Strip of existing slate, careful salvage where reusable
Treated batten gauged to slate size and pitch
Dry-fix ridge system or traditional sand-and-cement bedding
Below is our price guide
An online quote calculator might suggest something in the region of
On a typical three-bedroom semi that adds up to a five-figure job once scaffold and standard leadwork are included. The real figure moves with access, slate spec, sarking condition and lead code — and with the company doing the work. Larger contractors carry more overhead and price for it; a small directly-employed local team like ours can usually be more competitive without being too small for the job. We only commit to a number after a survey.
Access. Detached and end-of-terrace need more scaffold than mid-terrace.
Scaffold duration. Bigger roofs sit up longer, three-week hires cost more than one.
Sarking condition. Rotten boards or sagging rafters add timber and labour.
Slate specification. Welsh slate is roughly twice the per-m² rate of Spanish.
Lead detailing. Code 5 valleys and chimney aprons cost more than Code 4.
Distance from Stirling. Anything beyond ~25 miles adds travel and overnight kit.
Every job is different, get a free survey-based quote.
Phone, WhatsApp, or send us a few details. Reply within four working hours.
We come to you, scope the job, photograph the roof, talk through options.
Detailed line-item quote covering the agreed scope; any variations are agreed in writing before work proceeds
Booked into the diary, stripped, completed and tidied. We invoice once.
Common issues we see
The faults we deal with week-in, week-out across Central Scotland.
Slipped slates after westerly gales
Cracked or displaced ridge tiles
Perished lead valleys and soakers
Nail sickness on Victorian roofs
Mortar bedding failure on hips and ridges
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Roofing is the backbone of the business, but we also handle the exterior work that protects it. One main point of contact, one invoice, and written workmanship cover for qualifying work.
The questions we get asked most often on the survey doorstep.
If fewer than 15% of the slates are perished or slipping and the timber sarking is sound, we can usually repair indefinitely. Beyond that, a planned re-slate works out cheaper than recurrent repairs over five years.
Welsh slate: 100–150 years. Spanish slate: 60–100 years. Scottish slate: routinely 100+ years where the original sarking is intact. The fixings (nails, lead) usually fail before the slate does.
Almost always. We carry Spanish slate that blends with most Scottish stocks, and we can source genuine Scottish slate (Ballachulish, Easdale) for conservation work. We bring samples to every survey.
Yes, for any work above the gutter line. We arrange scaffolding within the quoted price, no separate hire bill at the end.
Some 1950s–80s ‘slate’ is actually asbestos cement. If we suspect it on survey, we arrange a HSE-compliant strip with a licensed contractor before re-slating begins.
Traditional Scottish work uses copper or stainless steel nails. We can also fit slate hooks for exposed sites, common on the Ochil-foothill towns like Dunblane and Bridge of Allan.
Need slate roofing in Central Scotland?
Free survey, written quote usually within 2 working days, covering the agreed scope. Stirlingshire, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and West Lothian.