Roofers in Paston & Gunthorpe, Peterborough

Roofs in Paston & Gunthorpe

Paston and Gunthorpe were developed as the New Town spread north, and they are now established estates of family homes, many with integral or detached garages and single-storey extensions. Houses of that era were typically roofed in concrete interlocking tile, and their garages and porches under felt, and a good number of those coverings are well into their later years. The flat roofs are often the first thing to go: felt that has cracked and blistered, decks that have gone soft, and edge trims pulling away from the house wall so water runs down inside it. On the main roofs, the usual problems are ridge and verge mortar, slipped tiles and moss building up on the shadier slopes. If the garage is your problem, our section on garage roofs explains felt, GRP and EPDM. If the main roof keeps needing attention, our estate roofs section explains when a re-roof is the better answer.

What Moves the Price of Roof Work in Paston & Gunthorpe

We do not put prices on area pages. A number lifted from a website rarely matches what a roofer quotes once they have seen the roof, so it is more useful to explain what pushes a quote up or down. That way you can compare the quotes you receive on the things that actually differ.

How the roofer gets up there. A ladder, a tower or a full scaffold can make more difference to the total than the repair itself. It is the most common reason two quotes for the same job in Paston & Gunthorpe come back far apart. Ask each roofer what access their price includes before deciding which is cheaper.

What the roof is made of. Concrete tiles that are still manufactured are quick to match. Older clay tiles, natural slate and reclaimed stone take longer to source and to lay. A detached house with a drive is also easier to work on than a terrace with no way round the back.

How long the problem has been left. This is the part you control. A slipped tile dealt with promptly stays a small job. Left through a wet winter, water reaches the battens and rafters and the repair becomes timber work.

Whether it is really the roof. A blocked or broken gutter causes a surprising number of the damp patches people blame on the roof. Checking the gutters first is the cheapest step on any house.

If more than one thing needs doing, ask for it to be quoted together. Sharing one scaffold between two jobs costs far less than paying for access twice.

Before anyone visits, our guides give researched 2026 UK ranges for roof repair costs, what a new roof costs and flat roof replacement cost.

Roofing Services in Paston & Gunthorpe

Flat roofs over garages and extensions make up a large part of the work in Paston & Gunthorpe, much of it felt that has been on for decades. Our section on garage roofs covers the choice between repair, felt, GRP and EPDM.

Every one of these is available in Paston & Gunthorpe:

• roof repairs — leaks, slipped and cracked tiles, ridges and verges, lead flashing and storm damage
• roof replacement — a full strip and re-cover when repairs have stopped paying
• flat roofing — garage, extension, porch and dormer roofs in felt, GRP or EPDM
• chimney repairs — repointing, flashing, flaunching, caps and redundant stacks
• guttering, fascias and soffits — gutter repairs and replacement roofline boards
• roof cleaning — moss removed by hand and treated, never blasted off the tiles

How It Works

Roofing Peterborough is an enquiry service that introduces homeowners to local roofers. We are not a roofing company, and we would rather say so plainly.

You tell us about the roof. Call us or fill in the form; it takes around a minute.

Your enquiry reaches a local roofer. An independent roofing business that works in Paston & Gunthorpe and nearby receives your details and your description of the job.

They contact you directly. They arrange to see the roof and give you a quote. Everything after that is between you and them, and you are under no obligation to go ahead.

We do not carry out any roofing work, and we do not inspect or approve the firm your enquiry goes to. Our guide to how to choose a roofer sets out the checks worth making, including what to ask about insurance and who is responsible if someone is hurt on your roof.

It costs you nothing. Send an enquiry outside working hours and you will get a call back on the next working day.

Storm Damage in Paston & Gunthorpe

Strong winds bring a predictable run of calls from Paston & Gunthorpe: ridge tiles on the path, a line of lifted tiles along a slope, and felt garage roofs torn at the seams. Roofs that were already losing their mortar or fixings are the ones that give way first.

If water is coming in now, say so as soon as the call starts. A live leak is passed on differently from a request for a quote, and the storm section of our roof repairs page explains what happens first.

While you wait, note the date and the weather, and photograph the damage from the ground if it is safe to do so. Buildings insurance usually covers sudden storm damage but not wear that has built up over time, and our guide to roof leaks and home insurance explains where insurers draw that line. Stay off the roof.