Roofers in Hitchin

Hitchin is an old market town, and its roofs show it. Around the Market Place, Bancroft and Tilehouse Street there are timber-framed and Georgian buildings with handmade clay tiles and steep pitches. Much of the centre is a conservation area, so changing the look of a roof, swapping clay for concrete, or adding a roof window at the front can need the council's permission. We will tell you when that applies before you spend anything.

Spread out from the centre, streets of Victorian and Edwardian terraces around Walsworth Road, Bearton and the station have Welsh slate roofs with tall shared chimney stacks. These roofs are often well over a hundred years old. Slates slip as the nails rust through, which is known as nail fatigue, and stacks need repointing every few decades.

We repair slate with matching reclaimed or new natural slate rather than mixing materials, and rebuild chimneys in matching brick so the street keeps its character.