Re-Roofing & New Roofs in Basingstoke
Roof repairs, new roofs and roofline work across north Hampshire. Free surveys, fixed written quotes, tidy workmanship.
Basingstoke Roofing Company re-roofs houses across Basingstoke — the full job, from stripping the old tiles and felt back to the rafters through to a finished covering on breathable membrane with mechanically fixed ridges and verges. New roofs on estate semis and terraces are the bulk of what we do, and this page sets out plainly what the work involves and when it is actually the right spend.
A re-roof is rarely triggered by one dramatic failure. It is a pattern: a repair every winter, felt shedding black crumbs into the loft, tiles lifting after every gale.
An entire town's roofs reaching the same age
Basingstoke expanded under the London overspill agreement of the early 1960s, and the estates followed in a rush — Popley, South Ham, Winklebury, Brighton Hill, Buckskin, Oakridge, then Chineham into the 1980s. Thousands of houses, built to the same specification within a couple of decades of each other, and covered almost entirely in concrete interlocking tile over bitumen felt underlay with mortar-bedded ridges and verges.
That build-up fails in a predictable order. The felt goes first, usually between 30 and 50 years, turning brittle and splitting at the laps. The mortar goes next, cracking away from the ridge and letting wind under the tiles. The tiles are last, and many are still serviceable at sixty. So the roof that is leaking is usually not the roof that has worn out — which is why guessing costs money.
What comes off, and what goes back on
Strip and inspect
Tiles, battens and old felt removed to the rafters. Rafter feet, wall plates and any rot priced per timber at the rate stated on your quote.
Breathable membrane
A vapour-permeable underlay replaces the old bitumen felt, letting moisture out of the loft instead of trapping it — the biggest single improvement in the job.
Graded battens and proper fixings
Treated battens graded to BS 5534, with tiles nailed and clipped to a fixing schedule calculated for pitch and exposure.
Dry ridge and dry verge
Ridge tiles screwed to a batten over a ventilated roll; verges capped with dry verge units. No mortar means nothing to crack or repoint later.
Tiles or slate
Marley, Redland or Sandtoft concrete for like-for-like, clay around the town centre and Old Basing, fibre cement or natural slate where the original was slated.
Leadwork and eaves detail
New code 4 or code 5 lead to chimneys and abutments, eaves support trays over the fascia, and ventilation at eaves and ridge.
Re-roofing prices across Basingstoke
| House type | Roof area (approx) | Concrete tile | Clay or slate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed terrace, estate-era | 40–55 m² | £5,000 – £8,000 | £8,500 – £13,500 |
| 3-bed semi, estate-era | 55–80 m² | £6,000 – £10,500 | £10,000 – £18,000 |
| 4-bed detached | 80–115 m² | £9,000 – £15,500 | £15,000 – £26,000 |
| Bungalow, 2–3 bed | 75–105 m² | £7,000 – £12,500 | £12,000 – £20,000 |
| Older village property, cut roof | 70–120 m² | £8,500 – £14,000 | £14,000 – £24,000 |
2026 guide prices including scaffold, strip, breathable membrane, graded battens, dry ridge and waste removal. Free survey first, then one fixed written figure itemised by material.
Terraces, semis and the neighbour's half
Estate housing brings its own practicalities. On a semi you are re-roofing half a roof, so the new covering has to close cleanly against an old one at the party line — we bring the membrane and a soaker detail up to the wall rather than smearing mortar across the join. On a terrace, scaffold has to be agreed with whoever lives either side, and access to rear slopes often runs through a shared path. None of that is difficult; all of it is worth sorting before the skip arrives.
The roof is never left open overnight. Each day's stripped section is membraned and battened before we leave.
Just the numbers
Full cost breakdown, line by line, for a Basingstoke re-roof.
Roofline while the scaffold is up
Fascias, soffits and gutters cost far less done at the same time.
Frequently asked questions
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