Replacing a roof in Hadlow means understanding the local housing stock: Georgian and Victorian village street properties. We survey, specify the correct material and fixing for Hadlow's specific conditions, and provide a written fixed-price quote with no provisional sums. 10-year workmanship guarantee. Free survey — 4 miles east from our Tonbridge base.
A full re-roof is right when failure is widespread, but on many local roofs a strip-and-relay reuses most of the covering for far less. In Hadlow, the Georgian and Victorian brick cottages around The Square are where we see it most.
When it is not the answer: If your tiles are sound, the underlay is intact and only a small area has failed, you need a repair, not a re-roof. Read the full guide.
A full re-roof always needs scaffold for safe working and to load out the old covering; it is specified and priced up front. Scaffold is specified for: every full replacement and any multi-day relay - always itemised in your written quote, never a hidden extra, and we arrange it.
Hadlow is largely Georgian and Victorian brick — a legacy of the local brickworks — with period cottages around The Square and newer housing on the edges, so many roofs are clay tile over tight village frontages. Pavement scaffold and skip permits go through Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council; allow a few working days on streets like The Square, Court Lane, Carpenters Lane where space is tight.
The noisiest roofing job, with a skip and scaffold on site for the week, but you rarely need to be home and we clear daily. You do not need to stay home for external work - we just need power and access agreed in advance.
We schedule re-roofs for settled spells and never strip more than we can make watertight before the end of the day. Gently low-lying near the Medway, Hadlow is sheltered but damp in the dips, where standing humidity slows drying and encourages moss on shaded slopes.
Hadlow’s the Georgian and Victorian brick cottages around The Square bring their own roof replacement patterns. Gently low-lying near the Medway, Hadlow is sheltered but damp in the dips, where standing humidity slows drying and encourages moss on shaded slopes. Hadlow is largely Georgian and Victorian brick — a legacy of the local brickworks — with period cottages around The Square and newer housing on the edges, so many roofs are clay tile over tight village frontages. On streets like The Square, Court Lane, that shapes both the fault we expect and how we get to it safely — which is why every Hadlow quote starts with a proper look at the roof, not a phone estimate.
Every Hadlow quote begins with a proper look, not an estimate down the phone. Hadlow is largely Georgian and Victorian brick — a legacy of the local brickworks — with period cottages around The Square and newer housing on the edges, so many roofs are clay tile over tight village frontages. We trace the fault to its source, note the safe access a street like The Square allows, and set out the fix in a written, itemised quote. Your work is covered by a written 10-year workmanship guarantee, transferable if you sell, with manufacturer warranties on any new materials on top; storm and impact damage we document separately for your insurer.
Covering TN11 and surrounding postcodes.
A roof replacement in Hadlow is a 20-40 year decision. Getting the material, specification and workmanship right matters more than finding the lowest quote.
Hadlow's period properties carry clay plain tile that requires like-for-like replacement. We source matching profiles — reclaimed where conservation sensitivity requires — and specify the correct headlap, batten gauge and mortar for Hadlow's conditions.
The post-war and 1960s-80s stock in Hadlow carries concrete interlocking tile now at or past design life. We re-roof in modern concrete or upgrade to clay where the customer prefers. Dry-fix ridge as standard — no mortar ridge that needs redoing in 10 years.
Where Hadlow properties carry natural slate, we replace like-for-like. Welsh Blue/Grey for Victorian and Edwardian stock. Spanish slate for 1980s-2000s properties. Reclaimed Welsh for conservation-sensitive work.
Every re-roof starts with a structural survey: rafters, purlins, ridge board, wall plates. Rotten or undersized timber is replaced before the new covering — not patched over and hidden.
In Hadlow's conditions — clay plain tile is the only appropriate material for period village stock — dry-fix ridge and hip systems are specified as standard. Mechanical fixings eliminate mortar that cracks and requires maintenance every 10-15 years.
Our quote specifies tile type and source, lead code, scaffold arrangement, membrane and batten spec, timber replacement policy, and guarantee terms. No provisional sums. No surprises on completion.
Re-roofing in Hadlow requires attention to clay plain tile is the only appropriate material for period village stock, Georgian properties have original roof fabric requiring sensitive approach, matching mortar and material sourcing. The dominant housing stock — Georgian and Victorian village street properties — means material selection and specification are more involved than a straightforward like-for-like on a modern estate.
The most common re-roofing scenario we see in Hadlow is a 1960s-80s concrete interlocking tile roof where nail sickness has become widespread and tile carbonation makes re-nailing uneconomical. At this point, a full replacement — strip, new breathable membrane, new battens, new tile — is better value than piecemeal slope-by-slope repair over the next 5-10 years. We survey and give you the honest comparison.
Call 0173 224 1138 for a free, no-obligation survey and written quote. We cover Hadlow and the surrounding area from our Tonbridge base.
Typical price ranges. All quotes are free, written and fixed-price. Call 0173 224 1138.
| Job Type | Typical Cost | Timescale |
|---|---|---|
| 2-bed terrace re-roof (concrete tile) | £5,500–£8,500 | 4–7 days |
| 3-bed semi re-roof (concrete tile) | £7,000–£11,000 | 5–8 days |
| 3-bed semi re-roof (clay plain tile) | £9,000–£14,000 | 6–10 days |
| 3-bed semi re-roof (natural slate) | £10,000–£17,000 | 7–12 days |
| 4-bed detached (complex roofline) | £14,000–£25,000 | 8–14 days |
| Structural timber replacement (if needed) | From £400 | Additional |
“Called about roof replacement after a bad spell of weather. Came out promptly, sorted it, and the Hadlow team left everything tidy. Would use again without hesitation.”
“Honest about what did and didn’t need doing on the roof replacement — talked me out of the expensive option the last firm pushed. Refreshing in Hadlow.”
“Had a roof replacement problem I’d been putting off. Surveyed it properly, explained what was actually wrong, and quoted in writing. No pressure, no surprises on the bill.”
We’re out across Hadlow constantly. The TN11 area and the villages around it are our patch, so a Hadlow callout rarely means a long wait.
We’d rather see it. Gently low-lying near the Medway and the local roofs both affect a Hadlow roof replacement price, so a written, itemised quote after a proper look beats a phone guess.
Usually quickly — Hadlow is close to our patch. For anything urgent we prioritise it; for planned roof replacement we book a date around the weather.
A 10-year workmanship guarantee in writing on all Hadlow work. Storm and impact damage is an insurance matter, and we document it for your claim.
No — much is done from towers or ladders. Scaffold is specified for every full replacement and any multi-day relay, and on tight Hadlow streets we plan its footing carefully.
It depends on how much has failed. On Hadlow’s the Georgian and Victorian brick cottages around The Square we often relay sound covering rather than replace it — see our repair-or-replace guide for the honest test.
A typical Hadlow re-roof runs 5–8 days, planned around the weather; Gently low-lying near the Medway, Hadlow is sheltered but damp in the dips, where standing humidity slows drying and encourages moss on shaded slopes, so we favour settled spells.
No call-out fee. No obligation. We serve Hadlow from our Tonbridge base.
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