Folkestone’s clifftop and seafront roofs take a hammering from the Channel weather, and fixings and flashings there need specifying accordingly. From one slipped slate to a complete re-roof, we cover Folkestone and the surrounding CT20 area as a matter of course.
Nearby: Dover · Ashford · Canterbury
Folkestone is a coastal town where salt air and onshore wind are the main enemy of a roof, with conservation pockets along the older seafront. In practice most of what we get called out to here is exposed re-roofs, with plenty of repair and gutter work around Leas too.
New roofs and full re-roofs in slate or tile across Kent, stripped back and rebuilt properly from the felt and battens up to the ridge.
High performance GRP fibreglass and modified bitumen flat roofing across Kent, laid seamless and finished with proper upstands, trims and falls.
Specialist lead work across Kent, for chimneys, valleys, parapets, bay tops and every awkward detail a roof throws up.
Guttering, fascias and soffits replaced, repaired and cleared across Kent, so the rain goes where it should instead of down the wall.
Slipped slates, cracked tiles, failed flashing and stubborn leaks traced and repaired across Kent.
Storm damage across Kent made safe before it turns into a much bigger bill.
Across Folkestone (CT20) we mostly handle exposed re-roofs, storm repairs, chimney lead work and flat roofing on Victorian terraces and clifftop property. Folkestone is a coastal town where salt air and onshore wind are the main enemy of a roof, with conservation pockets along the older seafront. What we quote is shaped by that rather than by a standard package.
No. Folkestone is roughly 50 km from Maidstone and the middle of the county, well inside the area we cover as standard, so travel is included in the price of the job.
Yes. Folkestone’s clifftop and seafront roofs take a hammering from the Channel weather, and fixings and flashings there need specifying accordingly. We are happy to talk through recent work near Leas when you get in touch.
The bigger issue in Folkestone is exposure rather than planning. Salt air eats cheap fixings and onshore wind finds anything only bedded in mortar, so we specify the right clips, nails and dry fix systems for a coastal roof.
Tell us when you call that water is getting in and we will treat it as urgent. Making the roof safe and watertight comes first, then we price the permanent repair properly once everything is dry. Folkestone is well inside the area we cover for call-outs.
Anything from one slipped slate or a blocked gutter through to a complete re-roof or a full flat roof replacement. If it is on the roof, chances are we cover it in Folkestone and the surrounding CT20 area.
We cover the whole county, so if you are between two of these, we still get to you.