Re-Roofing & New Roofs in Wokingham
Roof repairs, re-roofs and flat roof specialists across Wokingham. Free surveys, fixed written quotes, tidy workmanship.
Wokingham Roofing Company carries out complete re-roofs across Wokingham — stripping the old covering back to the rafters and rebuilding with modern membrane, new battens and your choice of tile or slate. A new roof is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase for most houses, so this page sets out plainly what the job includes and when it's actually worth doing.
The trigger is rarely one dramatic failure. It's a pattern: a repair every winter, felt crumbling in the loft, nail-sickness dropping tiles after every gale. When keeping an old roof alive costs £500–£800 a year, replacement stops being the expensive option.
When repair stops being economic
Most Wokingham semis built between the wars still carry their original roof structure, and plenty still carry the original bitumen felt underlay. That felt was given a design life of around 30 years; it's now often at 80 or 90. Once it goes brittle, every repair disturbs it further, and the roof leaks between the repairs rather than at them. The tiles themselves may be fine — it's the layers underneath that are finished.
Our test is simple: if the cost of the repairs you'll plausibly need over the next five years exceeds about a third of the re-roof price, we'll recommend replacement and show the arithmetic. If not, we'll happily keep repairing it.
What a full re-roof includes
Strip and inspect
Old tiles, battens and felt off; rafters checked and any rot or beetle damage priced per timber before replacement.
Breathable membrane
A vapour-permeable underlay replaces old felt, letting the loft breathe and cutting condensation — the quiet upgrade that matters most.
New battens and fixings
BS 5534-graded treated battens, with tiles nailed or clipped to the fixing schedule the standard requires — not just perched under their own weight.
Tiles, ridge and detail
Marley, Redland or Sandtoft tiles, mechanically fixed dry ridge and verge, new lead where the roof meets walls and chimneys.
Re-roofing costs in Wokingham
| Property | Concrete interlocking tile | Clay or slate |
|---|---|---|
| 2-bed terrace | £5,000 – £7,500 | £8,000 – £13,000 |
| 3-bed semi | £6,000 – £10,000 | £10,000 – £17,000 |
| 4-bed detached | £9,000 – £15,000 | £15,000 – £26,000 |
| Bungalow (larger footprint) | £7,000 – £12,000 | £12,000 – £20,000 |
2026 guide prices including scaffold, strip, membrane, battens and waste removal. Free survey, then a fixed written quote itemised by material.
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