Roofers in Cosham

Cosham covers the north of Portsmouth, from Hilsea up over Portsdown Hill to Widley and Purbrook. It is our local patch in the most literal sense — our yard is on Station Road in Drayton, so most Cosham jobs are within a ten-minute van run.

The housing here is mostly 1930s semi and post-war terrace, with a strong band of larger detached property along the south face of Portsdown Hill. The hillside houses get more weather than anywhere else in Portsmouth — we do regular ridge and verge re-bedding work in Widley and the upper parts of Drayton, and we have replaced more wind-lifted ridges around Portsdown Hill Road than we can count.

Farlington and Drayton itself are dominated by 1930s semis with original concrete or clay-tile roofs. Many of the older Marley tile roofs are now reaching the point where individual repairs become a false economy and a strip-and-recover with a breathable membrane and dry-fix ridge starts to make sense. We will tell you honestly which side of that line your roof is on.

Paulsgrove and Wymering have a higher proportion of post-war semi and terrace, with concrete-tile roofs from the 1950s and 60s. Fascia, soffit and gutter work is the most common job here — original timber, never properly maintained, now soft enough that gutters are pulling fixings. uPVC strip-and-replace turns the whole roofline around in 2-3 days.

Cosham is also where we do the most chimney work in Portsmouth. The 1930s semis nearly all came with stacks, and after 90 years of weather the lime mortar bedding is generally past it. Repointing and lead flashing renewal on a standard Cosham chimney runs from £650 with proper full scaffolding, never off a ladder.

We are on Cosham roofs effectively every working day. Quote inspections nearly always within 48 hours. Storm callouts within the hour during working time.

Neighbourhoods we work regularly: Drayton, Farlington, Wymering, Paulsgrove, Hilsea, Widley.

Local landmarks: Portsdown Hill, Cosham High Street, QA Hospital, Hilsea Lines.