Homes and roofs in Fulham
Fulham was largely built between the 1870s and the First World War, so most streets are two-storey Victorian and Edwardian terraces with bay fronts. Roofs are slate or clay tile with valleys shared with the next house, rear dormers on loft conversions and flat roofs over the kitchen extensions behind.
Roofing work most asked for in Fulham
Fulham calls are mostly about terraced houses: re-roofs in slate and tile, valley gutters between houses, lead at dormers and chimneys, flat roofs over kitchen extensions, and the flat tops of rear dormers on loft conversions.
The faults we fix on Fulham roofs
Fulham's terraces leak at the shared valley, at the lead around the chimney and dormer, and at the edges of the flat roof over the kitchen. Front slopes look fine from the street while the rear slope, out of sight, has slipped slates.
What your free survey in Fulham checks
On a Fulham terrace we check the main slopes front and back, the valley or gutter shared with next door, the lead at the chimney and dormer, the flat roof over the kitchen extension and the dormer's flat top. Most leaks on these houses start at one of those five points.
Weather and exposure
Fulham sits in a loop of the Thames, low and open to the river wind, with Bishops Park, South Park and Eel Brook Common adding leaves to local gutters. Long terraces mean shared chimneys and valleys, so a fault on one roof affects the next.
Streets and postcodes we cover
We cover Fulham across SW6, including Parsons Green, the Peterborough Estate, Munster Village, Sands End, Walham Green and the streets around Bishops Park.
Access and planning
Terraced streets mean scaffold at the front or over the back gardens. We plan access with you and your neighbours and keep the house protected throughout.
