Roofers in Bromley
29.8% of Bromley's homes went up between 1919 and 1939, 36,820 of them in the 1930s (HMRC's Council Tax property figures, checked October 2026). If yours has a slipped tile, a leak or a roof past patching, we're roofers in Bromley who repair or replace it, then put the stained ceiling right too.
4.9 out of 5
From 38 MyBuilder reviews
Get a free quote for your Bromley roof
- Registered since 2007
- On Checkatrade
- £5 million public liability cover
- Free visit and written quote
Why Bromley homeowners call us about their roof
One firm, outside and in
Plaster and paint are our own trade, so after fixing the roof we replaster and repaint the ceiling. No decorator to hunt for.
A look before any figure
We see the roof for ourselves, then send the price in writing, free.
Easy to check up on
A family firm on the Companies House register since 2007, listed on Checkatrade and verified on MyBuilder.
Roof repairs in Bromley: one slipped tile or a whole new roof
Most problems with roofing in Bromley show up indoors first: a brown patch on the ceiling, a drip in the loft, a tile on the path after a gale. What we take on:
- tracking a leak to where the water really enters, often a fair way from the stain;
- slate or tiled roofs with loose, broken or lost slates and tiles, and storm damage;
- flat roofs in felt, EPDM or GRP, leadwork, chimney stacks and gutters;
- a new roof when most of the covering has worn out;
- making good and painting the ceilings and walls the water reached;
When repairing a roof in Bromley, we fix the failing part first; replacing the lot is the last step. The trade side, and how an Article 4 direction in Beckenham's Chancery Lane Conservation Area brings the front roof covering under planning control, is on our roof repairs page.
How it works
Show us the problem. Photos of the stain and of the roof from the street.
We visit and put a free price in writing, saying whether a repair will hold and whether a ladder will do or the job needs a tower or scaffold.
Roof first, then the room below. Once it's watertight, we make good and paint the ceiling.
Check before you start: Bromley's licences and conservation areas
A mobile tower on the pavement needs its own council licence, valid for two weeks at one location, with two working days to process (Bromley Council's mobile scaffolding licence page, checked October 2026, gives the current fee). The council means them for small-scale building or refurbishment work.
A scaffold needs a licence before anything is placed on the highway, priced by the scaffold's length along the road and valid three months, same processing time (its scaffolding licence page, checked October 2026, gives the current fees). If it reaches into a restricted parking bay, that bay must be suspended too.
On the A21 or the A232, Transport for London licenses mobile scaffolding, not Bromley Council. The roads are listed below.
Bromley has 47 conservation areas. The council's interactive map shows whether your house is in one, or is listed or locally listed; the Local Plan list doesn't include every area (Bromley Council's conservation areas page).
In the Bromley Town Centre Conservation Area, the 2025 appraisal and management plan for the Bromley Town Centre Conservation Area asks owners to keep and repair original chimney stacks and ridge tiles, prefers timely maintenance to a late repair, lists roof alterations among changes that might be restricted and recommends pre-application advice. Roof lights must be sited sensitively; where allowed, flush and normally at the back. Elsewhere, ask Bromley Council.
Whoever applies, no tower or scaffold should go up until its licence has arrived.
Where we work in the borough
From our Beckenham base we take on roofs across the borough. On these roads, a tower is licensed by Transport for London:
Bromley town centre: Tweedy Road, Kentish Way and Masons Hill (A21).
Bromley Common to Orpington: Bromley Common, Hastings Road, Farnborough Common, Farnborough Way and Sevenoaks Road, to Hewitts Roundabout (A21).
West Wickham: the High Street and Glebe Way (A232). One of our MyBuilder reviews comes from here, for decorating rather than roofing.
What affects the cost of a roof repair in Bromley
Every roof is priced after a visit. What moves it most:
Access: ladder, tower or scaffold, plus any licence.
Height: a two-storey semi or a three-storey house.
How far the water has got: one loose tile, or months of rain in the timbers.
Inside work: whether a ceiling needs replastering and painting.
Waste: old materials to take away. If that means a skip on the road, only council-registered skip companies can apply for the licence; more on that on Builders in Bromley.
Checking a roofer in Bromley: reviews and trade bodies
Before you hire a roofing company in Bromley, look at what its reviews are for, not only the score. Ours are mostly for decorating: here, customers have usually wanted painters and decorators in Bromley, and we'd rather say so.
4.9/5 from 38 reviews on MyBuilder: 8 from customers in Beckenham, Penge and West Wickham, mostly painting and decorating; none so far for roofing · Read our reviews on MyBuilder
Andrews Building & Decorating Services Ltd, registered at Companies House (06178781)
Related services
Roof repairs
Slate, tiled and flat roofs, leadwork, chimneys and gutters, with the ceiling made good.
House renovation
Strip-out, plumbing, electrics, floors, plaster and decorating, planned in the right order.
Plastering and repairs
Skimming, patch repairs, cracks and water-damaged ceilings, then painted by the same firm.
Building work
Small building works and refurbishment, finished with our own plastering and decorating.
Areas we cover for this service
We take on this work across
- BeckenhamBase
- Bromley
- Forest Hill
- Dulwich
- Lewisham
- Greenwich
- Crystal Palace
- Sydenham
- Catford
- Eltham
- Blackheath
- Penge
- Chislehurst
- Orpington
- Sidcup
- Croydon
Every place on this list is an area we cover for this service, from our base in Beckenham.
Where a place is linked, it has its own page for this service. A place without a link is still covered: just ask us for a quote.
For larger and commercial jobs we go further, across the South East of England.
Questions about roofers in Bromley
Call 020 8249 7303
How much do roofers in Bromley charge?
It depends on access, height and how much has failed. A tower or scaffold on the pavement adds the council's licence fee.
What is the cheapest way to fix a roof?
Catch the failing part early, before rain soaks the timbers and ceiling. A new roof is the last resort.
Do you work in West Wickham and Orpington?
Yes, both, and the rest of the borough.
Do you repair flat roofs?
Yes, in felt, EPDM or GRP, from sealing a split to re-covering the whole roof over a rear extension or garage.
Can you repair the ceiling after a roof leak?
Yes. Plastering and painting are our core trade, so we can make good and repaint it once the roof is sound.
Get a quote for your roof in Bromley
Behind every quote is a family firm: a father, his sons and their team. Tell us what you're seeing and which road you're on, so we know at once if a red route applies. Written enquiries get an answer within one working day. Phones are staffed 8.30am to 5pm on weekdays and 10am to 5pm at weekends: call 020 8249 7303, or use our contact page.