Roofers in Croydon
Re-fixing loose tiles or slates on a house in a Croydon conservation area needs no planning permission, the council's guidance says; inside the Chatsworth Road Conservation Area, any change to the roof does. We're family-run roofers in Croydon, repairing and replacing house roofs, and we tell you which rules touch your house before you agree a price.
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Why Croydon homeowners ask us about their roof
We check the council side first
Article 4, listing, a pavement scaffold or a red route: whatever applies comes up at the visit, not halfway through the job.
The leak fixed and the ceiling put right
Painting and plastering are our own core trade, so the stain the water left indoors is made good and repainted by the same firm.
Straight about our record
Our MyBuilder reviews from Croydon-area customers are mostly for painting and decorating, none yet for roofing. Check us yourself: registered at Companies House since 2007, listed with Checkatrade, with a verified MyBuilder profile.
Roof repairs in Croydon: what we fix and replace
Most calls begin with a symptom: a damp patch on a bedroom ceiling, a slate on the front path. We find where the water gets in and repair that, not the whole roof.
Slate and tiled roofs where slates or tiles have slipped, cracked or gone missing
Flat roofs on rear extensions and garages, patched or re-covered in felt, EPDM or GRP
Lead flashings lifting where the roof meets a chimney or a party wall
Chimney stacks with crumbling pointing or cracked mortar at the top
Ridge and verge mortar that has cracked and let tiles work loose
New roofs, when too much of the covering has failed to patch
We take on roofing work in Croydon for houses and flats. Whether re-covering a roof needs Building Regulations approval is explained on our roof repairs page.
Gutter repairs
A gutter repair in Croydon usually means resealing leaking joints, refixing sagging brackets, replacing cracked lengths and clearing blocked downpipes, so rain reaches the drain instead of soaking the brickwork. In a conservation area, the council's guidance treats regular clearing of gutters and rainwater pipes as minor work that needs no planning permission.
How it works
- 01
Show us the problem
Send photos from the street or the garden and tell us where the damp shows indoors.
- 02
We look, then quote in writing
We come and see the roof before we price it. The visit and the written quote are free.
- 03
We repair, then make good
Once any scaffold licence is in place, we put the roof right, then the ceiling or wall the water marked.
Check before you start: Croydon's rules on roof work
Three council rules decide whether your roof job needs paperwork first:
Chatsworth Road Conservation Area
Any alteration to a house roof, solar panels included, needs planning permission first under the council's Article 4 direction for Chatsworth Road, in force since 21 January 2016 (Croydon Council, checked October 2026). The same Article 4 direction also covers exterior painting: more on that from our painters and decorators in Croydon.
The borough's other conservation areas
Re-fixing loose roof tiles or slates is listed among the minor works that need no planning permission in Croydon Council's conservation area guidance.
Listed houses
Croydon has 168 listed buildings (the council's listed buildings page, checked October 2026). On one, even a repair that isn't exactly like-for-like can need listed building consent, and working without it is a criminal offence. Over a quarter of the borough's homes (28.2%) predate 1919 (HMRC's Council Tax stock of properties statistics, checked October 2026), so an older house is worth checking.
What affects the price of a roof repair in Croydon
We price each roof after seeing it. Five things move the figure most:
How much is damaged: a single slipped slate or a whole slope.
Matching the covering: whether tiles or slates like yours can still be found.
Access: whether a ladder is enough or the job needs a tower or scaffold.
A scaffold on the pavement. Croydon Council prices the licence per elevation and by length, and also takes a refundable bond on the enclosed highway. A licence runs for at least a month and is issued only after the council's site visit (Croydon Council's scaffold licence page, checked October 2026, gives the current fees). Scaffolding without one can bring a fixed penalty (Croydon Council's fixed penalty notices page, checked October 2026, gives the current amount).
Red routes and the tram. On the A22, A23 and A232 the licence comes from TfL, not the council (TfL's highway licences page). Beside the tramway, the site visit includes Transport for London.
If the job needs a skip, Croydon has its own rules on who applies and where it can go: see builders in Croydon.
Already working across Croydon
We work on homes throughout the London Borough of Croydon. If your house is just over the borough boundary, see our page for Roofers in Bromley.
4.9/5 from 38 reviews on MyBuilder: 12 from customers in Croydon, South Croydon, Coulsdon and Upper Norwood, mostly painting and decorating; none so far for roofing. Read our reviews on MyBuilder
Andrews Building & Decorating Services Ltd, registered at Companies House (06178781).
Whoever you hire, ask for a written quote naming the repair and materials, and read reviews that carry a date and a job title.
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 from Croydon homeowners about roofers
Call 020 8249 7303
Do you work on houses and flats in Croydon?
Yes, across the London Borough of Croydon, from Upper Norwood down to Coulsdon.
Do you replace whole roofs in Croydon, or only repair them?
Both. Which makes sense depends on how much of the covering has failed.
How much should I pay for a roofer in Croydon?
It depends on the damage, the covering and the access. A pavement scaffold adds the council's licence fee, or TfL's on a red route.
Am I liable if a roofer falls off my roof?
That depends on the circumstances, so check before work starts. Ask any roofing company in Croydon to show its public liability insurance in writing, and who puts up the scaffold and holds its licence. Our public liability cover is £5 million.
What's the best option for a flat roof in Croydon?
That turns on the roof's size, shape and use. We work in felt, EPDM and GRP, and at the visit we'll say which we'd fit on yours and why.
Get a quote for your Croydon roof
You'd be dealing with a family firm, a father and his sons with their team. Send photos, and tell us if the house is listed, near Chatsworth Road, on a red route or beside the tram. We reply within one working day. Calls: weekdays 8.30am to 5pm, weekends 10am to 5pm.