07460 07229724/7 Available info@stormguardroofing.ukWitney · Oxfordshire · Cotswolds Services Service Areas Our WorkReviewsAboutContactGet a Free Quote - Roofers in Witney - Service Areas - Roofers in Bourton-on-the-WaterBourton-on-the-Water · Gloucestershire · GL54 # Roofers In Bourton-on-the-WaterRepairs, Re-Roofs AndFast Turnaround By The River Stormguard Roofing works throughout Bourton-on-the-Water, from the low stone cottages along the River Windrush to the holiday lets around Rissington Road and the village's edges toward the Rissingtons. You get a free inspection, a written fixed-price quote and photographs of the roof before and after the work. Get my free Bourton-on-the-Water quote07460 072297 Free quote and inspection · No charge to look · No obligation to book ## Recent Roofing Projects Across Bourton-on-the-Water View Our Work - GL54 Postcode covered - 100+ Five-star Checkatrade reviews - 9.83/10 159 Checkatrade reviews - £5m Public liability insurance - Up to 20 yrs Workmanship guarantee Local coverage ## A roofer who understands the Windrush and Bourton's low eaves Bourton-on-the-Water sits astride the River Windrush, with the water running in shallow channels right through the village centre and low, flat water meadows on every side. That setting keeps the air here noticeably damper than in the surrounding hill villages, and roof timbers, felt underlays and mortar joints on Bourton's older cottages hold moisture longer than they would on higher, better-drained ground. Our registered address is 11 Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 8ED, around 40 minutes' drive from Bourton via the A424. That is close enough to treat Bourton as regular working territory rather than an occasional trip, which matters given how much of the village's housing stock now operates as holiday accommodation. The village centre is a dense collection of low stone cottages, many with unusually shallow eaves and low ridge heights that were never built with modern loft conversions or extensions in mind. A large number are listed or sit within the Bourton conservation area. Away from the centre, the village extends toward the Rissingtons and Northleach direction with a mix of later stone-built housing and some post-war infill. Bourton's popularity with visitors means roofing work here often has to fit around holiday let and B&B booking calendars, something we plan for from the first phone call rather than treating as an afterthought. ### Bourton-on-the-Water at a glance - Postcode GL54, covering the village centre along the Windrush, Rissington Road, the approaches toward the Rissingtons and Northleach, and the surrounding lanes. - Distance from base Around 24 miles from Stonesfield, roughly 40 minutes via the A424, a standard working journey for our team. - Typical property types Dense, low-eaved Cotswold stone cottages in the village centre, many listed, alongside larger stone-built houses toward the Rissingtons and some later infill housing. - Most requested here Stone slate repairs on low, shallow pitches, damp and condensation issues linked to the village's riverside setting, fast-turnaround repairs for holiday lets and B&Bs, and lead valley and chimney flashing renewal. - Emergency work Emergency call-outs are available at £150 + VAT for the visit. Anything found is quoted and agreed separately before further work starts. What we do here ## Roofing services available in Bourton-on-the-Water - ### Roof repairs in Bourton-on-the-Water Slipped stone slate and lead detail repairs on Bourton's low-eaved cottages, carried out to a permanent standard rather than a temporary patch, repairs carry a 5-year workmanship guarantee. See full details - ### Pitched roofing in Bourton-on-the-Water Full stone slate re-roofs on Bourton's shallow-pitched cottages, matched to existing coursing and eaves detail, guaranteed for 20 years. See full details - ### Flat roofing in Bourton-on-the-Water Warm-deck flat roofs for extensions behind Bourton's stone frontages, ventilated to cope with the village's consistently damp riverside air. See full details - ### GRP fibreglass in Bourton-on-the-Water Restec approved GRP fibreglass for flat-roofed extensions and dormers on converted cottages, guaranteed for 20 years. See full details - ### EPDM rubber in Bourton-on-the-Water Classic Bond EPDM rubber for larger flat roof areas on holiday let conversions, laid as a single sheet with no field joints. Guaranteed 20 years. See full details - ### Felt flat roofs in Bourton-on-the-Water High-performance torch-on felt for like-for-like flat roof replacement, guaranteed for 15 years. See full details - ### Leadwork in Bourton-on-the-Water Code-correct lead valleys and chimney flashings on Bourton's stone stacks and abutments, where damp riverside air accelerates the failure of poor-quality lead work. See full details - ### Listed & heritage in Bourton-on-the-Water Listed and conservation area roofing for Bourton's densely listed village centre, including managing listed building consent and material matching. See full details - ### Chimney work in Bourton-on-the-Water Chimney repairs and re-flashing on cottage stacks, addressing the damp penetration that is more persistent here than on drier, higher villages nearby. See full details - ### Fascias & guttering in Bourton-on-the-Water Fascia, soffit and guttering renewal, keeping rainwater off stone walls that already sit in a naturally damp riverside setting. See full details - ### Emergency call-outs in Bourton-on-the-Water Storm damage and active leaks made safe and watertight, prioritised where the property is a holiday let with guests due. Call-out fee £150 + VAT, with any repair quoted separately. See full details Why us ## Why Bourton-on-the-Water homeowners use Stormguard - ### We work around holiday let and B&B bookings A large share of Bourton's housing operates as short-term accommodation. We schedule repairs and re-roofs to minimise disruption to changeover days wherever possible. - ### 159 reviews, 9.83/10 Our Checkatrade record includes stone slate repairs and re-roofs on low-eaved cottages handled from inspection through to sign-off. - ### Photographic evidence Every job finishes with a before-and-after photographic report, useful for landlords and holiday let owners who are not on site. - ### Guarantees in writing Five years on repairs, 15 years on felt flat roofs, 20 years on new pitched roofs and on GRP or EPDM, issued on paper. - ### Insured to £5,000,000 Steven Thomas and both permanent staff are covered by £5,000,000 public liability. Subcontractors used on larger jobs carry their own cover. - ### Experience with low, shallow-pitched cottage roofs Bourton's building stock includes some unusually low ridge heights and shallow pitches. We specify repairs and re-roofs that respect those original proportions rather than forcing a standard modern detail onto them. Local roof problems ## The roof problems we see most often in Bourton-on-the-Water Bourton's riverside setting, dense listed cottage stock and heavy tourism produce a pattern of roof issues distinct from the drier hill villages nearby. - ### Persistent damp linked to the riverside setting Bourton sits lower and closer to open water than most Cotswold villages, and the air here stays measurably damper for longer after rain. Roof timbers and underlays that would dry out within a day or two in a hill village can stay damp for much longer in Bourton, accelerating rot in cold roof spaces with poor ventilation. - ### Low eaves restricting ventilation and access Many of Bourton's village-centre cottages have unusually shallow pitches and low eaves, built long before modern roof ventilation standards. That makes it harder for warm, moist air to escape a roof void, increasing the risk of condensation forming on the underside of the roof covering, and it also limits access for repairs compared with a standard-height roof. - ### Stone slate wear from constant footfall on nearby structures The volume of visitors through the village centre means outbuildings, garden walls and low roofs near footpaths and the riverbanks get more incidental contact and wear than roofs in a quieter village. Combined with the general age of the stone slate, this produces a steady stream of small repairs rather than dramatic single failures. - ### Fast-turnaround failures on holiday lets With so much of Bourton's housing operating as holiday accommodation, a leak or a slipped slate discovered mid-changeover is a business problem as well as a maintenance one. Owners need a firm that can inspect and repair between bookings rather than schedule work for whenever is convenient for the contractor. - ### Lead flashing failure on old chimney stacks Bourton's cottage chimneys are often original stone stacks with lead flashing that has been patched repeatedly over decades. In the persistently damp conditions here, poor-quality lead or mortar fillet repairs fail faster than they would on a drier site, making this one of the most common repeat-repair items we see in the village. - ### Extension roofs on converted cottages and outbuildings Many cottages have been extended or had outbuildings converted into holiday accommodation, often with flat roofs added without proper ventilation. In Bourton's damp air, an unventilated cold deck flat roof rots from the inside faster than an equivalent roof on a drier site, even though the covering may look fine from above. How we work ## Our process in Bourton-on-the-Water - Step 1 ### Call or send the details Ring 07460 072297 or send the form with your Bourton-on-the-Water postcode and what you have noticed, including whether the property is a holiday let with booking dates to plan around. - Step 2 ### Free inspection We come to the property, get onto or into the roof where it is safe to do so, and photograph what we find. There is no charge for this, and no obligation. - Step 3 ### Written fixed-price quote You get a fixed-price quote in writing, with timing planned around changeover days for holiday let and B&B properties where relevant. - Step 4 ### The work, with the same crew Scaffold or access is arranged, the work is carried out by our own team, and materials are matched to the low eaves and shallow-pitch detailing common in the village. - Step 5 ### Photographic sign-off and guarantee We hand over the before-and-after photographs and the written workmanship guarantee for the work carried out, from 5 years on repairs up to 20 years on new roofs. ## Roofing in Bourton-on-the-Water: what the riverside setting actually changes ### A village built around water, not away from it Bourton-on-the-Water is defined by the Windrush running through its centre, and that proximity to open water shapes roofing decisions in ways that are easy to underestimate. The air here holds more moisture for longer after rain than in villages set higher and further from the river, and roof timbers, felt and mortar all take longer to dry out as a result. In practice that means ventilation is not an optional extra on a Bourton roof, it is the detail that determines whether a roof space stays dry or slowly rots from the inside. We check ridge and eaves ventilation on every inspection here, not just the visible condition of the covering. It also means ongoing maintenance matters more in Bourton than in a drier village. A gutter left blocked for a season causes more saturation damage here than the same fault would on higher, better-drained ground. ### Low eaves, shallow pitches and a dense listed centre The cottages along the river and through the village centre were built with notably low ridge heights and shallow roof pitches by the standards of later Cotswold building. That is part of what gives Bourton its distinctive low-slung appearance, but it also limits loft ventilation, restricts safe access for repairs, and means stone slate has to be handled with particular care given the reduced pitch it sits on. Much of this centre is listed or within the Bourton conservation area, so re-roofing and significant repair work usually needs to respect original coursing, ridge details and eaves lines, and in many cases requires listed building consent. We match reclaimed stone slate to existing coursing and keep ridge and verge details consistent with the original build wherever the roof is listed or within the conservation area, handling the consent process alongside the physical work. ### Holiday lets, B&Bs and working around bookings A substantial share of Bourton's housing stock is let short-term to visitors, and a roof problem discovered between guests is a different kind of emergency to the same fault on a private home. Owners need the roof made safe and repaired without losing bookings, which means clear communication about timescales is as important as the repair itself. We plan repair and re-roof work around changeover days where booking calendars allow, and prioritise making a property watertight quickly even where the full permanent repair needs to be scheduled around guest occupancy. This is also why the before-and-after photographic report matters to Bourton's holiday let owners: they can see what was found and what was done without needing to be on site themselves. ### Flat roofs on conversions and extensions Bourton has a significant number of converted outbuildings and rear extensions serving as additional holiday accommodation, many with flat roofs added at different points over the decades. In the village's persistently damp air, an unventilated cold deck flat roof is at greater risk of internal rot than the same roof would be on a drier site, even when the covering looks intact from above. We install felt, GRP fibreglass and EPDM rubber as approved installers for Classic Bond EPDM and Restec GRP, specifying a properly ventilated warm-deck build-up as standard rather than replacing a cold deck like-for-like. Where a flat roof serves let accommodation, we also check that upstands, thresholds and drainage are correctly detailed, since a leak into occupied guest accommodation causes far more disruption than the same fault in an unused outbuilding. ### What you receive when the job is finished Every completed job comes with a before-and-after photographic report, showing the condition of the timbers, battens and lead found once the covering was lifted, and the finished detail that replaced them. You also receive the written workmanship guarantee: five years on repairs, fifteen years on new felt flat roofs, and twenty years on new pitched roofs and on GRP or EPDM flat roofs. Payment can be made by cash, card or bank transfer. For holiday let and B&B owners, that report shows what was found and what was done without requiring the owner to be present for the work itself. Questions ## Bourton-on-the-Water roofing questions Do you cover Bourton-on-the-Water?Yes. We work regularly across GL54, including the village centre along the Windrush, Rissington Road, and the approaches toward the Rissingtons and Northleach. How quickly can you get to Bourton-on-the-Water?Bourton is around 24 miles from our Stonesfield base, roughly 40 minutes via the A424. Call 07460 072297 and we will tell you honestly when we can be there rather than guess a time. What does a roof repair cost in Bourton-on-the-Water?It depends on the access, the covering and what is actually failing, so we do not publish a single figure. The inspection and quote are free, and the quote is fixed price and in writing before anything starts. Are you available for emergencies in Bourton-on-the-Water?Yes. Emergency call-outs are available for storm damage and active leaks, including on holiday lets with guests due. The call-out fee is £150 + VAT for the visit, with further work quoted separately. Can you work around holiday let and B&B bookings?Yes. Tell us your changeover days when you call and we will plan the inspection and any repair work around them wherever the roof condition allows it to wait that long safely. Why does Bourton seem to have more damp-related roof issues than nearby villages?Bourton sits low, close to the River Windrush, and the air here stays measurably damper for longer after rain than in higher, better-drained villages nearby. That slows down drying of timbers and underlays and makes roof ventilation more important than in a drier setting. Do you work on the low, shallow-pitched cottages in the village centre?Yes. Many of Bourton's village-centre cottages have unusually low eaves and shallow pitches. We specify repairs and re-roofs that respect those original proportions and coursing rather than a standard modern detail. Do you charge for quotes or inspections in Bourton-on-the-Water?No. Quotes and inspections are free with no obligation. The only chargeable visit is an emergency call-out, which is £150 + VAT. Do you work on listed buildings in Bourton-on-the-Water?Yes. Much of Bourton's village centre is listed or within the conservation area, and we carry out listed and conservation roofing including managing listed building consent where required. What guarantee do I get on a Bourton-on-the-Water roof?Workmanship guarantees run from 5 years on repairs, 15 years on new felt flat roofs, and 20 years on new pitched roofs and on GRP or EPDM flat roofs. Are you insured to work on my house?Yes. Steven Thomas and our two permanent staff are covered by £5,000,000 public liability insurance. Subcontractors used on larger jobs carry their own separate insurance. Nearby ## Areas close to Bourton-on-the-Water - ### Roofers in Stow-on-the-Wold View Stow-on-the-Wold - ### Roofers in Moreton-in-Marsh View Moreton-in-Marsh - ### Roofers in Burford View Burford - ### Roofers in Chipping Norton View Chipping NortonSee all roofing services, every area we cover, recent work, contact us or return to the home page. ## Get a free, fixed-price quote for your Bourton-on-the-Water roof Tell us the postcode and what you have noticed. We will come out, inspect the roof at no charge, photograph what we find and put a fixed price in writing, with the guarantee stated on it before you decide anything. 07460 0722979.83/10 from 159 Checkatrade reviews · £5,000,000 public liability · Free quotes and inspections Roofing contractor based in Witney, covering Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. 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