07460 07229724/7 Available info@stormguardroofing.ukWitney · Oxfordshire · Cotswolds Services Service Areas Our WorkReviewsAboutContactGet a Free Quote - Roofers in Witney - Service Areas - Roofers in BurfordBurford · Oxfordshire · OX18 # Roofers In BurfordStone Slate, Listed RoofsAnd Tight Access, Done Right Stormguard Roofing works across Burford regularly, from the steep High Street down to the Windrush and out to Fulbrook and Shilton. You get a free inspection, a written fixed-price quote, and photographs of the roof before and after the work. Get my free Burford quote07460 072297 Free quote and inspection · No charge to look · No obligation to book ## Recent Roofing Projects Across Burford View Our Work - OX18 Postcode covered daily - 100+ Five-star Checkatrade reviews - 9.83/10 159 Checkatrade reviews - £5m Public liability insurance - Up to 20 yrs Workmanship guarantee Local coverage ## A roofing company that understands Burford's listed streetscape Burford's High Street is one of the most photographed streets in the Cotswolds, and almost every roof along it and on the lanes running off it, Sheep Street, Witney Street, Guildenford, is either listed in its own right or sits within the Burford conservation area. That changes how a roof is quoted, specified and signed off, and it is work we handle regularly rather than occasionally. Our registered address is 11 Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield, around eight miles away via the A40 and B4022. That is close enough that a second visit to check a lead detail or finish a lime pointing repair does not become a logistics problem, and close enough that an emergency call during tourist season does not sit behind a long drive. The town's roofs are almost entirely natural stone slate or, on a smaller number of buildings, Welsh slate, laid on steep pitches that drop dramatically from the High Street toll down to the Windrush bridge. Many properties have narrow frontages and tight rear access, with no room for a large vehicle and often nowhere to stand a scaffold tower without careful planning. From Burford we also reach Fulbrook, Shilton and the villages either side of the A40 easily, and continue west into Gloucestershire for further conservation and listed work when it is needed. ### Burford at a glance - Postcode OX18, covering the High Street, Sheep Street, Witney Street, Guildenford, Fulbrook and Shilton. - Distance from base Around eight miles from Stonesfield via the A40 and B4022, close enough for repeat visits without extra cost. - Typical property types Listed stone buildings along the High Street and its side streets, stone slate and natural slate roofs, coach houses and outbuildings with tight rear access, plus later housing on the town's edges. - Most requested here Listed and conservation re-roofs, leadwork to valleys and abutments on complex historic rooflines, stone slate repairs, and roofing on tight-access rear extensions. - 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 Burford - ### Roof repairs in Burford Stone slate and lead repairs on Burford's historic roofs, carried out to match the existing fabric and guaranteed for 5 years. See full details - ### Pitched roofing in Burford Full re-roofs in reclaimed or matched stone slate for the steep pitches typical of the High Street and side streets, guaranteed for 20 years. See full details - ### Flat roofing in Burford Correctly detailed flat roofs for rear extensions and outbuildings behind Burford's listed frontages, where access and appearance both matter. See full details - ### GRP fibreglass in Burford Seamless fibreglass roofing as a Restec approved installer, suited to small awkward flat sections common behind narrow Burford frontages. Guaranteed 20 years. See full details - ### EPDM rubber in Burford Single-sheet EPDM rubber as a Classic Bond approved installer, a good fit for larger rear flat roofs. Guaranteed 20 years. See full details - ### Felt flat roofs in Burford High-performance torch-on felt for like-for-like flat roof replacement on outbuildings and garages, guaranteed for 15 years. See full details - ### Leadwork in Burford Code-correct flashings, valleys and soakers to the complex rooflines found on Burford's older buildings, usually where a listed roof actually fails. See full details - ### Chimney work in Burford Chimney repairs and lead flashings on Burford's tall stone stacks, many original to buildings several centuries old. See full details - ### Fascias & guttering in Burford Fascia, soffit and guttering renewal specified to suit listed and conservation properties where appearance is inspected alongside function. See full details - ### Listed & heritage in Burford Listed building roofing across the High Street conservation area, including handling council and conservation officer requirements as part of the job. See full details - ### Emergency call-outs in Burford Storm damage and active leaks made safe on Burford's steep, exposed roofs. Call-out fee £150 + VAT, further work quoted separately. See full details Why us ## Why Burford homeowners use Stormguard - ### Experienced with listed streetscapes A large share of Burford's roofs are listed or within the conservation area, and we quote, specify and complete that work as routine, not as a special case. - ### Close enough for tight-access jobs At around eight miles from Stonesfield, a second visit to finish a lead detail or check a lime repair does not add a large cost to the job. - ### Photographic evidence Every job finishes with a before-and-after photographic report for your own records. - ### 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, not promised verbally. - ### 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. - ### 9.83/10 from 159 Checkatrade reviews Our review record includes conservation and listed work as well as everyday repairs, judged by people who live with the roof afterwards. Local roof problems ## The roof problems we see most often in Burford Burford's roofs are older, steeper and more tightly regulated than most in the district. The issues here tend to come from the age and material of the roof itself, and from the practical difficulty of working on a narrow historic frontage. - ### Nail fatigue in centuries-old stone slate Many roofs along the High Street and Sheep Street carry stone slate that has been in place for well over a hundred years, fixed originally with iron nails that have since corroded through. Slates slip not because the stone has failed but because the fixing has gone, and on a steep pitch above a public pavement a slipped slate needs prompt attention. - ### Failed lead on complex historic rooflines Burford's older buildings often have valleys, abutments and changes of pitch that a simple modern roof would never include, the result of extensions and alterations made over several centuries. Old lead in these positions splits and lifts, and it is usually the first place a leak actually starts, not the field of the roof itself. - ### Conservation constraints on repair materials Because so much of the town sits within the conservation area, repairs cannot simply use whatever material is quickest. Matching stone, reclaimed slate sourcing, and correct ridge and verge detailing all need to be right before work starts, and we agree that with the conservation officer as part of the quote where required. - ### Tight access limiting scaffold and delivery options Narrow frontages on the High Street and its side streets, combined with heavy tourist and vehicle traffic, mean scaffold access and material deliveries need planning well in advance. A job that would take a day of straightforward access elsewhere can take longer here simply because of how materials reach the roof. - ### Damp tracking through old chimney stacks Tall stone chimney stacks are a feature of Burford's older buildings, and many have not had their flashing renewed in decades. Water tracking down the inside of a chimney breast is one of the most common damp complaints we investigate in the town, usually resolved with new lead rather than internal redecoration. - ### Flat roofs hidden behind listed frontages Rear extensions and outbuildings behind Burford's period frontages are frequently flat-roofed, and being out of sight from the street they often go unmaintained for years. A failing flat roof here can go unnoticed until it causes damp in a room below, because nobody sees the roof itself from the road. How we work ## Our process in Burford - Step 1 ### Call or send the details Ring 07460 072297 or send the form with your OX18 address and what you have noticed, including whether the building is listed. - Step 2 ### Free inspection We come to the property, assess access as well as the roof itself, 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, including any conservation or listed building requirements identified during the inspection. - Step 4 ### The work, with the same crew Scaffold and access are planned around Burford's narrow streets and tourist traffic, and the work is carried out by our own team. - Step 5 ### Photographic sign-off and guarantee We hand over the before-and-after photographs and the written workmanship guarantee, from 5 years on repairs up to 20 years on new roofs. ## Roofing in Burford: what the conservation area actually requires ### One of the densest concentrations of listed roofs we work on Burford has an exceptional density of listed buildings for a town of its size, and the High Street, Sheep Street, Witney Street and Guildenford between them account for a large share of the roofs we quote in the town. Working here means treating the listing status as part of the specification from the first inspection, not as an afterthought once the quote is agreed. That means identifying whether a repair or a full re-roof needs listed building consent, sourcing stone slate that matches the existing coursing and colour, and agreeing ridge, verge and flashing details that keep the roof both legally compliant and genuinely watertight. We handle the council and conservation officer side of this as part of the job, so the paperwork is settled before scaffold goes up rather than discovered as a problem partway through. ### The steep drop from the High Street to the Windrush Burford's High Street runs steeply downhill from the toll area to the bridge over the Windrush, and the roofs along it drop with the street, creating unusual sightlines and roof junctions between neighbouring buildings at different levels. Water shed from a higher roof can discharge onto a lower one in ways that were never intended by the original builders. Diagnosing a leak on this kind of terrace means understanding where water actually travels once it leaves a neighbouring roof, not just inspecting the roof in isolation. We look at the whole run of roofs where relevant, not just the address on the job sheet. Lead valleys and box gutters between these adjoining roofs are a common failure point, and correctly sized and dressed lead here does more to stop a recurring leak than any amount of covering repair on the slopes either side. ### Working within narrow frontages and heavy footfall Burford draws significant tourist traffic throughout the year, and access for scaffold towers, skips and material deliveries has to be planned around narrow pavements and limited parking. We agree access and timing with the customer and, where required, with the local authority before work starts, rather than turning up and improvising. Rear access down narrow passages behind the High Street frontages is often the only practical route for materials on some properties, and that shapes what can be delivered in one load and how a job is sequenced. None of this changes the standard of the finished roof, but it does change how a job is planned. Being based only eight miles away means we can visit in advance to plan access properly rather than pricing access blind. ### Fulbrook and Shilton: quieter villages, similar building stock Just outside Burford itself, Fulbrook and Shilton share much of the same stone slate building tradition on a smaller and generally less constrained scale. Access tends to be easier than on the High Street, but the roofing detail, stone slate, lead valleys, tall chimney stacks, is essentially the same specification. We treat these villages as a natural extension of our Burford coverage, using the same materials and the same approach to matching existing stone and slate rather than defaulting to a cheaper modern alternative because the property is not itself listed. Many properties in these villages are within the wider setting of the Burford conservation area even if not listed individually, and we check that status as part of the initial inspection. ### What you receive when the job is finished Every completed job comes with a before-and-after photographic report, showing the work carried out to the covering, the leadwork and the timbers. 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. That combination of photographic evidence and a dated written guarantee gives you a clear record of the roof work. Questions ## Burford roofing questions Do you cover Burford?Yes. We work across the OX18 postcode, including the High Street, Sheep Street, Witney Street, Guildenford, and out to Fulbrook and Shilton, from our base in Stonesfield around eight miles away. How quickly can you get to a property in Burford?It is a straightforward local drive from Stonesfield via the A40 and B4022. Ring 07460 072297 and we will tell you honestly when we can be there, and plan around Burford's access and parking where needed. What does a roof repair cost in Burford?It depends on the access, the covering, the listing status 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 Burford?Yes. Emergency call-outs are available for storm damage and active leaks. The call-out fee is £150 + VAT for the visit, and any further work found is quoted and agreed separately. Do you work on listed buildings in Burford?Yes, regularly. A large proportion of roofs in and around Burford's High Street are listed or within the conservation area, and we handle the council and conservation officer requirements as part of the job. Can you match the stone slate on my roof?Yes. We source reclaimed or matched stone slate and lay it in the correct diminishing courses to suit listed and conservation properties, rather than substituting a modern covering. Do you charge for quotes or inspections in Burford?No. Quotes and inspections are free with no obligation. The only chargeable visit is an emergency call-out, which is £150 + VAT. Can you work around Burford's narrow streets and tourist traffic?Yes. We plan scaffold access, deliveries and parking around Burford's tight frontages and footfall in advance, so the job runs smoothly once it starts. What guarantee do I get on a Burford 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. How can I pay?Payment can be made by cash, card or bank transfer. Nearby ## Areas close to Burford - ### Roofers in Stow-on-the-Wold View Stow-on-the-Wold - ### Roofers in Bourton-on-the-Water View Bourton-on-the-Water - ### Roofers in Witney View Witney - ### 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 Burford roof Tell us the address and what you have noticed. We will come out, inspect the roof and access at no charge, photograph what we find and put a fixed price in writing, including any listed building requirements, 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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