07460 07229724/7 Available info@stormguardroofing.ukWitney · Oxfordshire · Cotswolds Services Service Areas Our WorkReviewsAboutContactGet a Free Quote - Roofers in Witney - Service Areas - Roofers in StonesfieldStonesfield · Oxfordshire · OX29 # Roofers In StonesfieldOur Own Village: Repairs Done Properly Stormguard Roofing is registered at 11 Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield. This is our home village, not a coverage area we drive into. You get a free inspection, a written fixed-price quote, and before-and-after photographs of the roof. Get my free Stonesfield quote07460 072297 Free quote and inspection · No charge to look · No obligation to book ## Recent Roofing Projects Across Stonesfield View Our Work - OX29 Our home postcode - 100+ Five-star Checkatrade reviews - 9.83/10 159 Checkatrade reviews - £5m Public liability insurance - Up to 20 yrs Workmanship guarantee Local coverage ## We live here, Stonesfield is not a job we drive to Our address is 11 Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 8ED. Any roof in the village is a two-minute walk or drive from where our ladders and scaffold towers are stored, so there is no travel cost built into a Stonesfield quote and no delay in coming back to check a detail once the scaffold is up. Stonesfield sits on the ridge above the Evenlode valley, and the village grew up around the quarries that gave it its name. Stonesfield slate, thin, fissile limestone split by generations of frost rather than sawn, roofed much of Oxford and the surrounding Cotswolds for centuries, and a good number of the older cottages here still carry it, or a Collyweston or Welsh slate substitute laid to match the original coursing. The village is a conservation area, and a large proportion of the older stone cottages along the High Street, Church Street, West End and Handy Cross are listed. Roof work here is rarely a case of stripping and starting again with modern materials; it is matching what is already there, satisfying the district council's conservation officer, and keeping the diminishing courses correct up the slope. Newer housing sits alongside the old, particularly the estate development towards the eastern edge of the village and along Middle Lane and West End, where concrete tile roofs from the 1960s to 1980s are now reaching the point where the original felt underlay has failed. We quote both types of roof on their own terms rather than offering one standard package. ### Stonesfield at a glance - Postcodes OX29, including the High Street, Church Street, West End, Middle Lane, Handy Cross and the surrounding lanes. - Distance from base Stonesfield is our registered address, there is no travel charge and no delay returning to check a detail. - Typical property types Cotswold stone cottages roofed in stone slate or natural slate, many listed or in the conservation area, plus later estate housing with concrete tiles. - Most requested here Stone and natural slate repairs, listed building roof work, re-roofing where 1960s–1980s felt underlay has perished, and leadwork on older chimney stacks. - 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 Stonesfield - ### Roof repairs in Stonesfield Slipped stone slates and cracked natural slate repaired to match the existing coursing, with a permanent fix guaranteed for 5 years. See full details - ### Pitched roofing in Stonesfield Full re-roofs in reclaimed stone slate, natural slate or matched substitute where patching a Stonesfield roof no longer pays, guaranteed for 20 years. See full details - ### Flat roofing in Stonesfield Correctly specified flat roofs over rear extensions and outbuildings, common on the village's later infill plots. See full details - ### GRP fibreglass in Stonesfield Seamless GRP fibreglass as a Restec approved installer, suited to porches and dormer roofs on village extensions, guaranteed 20 years. See full details - ### EPDM rubber in Stonesfield Single-sheet EPDM rubber as a Classic Bond approved installer for garage and outbuilding roofs, guaranteed 20 years. See full details - ### Felt flat roofs in Stonesfield High-performance torch-on felt for outbuildings and garages where a like-for-like flat roof is the right answer, guaranteed for 15 years. See full details - ### Leadwork in Stonesfield Code-correct lead flashings, valleys and soakers around stone chimney stacks and abutments, the detail most Stonesfield leaks trace back to. See full details - ### Listed & heritage in Stonesfield Listed roof work with the conservation officer's requirements handled as part of the job, common across the village's older cottages. See full details - ### Chimney work in Stonesfield Chimney repointing and flashing repairs on the tall stone stacks typical of Stonesfield's older houses. See full details - ### Fascias & guttering in Stonesfield Fascia, soffit and guttering renewal so rainwater clears the roof edge instead of soaking stone walls prone to damp. See full details - ### Emergency call-outs in Stonesfield Storm damage and active leaks made safe and watertight. Call-out fee £150 + VAT, with any repair quoted separately. See full details Why us ## Why Stonesfield homeowners use Stormguard - ### This is our village Our registered address is on Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield. We are neighbours, not a firm passing through. - ### Stone slate experience We work with Stonesfield slate and its substitutes regularly, understanding diminishing courses and the fixings that keep a stone slate roof sound for decades. - ### 159 reviews, 9.83/10 Our Checkatrade record spans OX29 and the surrounding villages, including listed roof work carried out to conservation requirements. - ### Photographic evidence Every job finishes with a before-and-after photographic report, showing the battens, timbers and flashings hidden under the old covering. - ### 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. Local roof problems ## The roof problems we see most often in Stonesfield Stonesfield's building stock runs from quarrymen's cottages roofed in the village's own slate to 1970s estate housing. Each has its own failure pattern, and the right repair depends on knowing which one you have. - ### Delaminating Stonesfield slate Genuine Stonesfield slate is split limestone rather than true slate, and over time it can delaminate in thin layers, especially where moss holds moisture against the surface. A delaminating slate looks intact from the ground but crumbles when lifted. Left alone, whole sections fail together rather than one slate at a time. - ### Nail sickness on old stone and natural slate roofs Many older Stonesfield roofs are now on their second or third generation of fixing nails. When the nails corrode, slates slip in groups rather than singly, usually after wind rather than because the slate itself has failed. Repeated single-slate repairs stop being worthwhile once fixings have gone across the whole pitch. - ### Perished felt underlay on 1960s–1980s estate roofs The newer housing towards the edge of the village was built with bitumen felt underlay that is now brittle and tears when a tile is lifted. The symptom is damp patches in the loft with no obviously missing tiles. A re-roof with breathable membrane resolves it properly rather than patching over a symptom. - ### Mortar-bedded ridges and verges opening up Traditional mortar bedding on ridges and verges cracks as the roof structure moves with the seasons, and on Stonesfield's exposed ridge-top position that movement is more pronounced than in a sheltered valley village. Dry-fixed ridge and verge systems, correctly specified for a conservation setting, last far longer than repeated repointing. - ### Damp stone walls from poor rainwater clearance Stone walls without a modern damp-proof course rely on rainwater being carried well clear of the wall head. Undersized or blocked cast-iron guttering, common on the village's older cottages, lets water track down the stonework and shows up as damp patches inside long before the roof covering is suspected. - ### Conservation constraints on repair materials Because most of the village sits within the conservation area, replacement materials often need to match the original in colour, size and laying pattern. Using an unapproved substitute can create problems at sale or at planning stage later, so we specify materials that will pass scrutiny as well as keep the roof watertight. How we work ## Our process in Stonesfield - Step 1 ### Call or send the details Ring 07460 072297 or send the form with what you have noticed. Being local, we usually already know the type of roof on your street. - 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 and no obligation. - Step 3 ### Written fixed-price quote You get a fixed-price quote in writing, including any conservation-area material matching required. Anything hidden that turns up later is priced and agreed before we proceed. - Step 4 ### The work, with the same crew Scaffold or access is arranged, the work is carried out by our own team, and the site is kept tidy, important on the village's narrow lanes. - Step 5 ### Photographic sign-off and guarantee We hand over before-and-after photographs and the written workmanship guarantee, from 5 years on repairs up to 20 years on new roofs. ## Roofing in Stonesfield: the detail that comes from living here ### Stonesfield slate and the village's quarrying history Stonesfield gave its name to a type of roofing slate quarried and mined locally from the seventeenth century onward, split by exposing the stone to winter frost until it fractured along natural bedding planes. That supply largely ran out over a century ago, so most repair and re-roofing work now uses reclaimed Stonesfield slate where it can be sourced, or a closely matched substitute such as reconstituted stone slate or Welsh slate cut to the right size. Working with this material means understanding diminishing courses, the largest slates laid at the eaves, reducing in size towards the ridge, and laying new material to match rather than imposing a uniform modern pattern. It also means handling old slates carefully during any work, since they are heavier and more brittle underfoot than a concrete tile. Because the conservation area covers most of the older part of the village, the district council expects like-for-like materials on repairs and re-roofs to listed and unlisted cottages alike. We factor that into the quote from the first inspection rather than surprising a customer with it later. ### The ridge-top position and Evenlode valley exposure Stonesfield sits on a ridge above the Evenlode valley, with open fields to the north and west giving the village more exposure to wind than the sheltered valley settlements nearby. That exposure shows up as accelerated wear on ridges, verges and the windward pitch of roofs, and as more aggressive gutter overflow during storms. It also means access and scaffold planning has to account for wind loading on narrower village lanes, particularly around the older cottages where the road sits close to the building line. We plan access as part of the quote rather than treating it as an afterthought once a scaffold is on site. For roofs facing the prevailing south-westerly weather, we typically recommend dry-fixed ridge and verge details rather than traditional mortar bedding, since mortar cracks faster here than in more sheltered parts of Oxfordshire. ### Listed buildings and the conservation area in practice A significant number of Stonesfield's stone cottages are listed, and the whole historic core sits within the conservation area. Roof work on these properties usually needs listed building consent for anything beyond like-for-like repair, and the conservation officer will expect matching stone slate, correctly sized lead, and traditional detailing at ridges and verges. We handle that side of the job directly, preparing the paperwork and specification the council expects rather than leaving the homeowner to manage it. Our listed and conservation roofing page sets out how that process runs in more detail. Where a property is not listed but sits within the conservation area boundary, similar expectations often still apply to visible roof slopes, so we check the planning position before quoting rather than assuming a straightforward like-for-like replacement will be approved without reference to the council. ### Estate housing and later infill plots Alongside the historic core, Stonesfield has pockets of later housing, including estate development from the 1960s to 1980s and smaller infill plots built more recently. These roofs use concrete tiles or plain interlocking tiles on modern timber structures, and the issues are the more familiar ones of perished felt underlay, ageing dry-verge systems, and flat-roofed extensions built without adequate ventilation. On these properties we apply the same standard of specification as anywhere else: breathable membrane rather than felt, treated battens, and correctly detailed lead at any abutment to the older stone buildings nearby, since many of the newer plots sit directly against original garden walls or boundary stonework. Flat roofs on rear extensions in this part of the village are usually straightforward EPDM or GRP installations, and being close by means we can return quickly if a detail needs checking once the roof has weathered through a full season. ### Being on the doorstep for repairs and emergencies Because Stonesfield is where we are based, there is effectively no travel time to a job here, which matters most when a storm has lifted slates or a gutter has failed and water is getting into the building. We can look at the roof, make it safe, and come back to finish the work without the delays that a firm travelling in from further afield would face. Emergency call-outs are charged at £150 + VAT for the visit, with any further repair quoted and agreed separately before work proceeds. For a village with narrow lanes and limited passing space, we also plan vehicle access around the specific street rather than assuming a standard approach will work. Every completed job, whether an emergency repair or a full re-roof, comes with a before-and-after photographic report and the appropriate written guarantee, 5 years on repairs, 15 years on felt flat roofs, 20 years on new pitched roofs and on GRP or EPDM flat roofs. Questions ## Stonesfield roofing questions Do you cover Stonesfield?Yes. Our registered address is 11 Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 8ED. This is our home village and we work across all of it, including the High Street, Church Street, West End, Middle Lane and Handy Cross. How quickly can you get to a property in Stonesfield?Stonesfield is where we are based, so reaching any address in the village is a very short local drive. Call 07460 072297 and we will tell you honestly when we can be there. What does a roof repair cost in Stonesfield?It depends on the covering, the access and what is actually failing, so we do not publish a single figure. Inspections and quotes are free, and the quote is fixed price and in writing before anything starts. Do you work on listed buildings in Stonesfield?Yes, regularly. A large proportion of the village's older cottages are listed or within the conservation area, and we handle the matching materials and council requirements as part of the job. Can you match Stonesfield slate?We source reclaimed Stonesfield slate where it is available and use closely matched substitutes, such as reconstituted stone slate, where genuine reclaimed material cannot be found, laid to the correct diminishing courses. Are you available for emergencies in Stonesfield?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 charge for quotes or inspections in Stonesfield?No. Quotes and inspections are free with no obligation. The only chargeable visit is an emergency call-out, which is £150 + VAT. What guarantee do I get on a Stonesfield 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. Do you handle the council paperwork for listed roof work?Yes. We prepare the specification and paperwork the conservation officer expects for listed building consent applications relating to roof work, as part of quoting the job. How do you access properties on Stonesfield's narrow lanes?We plan scaffold and vehicle access around the specific street when we quote, since several of the village's lanes have limited passing space near the older cottages. Nearby ## Areas close to Stonesfield - ### Roofers in Witney View Witney - ### Roofers in Woodstock View Woodstock - ### Roofers in Charlbury View Charlbury - ### 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 roof inspection in Stonesfield Call 07460 072297 or send the form. 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