Roofs we see in Abingdon
Abingdon’s old town around the Market Place, East St Helen Street and Ock Street has brick and stone houses under plain clay tiles and some slate, many of them listed. Out from the centre, Northcourt, Peachcroft, Caldecott and Wildmoor were built up from the 1950s to the 1980s, with concrete interlocking tiles, hipped and gable roofs and plenty of flat-roofed garages and extensions.
Around the town, the villages of Drayton, Sutton Courtenay, Radley, Kennington and Shippon mix older cottages with newer infill housing, and each needs its own match of tile or slate.
Weather and exposure in Abingdon
Abingdon sits where the River Ock meets the Thames, and the low-lying streets near both rivers stay damp through the winter. That suits moss on north-facing slopes and puts gutters and flat roofs under steady pressure. Open farmland to the west lets storms reach the edge-of-town estates with little shelter.
How we work in Abingdon
Abingdon is a short drive south from our Oxford base. On the estates, most houses have drive access for scaffold and materials. In the old town, narrow streets and listed buildings mean access and deliveries are planned in advance, and clay tiles and slate are matched to what is already on the roof.
Common roofing jobs in Abingdon
- Re-roofs on 1960s to 1980s estate houses
- Flat roof replacements on garages and extensions
- Clay tile repairs in the old town
- Gutter and fascia replacement
Planning roof work in Abingdon
For a flat roof on an Abingdon estate garage or extension, send the rough size and a photo of the outlet. For a pitched roof, a photo of the whole slope from the garden shows us more than a close-up of one tile.