Roofers in Thame

Roofs we see in Thame

Thame’s long High Street and the streets around it are full of old buildings: timber-framed, brick and stone houses with steep plain clay tile roofs and some slate, much of it inside the conservation area. Estates on the edges of the town are later, with concrete tiles, and nearby villages such as Moreton, Towersey, Haddenham and Long Crendon add older cottage roofs.

Old clay tile roofs are steep and heavy, and the battens and nails under them wear out long before the tiles do. That is why a slipping tile on an old Thame roof is often a sign of tired battens rather than a broken tile.

Weather and exposure in Thame

Thame sits in the Vale of Aylesbury below the Chiltern escarpment. Low ground near the River Thame stays damp through the winter, and older clay roofs hold that damp and grow moss on their north slopes.

How we work in Thame

For Thame’s older roofs, we reuse sound clay tiles so a repair blends in with the rest of the roof. Conservation area and listed properties need like-for-like materials, and that is discussed at the survey before anything is quoted.

Common roofing jobs in Thame

• Clay tile repairs and re-battening on older roofs
• Valleys and chimney work
• Moss removal on north-facing slopes
• Flat roofs on extensions

Planning roof work in Thame

Timber-framed and brick buildings along Thame’s High Street often have roofs at several heights, with valleys and lead between them. We survey each slope and junction and set them out separately on the quote, so you see where the water is getting in.