Strong roofs.
Happier homes.
In Barnsley.

Published trade price guides put a full roof replacement in Barnsley at roughly £4,800 to £9,200, with terraces at the lower end and large detached houses above it. The real answer depends on the size and pitch of the roof, the covering you choose, how much timber needs replacing, the leadwork and the scaffold.

Roofline quotes every roof individually and itemises the quote so you can see what you are paying for. The quote is free. Our roof cost guide explains what drives the price on each type of Barnsley house.

A full re-roof on a Barnsley terrace usually takes three to five working days. A three-bed semi takes four to seven, and a large detached house five to ten, weather permitting. We strip the roof in sections and sheet it up each night, so your home is never left open.

Replacing a roof like-for-like does not normally need planning permission, unless the house is listed or in a conservation area such as Elsecar or parts of Penistone. Building Regulations are different: re-covering most of a roof counts as renovating a thermal element, so Barnsley Building Control needs to know and the insulation may need to be brought up to current standards. We explain this in our re-roofing and Building Regulations guide.

Because mortar on its own is not a fixing. Since the 2014 revision of BS 5534, the British Standard for slating and tiling, ridge and hip tiles have to be mechanically fixed, with screws or clips, rather than relying on mortar. Mortar-only ridges crack as the roof moves and the mortar dries out, then the tiles work loose. Roofline fits dry ridge systems or mechanically fixed ridges that meet the standard. See our plain-language guide to BS 5534.

Quite possibly. Most post-war semis in Barnsley were covered in concrete interlocking tiles on bitumen felt, and both are now 60 to 75 years old. The tiles often look acceptable from the ground while the felt underneath has gone brittle and the nails have corroded. A free inspection will tell you whether you have years left or whether a re-roof now will save you repeated repair bills.

Roofline covers the whole Barnsley borough: all 63 settlements on our areas list, from Penistone and the Pennine villages in the west to Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe and the Dearne Valley in the east. See the full list of areas we cover.

Roofing in South Yorkshire means planning for rain. We only strip what we can re-cover the same day, and any open area is sheeted and weighted down before we leave. If the forecast is bad we will tell you and adjust the programme rather than rush the work.

For a re-roof and most repairs above single-storey height, yes. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require safe access, and scaffolding is the safe way to do roofing properly. It appears as its own line on your itemised quote so there are no surprises.