Roofers in
Kenton, Newcastle.
Gosforth Roofing are fully insured roofers for Kenton, North Kenton, Kenton Bar and Kenton Bank Foot. Kenton shares a border with Gosforth, so our team is never far away. We fix and replace pitched tiled roofs, flat roofs, chimneys and gutters across NE3, with a free quote, a fixed written price and a workmanship guarantee on every job.
Roofing built for
Kenton's housing stock.
Kenton grew quickly after it joined Newcastle in 1935. Kenton Lane and Kenton Road are lined with 1930s houses under hipped and gabled tiled roofs, and many have reached the age where the felt has perished, the battens are tired and the ridge mortar is breaking up. On these houses we often find a roof that can be saved with targeted repairs, and others where a re-roof is the better use of your money.
North Kenton and Kenton Bar are something else again. Both estates were designed by the architects Ryder and Yates in the 1960s with flat roofs, and the council's own heritage record notes that the original felt roofing did not last. Flat roofs like these need a sound deck, good falls and a modern covering, which is why we look at the timber underneath before we recommend felt, EPDM rubber or GRP fibreglass.
Our roofing services
in Kenton.
Roof Repairs in Kenton
Cracked or missing tiles, loose ridges and leaking flashings on Kenton houses, found and fixed before a small drip becomes a ceiling repair.
Learn more
Re-Roofs & New Roofs
New felt, battens and tiles for 1930s Kenton roofs that have done their time, with ridges and verges finished to last.
Learn more
Slating & Tiling
Concrete and clay tiles replaced to match on Kenton Lane and Kenton Road houses, plus slate where an older roof calls for it.
Learn more
Chimney Stacks & Pointing
Crumbling joints, loose pots and leaking flashings on Kenton chimneys repointed or rebuilt, or capped off if the fireplace is gone.
Learn more
Flat Roofing & Lead Work
Felt, EPDM rubber and GRP flat roofs for North Kenton and Kenton Bar homes, garages and extensions, plus lead flashings where roofs meet walls.
Learn more
Gutters, Fascias & Soffits
Overflowing gutters, split downpipes and tired fascias renewed in low-maintenance uPVC to protect Kenton walls and footings.
Learn moreRecent work near Kenton.
Full re-roof in
Chester-le-Street
A complete strip and re-roof on a 1950s semi-detached property. New treated battens, breathable membrane, Grey Double Roman concrete tiles, hand-formed lead valleys and a mechanically fixed dry ridge — finished in four days.
View project
Garage roof re-felt in
Fawdon, Newcastle
A single-day strip and re-felt of a perished garage roof at Readhouse Farm Estate. Bitumen primer throughout and two layers of Icopal Tecnotorch torch-on felt, with new upstands formed at every abutment.
View project
We are based at 26 Northfield Road in Gosforth, which sits right next to Kenton, and we have already re-felted a garage roof just up the road in Fawdon. When you ring us, you speak to the firm that will carry out the work. We survey the roof ourselves, put the price in writing and turn up when we say we will.
Why Kenton homeowners
choose Gosforth Roofing.
Kenton homeowners get a fully insured local team, a free survey and a fixed written price with no extras added later. Our workmanship guarantee covers the work we do, and we tell you honestly whether your roof needs a repair or a replacement. Covering Kenton, North Kenton, Kenton Bar, Kenton Bank Foot, Kingston Park, Fawdon, Blakelaw, Cowgate, Gosforth and Coxlodge.
Kenton roofing questions.
How much does a new roof cost in Kenton?
Re-roofing a typical Kenton semi or terrace usually costs between £6,000 and £12,000. The size of the roof, the tiles you choose, any chimney work and scaffold access all affect the price, and bungalows and larger detached houses can sit outside that range. We give a fixed written price after a survey.
My North Kenton or Kenton Bar house has a flat roof. What are my options?
Built-up felt, EPDM rubber and GRP fibreglass are the three main choices. Each one can work well if the deck underneath is sound and the roof drains properly. We check the timbers and the falls first, then explain which covering suits your roof and what it will cost.
Can my roof be patched or does it need replacing?
Plenty of Kenton roofs only need a few tiles, a re-bedded ridge or new flashing. If the felt underneath has perished across the whole roof, or the battens are rotten, repeated patching stops making sense. We show you photos of what we find and tell you straight which option is better value.
How quickly can you get out for an emergency leak?
We aim to get out the same or next day for emergency leaks and make the roof watertight. After that we survey the roof properly and give you a written price for the lasting repair.
Do you cover Kingston Park, Fawdon and Blakelaw as well?
Yes. We work right across this side of Newcastle, including Kingston Park, Fawdon, Blakelaw, Cowgate and Kenton Bank Foot. The same free survey, fixed written price and workmanship guarantee apply wherever you are.