Roofers in
Tynemouth.
Gosforth Roofing are local, fully insured roofing contractors covering Tynemouth Village, Percy Park, Priors Park and Spital Dene. Tynemouth's Georgian and Victorian houses need roofers who understand natural slate, traditional lead work and conservation rules — and who build for a roof that faces the North Sea. Roof repairs, re-roofs, chimney stacks and flat roofing — all backed by a written guarantee and a free, no-obligation quote.
Roofing built for
Tynemouth's housing stock.
Much of Tynemouth sits within the Tynemouth Village Conservation Area. Front Street, Percy Gardens and the streets around Percy Park are lined with Georgian and Victorian stone houses — natural slate, tall chimney stacks, stone copings, parapet walls, lead valleys and hidden box gutters. They are beautiful roofs, but full exposure to salt and sea wind means slate nails corrode, lead cracks from thermal movement, and stack pointing erodes faster than it would inland.
We work to the detail these roofs were built with — reclaimed or matched natural slate, hand-dressed lead to the right code instead of flashband, lime-based mortars on stonework where appropriate, and careful stripping so sound slate can be reused. If the roof only needs a repair, we'll tell you that.
Our roofing services
in Tynemouth.
Roof Repairs in Tynemouth
Slipped slates, split lead, blocked box gutters and storm damage on Tynemouth's period roofs. We find the entry point before we price the work.
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Re-Roofs & New Roofs
Full strip and re-roof on Tynemouth period houses — sound slate saved and reused, matched natural slate, new battens and membrane, and hand-dressed lead throughout.
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Slating & Tiling
Natural Welsh slate and reclaimed slate matched for size, colour and thickness, stone ridge and hip detail, and verges finished the traditional way.
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Chimney Stacks & Pointing
Re-pointing, re-flaunching, stack rebuilds and new lead flashings. Tall Tynemouth stacks take the full force of the sea wind, so we check every one we go up to.
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Flat Roofing & Lead Work
Lead and flat roofs on bays, dormers, rear offshoots and parapet gutters. Traditional milled lead or GRP fibreglass where it won't be seen from the street.
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Gutters, Fascias & Soffits
Lead-lined parapet and box gutters, cast iron gutter and downpipe repairs, timber fascias, and gutter clearing to stop overflow staining the stonework.
Learn moreRecent work near Tynemouth.
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.
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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.
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We're a local firm based in Gosforth, around twenty-five minutes from Tynemouth — not a national call centre. You deal with the roofer doing the work, you get a fixed written price, and we only start once you're happy with it. All work is fully insured and guaranteed, we use scaffold where scaffold is needed, and we clear the site properly before we leave. We're used to working alongside architects and conservation officers.
Why Tynemouth homeowners
choose Gosforth Roofing.
Free roof surveys and honest advice on repair versus replacement, fixed written quotes, traditional materials and guaranteed workmanship. Covering Tynemouth Village, Front Street, Percy Park, Priors Park, Spital Dene, Tynemouth Green and King Edward's Bay.
Tynemouth roofing questions.
How much does a new slate roof cost in Tynemouth?
A full natural slate re-roof on a Tynemouth terrace or townhouse usually costs between £9,000 and £18,000, depending on size, height, how much slate can be reused and the amount of lead, stone and chimney work. Larger villas can cost more. We survey the roof and give you a fixed written price rather than a rate per square metre.
Do I need conservation consent for roof work in Tynemouth?
Like-for-like repair is normally allowed, but Tynemouth Village is a conservation area and some properties are listed or covered by an Article 4 Direction. Changing materials, adding roof windows or altering chimneys may need consent. We'll check at survey stage and work to whatever the property requires.
Can my slate roof be repaired instead of replaced?
Often, yes. Natural slate can last well over a century — it's usually the nails, battens or lead that fail first. If the slate is sound we can re-fix, replace individual slates and renew lead without stripping the whole roof. We'll show you photographs before you decide.
How quickly can you get out for an emergency leak?
Tynemouth is around twenty-five minutes from our base in Gosforth, so we can usually get someone out the same or next day to make a roof watertight, then come back to price the permanent repair.
Can you reuse my existing slate?
Usually. We strip carefully, sort and grade the slate, and reuse everything sound on the most visible elevation, topping up with matched reclaimed or new Welsh slate. It keeps the roof looking right and is often required in a conservation area.