Roofer in Bicester
I cover Bicester and its villages for roof repairs, re-roofs and flat roofs, and you can call me 24/7 when a storm takes tiles off.
Call 24/7, bank holidays included
As a roofer covering Bicester, I repair and replace roofs across a town that has grown quickly since the war, from the old buildings around the Market Square to the post-war estates and Kingsmere. You can call me 24/7 if a storm damages your roof, and coming out costs nothing. I'm Altin Lila of Alto Roofing, roofing since 2015 and based in Oxford.
What to expect from me in Bicester
Covered
Bicester, Kingsmere, Elmsbrook, Langford Village, Southwold, Launton and Chesterton.
Location
About 11 miles north-east of Oxford.
Hours
Call 24/7, bank holidays included, with no extra charge for evenings or weekends.
Visits
Free, with no call-out fee.
Storm damage
A quick fix to stop the water first, then I come back for the proper repair.
Guarantee
A written guarantee: 20 years on a new roof, 5 years minimum on repairs.
Price
The quote is free and in writing, and you pay the price we agreed.
Bicester's roofs: a market town that kept growing
Bicester was a small market town for centuries. St Edburg's Church, founded perhaps as early as the 7th century, the Market Square and Sheep Street sit at its heart, and that old centre is a conservation area. Its older buildings mix stone, brick, clay tile and slate, and roof work there, or on any listed building, may need Cherwell District Council's consent first.
The 20th century changed the town. Military sites around Bicester, the airfield to the north among them, brought post-war housing, and the estates kept coming: Southwold, Langford Village and others, many of them brick houses under concrete interlocking tiles. A lot of those roofs are reaching the age where ridges need re-bedding and the felt under the tiles has gone brittle. Some need only a roof repair; others are ready for a new roof.
The newest Bicester is newer still: Kingsmere, to the south-west, has passed 2,000 homes, and Elmsbrook's first residents moved in during 2016, two years after Bicester became a garden town. A winter gale can still lift tiles on a roof of any age. If that happens, call me any time; my emergency roofer page explains what to do while you wait.
Bicester is about 11 miles north-east of Oxford. Whatever time you call, coming out to look at the roof is free.
Roofing work I cover in Bicester
Roof repairs
Re-bedding ridges and replacing slipped concrete tiles on the estate roofs around the town.
Emergency roof repairs
Tiles or a ridge lifted in a storm: call any time, and I'll stop the water before the proper repair.
Roof replacement
Stripping and re-tiling a post-war roof when tiles, battens and felt are all near the end together.
Flat roofing
Garage and extension flat roofs re-covered in EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass or felt.
Guttering, fascias and soffits
Sagging gutters replaced, and rotten fascias and soffits renewed in uPVC or timber.
Questions from Bicester
Do you cover Bicester?
Yes, I cover Bicester and its villages, from Kingsmere, Elmsbrook and Langford Village in the town to Launton and Chesterton outside it. All of Oxfordshire is in my area. WhatsApp your postcode and a photo of the roof to 07306 077999, or call, and I'll come out to look at no charge.
Do you work on the old buildings around Bicester's Market Square?
Yes, I work on old and period buildings, and the Market Square, Sheep Street and the streets around St Edburg's hold some of Bicester's oldest. On old stone and soft brick I use lime mortar for bedding and pointing, not hard cement. My heritage roofing page says more.
What wears out first on a concrete tile roof?
Usually the mortar and the felt, before the tiles themselves. Mortar-bedded ridges and verges crack and loosen over the decades, and old bitumen felt under the tiles goes brittle and tears, often first at the eaves. A loose ridge is a repair, and I can swap it for a dry-fixed one; when the felt has gone across the whole roof, re-roofing is often the longer-lasting answer.
Get a free visit to your Bicester roof
WhatsApp me a photo on 07306 077999, or call, day or night. There's no call-out charge in Bicester, and the quote comes in writing at no cost.
No call-out charge, day or night