Roofer in Marston
I cover Old Marston, New Marston and Northway, repairing and re-roofing the tiled roofs of their semis and estate houses, and the flat roofs added behind them.
20-year written guarantee on a new roof
As a roofer covering Marston, I repair and replace roofs across Old Marston, New Marston and Northway, the part of OX3 between Headington and the River Cherwell. I've done roofing jobs in OX3 before, and I've been roofing since 2015. I'm Altin Lila of Alto Roofing, and the visit and the written quote are both free.
Roofing in Marston with me
Coverage
Old Marston, New Marston, Northway, the Marston Road, and the rest of Oxfordshire.
Work in OX3
I've done roofing jobs in the OX3 postcode district.
Re-roofs
Old tiles and felt stripped, new breathable membrane and battens, then re-tiled with dry-fixed ridges, hips and verges.
Flat roofs
EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass or felt, with insulation, and help with the building control notification.
Coming to look
Usually the next day. In an emergency, usually about an hour.
Insurance
£2 million public liability insurance.
Marston: an old village and the suburb that reached it
Marston is really two places. Old Marston is the original village on low ground by the Cherwell, and its centre is a conservation area. Its best-known building, Cromwell's House on Mill Lane, is where the treaty for the surrender of Oxford was signed in 1646, at the end of the Civil War siege. The old houses there are varied, and a repair should match the roof it's on.
New Marston grew out along the Marston Road from St Clement's, and much of it is interwar and post-war semis with hipped or gabled tiled roofs. Northway, further north, is mostly council housing from the 1950s. Old Marston itself only came inside the city boundary in 1991.
On those 20th-century houses, many roofs still carry their first coverings. Concrete tiles, ridges bedded in mortar that has cracked, and felt that has gone brittle tend to wear out together. That's when a new roof is worth pricing next to a repair. Many semis also have a flat-roofed garage or kitchen extension: see flat roofing.
For Headington, Barton and Risinghurst, the rest of OX3, see my Headington page.
Marston is inside the city boundary, so a planned job usually gets a visit the next day, at no charge.
Roofing work I cover in Marston
Roof replacement
Re-roofing interwar and 1950s houses whose first tiles, ridges and felt are all reaching the end together.
Roof repairs
Cracked mortar ridges, slipped tiles and broken hips on New Marston's semis and Northway's estate houses.
Flat roofing
New coverings and insulation on the garages and kitchen extensions behind Marston's semis.
Heritage roofing
Older village houses in the Old Marston conservation area, repaired to match the roof they're on.
Questions from Marston
Do you cover Marston and Old Marston?
Yes, I cover Marston and Old Marston, along with New Marston, Northway and the houses along the Marston Road. They're all in OX3, a postcode district where I've done roofing jobs before. The first visit is free and usually the next day; if you'd rather start with a photo, WhatsApp it to 07306 077999.
Can you match the tiles when only my half of a semi is re-roofed?
Often, but not always exactly. Many concrete tiles laid on interwar and 1950s semis are no longer made in the same profile or colour, so a new roof can look different from next door's. Where the old tiles are in good condition I re-use them. Otherwise the closest tile still made is the usual answer, and it is worth seeing a sample before work starts.
Should I replace a cracked mortar ridge with a dry ridge?
It's worth considering. On a repair I can replace an old mortar-bedded ridge with a dry-fixed one, which is screwed or clipped down instead of relying on mortar, so there's no bedding left to crack and wash out. On older village houses a mortar ridge may suit the building better, so I'd look at the roof first.
Get a free look at your Marston roof
WhatsApp me a photo of the roof, the ridge or the flat roof out the back on 07306 077999, or call. The visit and the quote are both free.
No call-out charge, day or night