Roofer in Summertown and North Oxford
I cover Summertown, Park Town, Wolvercote and the rest of North Oxford, working on the slate and tiled roofs, lead valleys and chimney stacks of its larger houses.
Free visit and written quote
As a roofer covering Summertown and North Oxford, I repair and re-roof houses across this part of OX2, from the tall villas off the Banbury and Woodstock Roads to the semis of Cutteslowe and Sunnymead. I'm Altin Lila of Alto Roofing, roofing since 2015 and working in Oxford since 2024. The visit to look at your roof is free, and so is the written quote.
Summertown roofing with me: the facts
Coverage
Summertown, Park Town, Wolvercote, Cutteslowe, Sunnymead, and the rest of Oxfordshire.
Slate
Natural Welsh, Spanish and fibre-cement slate.
Older houses
I work on period and listed buildings, and use lime mortar on old stone and soft brick.
Scaffolding
I arrange it, and it's included in the quote.
Guarantee
20 years on a new roof, at least 5 years on a repair, written and sent by email.
Coming to look
Usually the next day, and the visit is free.
How long it takes
It depends on the job.
North Oxford's big houses and what their roofs need
Much of North Oxford went up in the second half of the 19th century, a lot of it on farmland either side of the Banbury and Woodstock Roads that St John's College owned. The result is street after street of large brick houses, many three storeys high with attics. Summertown, once a separate village, filled in to the north, and the 1930s added Cutteslowe and Sunnymead beyond it.
Roofs on the big houses are rarely one simple slope. Steep pitches in slate or clay tiles meet at valleys, hips and gables; bays and dormers carry small lead roofs; and stacks rise from several walls. The faults tend to be at the joints: a lead valley that has split, a flashing pulled away from a stack, or slates sliding where their nails have rusted. My leadwork page covers the lead.
The North Oxford Victorian Suburb conservation area runs from St Giles up to roads such as Staverton Road and Belbroughton Road, and Park Town sits inside it. Some houses are listed as well. On those roofs repairs should match what's there, and changing a material may need Oxford City Council's consent first. My heritage roofing page explains how I approach old roofs.
Summertown is inside Oxford, so I usually come and look the next day. In an emergency I'm usually with you in about an hour.
Roofing work I cover in Summertown
Slate roofing
Refixing slipped slates and re-slating the steep slopes of North Oxford's Victorian villas.
Leadwork and flashing
Renewing split lead valleys, small lead roofs over bays and dormers, and the flashings where stacks meet the slope.
Chimney repairs
Repointing and re-flaunching the several stacks a large house carries, or taking down one that's no longer used.
Heritage roofing
Old and listed roofs in the conservation area, repaired like for like, with lime mortar where the building needs it.
Roof repairs
Slipped tiles and tired ridges on the 1930s semis of Cutteslowe and Sunnymead.
Questions from Summertown and North Oxford
Do you cover Summertown and North Oxford?
Yes, I cover Summertown and the whole of North Oxford, from Park Town and the streets off the Banbury Road up to Wolvercote, Cutteslowe and Sunnymead. A visit to look at the roof costs nothing, and it's usually the day after you get in touch. You can WhatsApp a photo to 07306 077999 first.
How do you reach the roof of a tall three-storey house?
With scaffolding, which I arrange and include in the quote. Many North Oxford houses have three storeys plus an attic, steep slopes and stacks well above the ridge, so a ladder is no safe way to work on most of the roof.
Who arranges roof repairs on a house split into flats?
Usually the freeholder or the management company, because the roof is normally shared and not part of any one flat. Plenty of large North Oxford houses have been divided into flats, so check your lease first. I work for landlords, letting agents and businesses as well as homeowners, and I can invoice the landlord or agent directly.
Have your North Oxford roof looked at for free
Send me a photo of the roof on WhatsApp, 07306 077999, or ring the same number. A shot from the garden or the street is enough. The visit and the written quote cost nothing.
No call-out charge, day or night