Roofer in Wantage
I cover Wantage, Grove and the villages under the Downs, from tiled roofs on the old Market Place houses to gutters and re-roofs on Grove's estates.
Free visits and written quotes in the Vale
As a roofer covering Wantage, I look after roofs in King Alfred's market town and in Grove next door, from the old town houses round the Market Place to the estates that have grown up on the town's northern side. I'm Altin Lila, an Oxford roofer working since 2015. Coming out to look at your roof is free, and so is the written quote.
Wantage roofing with me: what to expect
Coverage
Wantage, Grove, Letcombe Regis, East Hendred, Ardington and the rest of Oxfordshire.
Distance
About 15 miles south-west of Oxford, in the Vale of White Horse.
Experience
Roofing since 2015, and in Oxford as Alto Roofing since 2024.
Visits
Free, day or night: there's no call-out charge.
Scaffolding
I arrange it, and it's included in the quote.
Guarantee
In writing: 20 years on a new roof, at least 5 years on a repair.
How long it takes
It depends on the job.
Wantage's roofs: an old market town and a fast-growing neighbour
Wantage is where Alfred the Great was born, and his statue still stands in the Market Place. The houses around it look Georgian, but many are older than their brick fronts: several were built in the 16th and 17th centuries and re-fronted in the early 1700s. Behind them are often steep pitches and clay tiles on old timber. The town centre is a conservation area and many of these buildings are listed, so the Vale of White Horse District Council has a say in changes to them. On roofs like these I bed and point in lime mortar, and where the old tiles are sound I put them back.
Grove is a different story. Its older estates are mostly post-war brick houses under concrete tiles, many with gutters, fascias and soffits near the end of their life. A new set of gutters and fascias is often the job, and where the ridge, tiles and felt are all wearing out together, a new roof is worth pricing next to the repair.
North-west of Wantage, the old RAF Grove airfield, where Wellington bombers flew in the Second World War, is becoming Wellington Gate, an estate of up to 2,500 homes. Young roofs still lose the odd ridge cap or tile in a storm: see roof repairs.
Wantage is about 15 miles south-west of Oxford. Coming out to look at your roof costs nothing.
Roofing work I cover in Wantage
Roof repairs
Slipped and broken tiles, loose ridges and storm damage put right, on old roofs and new ones.
Roof replacement
Stripping and re-roofing when the tiles, ridge and felt are failing together, with good old tiles re-used.
Old and listed roofs
Clay tile and stone roofs on the town's older houses, bedded and pointed in lime mortar.
Guttering, fascias and soffits
Sagging gutters replaced, and rotten fascias and soffits renewed in uPVC or timber.
Chimney repairs
Repointing, new cowls and new lead flashing round stacks on the older houses.
Questions from Wantage
Do you cover Wantage and Grove?
Yes, I cover Wantage and Grove, including Wellington Gate, and the villages round them such as Letcombe Regis, Charlton, East Hendred and Ardington. All of Oxfordshire is in my area. Send a photo of the roof and your postcode by WhatsApp to 07306 077999, and I'll arrange a free visit.
Can you match the old clay tiles on a Wantage town house?
Often, yes. The best match is the house's own tiles, so on a repair or re-roof I take the old tiles off carefully and put back every one that's still sound. Where some are missing, reclaimed tiles of the same kind are usually the closest match. If the house is listed, check with the council before anything changes.
Why are the gutters on my older Grove house sagging?
Usually because the brackets have loosened or the fascia board behind them has gone soft. Once water sits in a sagging run, it overflows down the wall. If the fascia is sound, new brackets or a new gutter can be enough; if it's rotten, the fascia and soffit are worth replacing at the same time.
Get your Wantage roof looked at
WhatsApp a photo of the roof or the gutters to 07306 077999, or give me a call. The visit to Wantage or Grove costs you nothing, and the quote comes in writing, free.
No call-out charge, day or night