Roofers in Medway
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Medway is a unitary authority covering Chatham, Rochester, Strood and Gillingham, and the roofing work varies enormously between them — from dockyard-worker terraces and a cathedral city's listed buildings to Georgian townhouses on Watling Street and new riverside apartments. One council, several very different jobs.
Chatham splits by neighbourhood: dense Victorian and Edwardian terraces built for dockyard workers around Brompton and Luton, 1960s–70s estates at Walderslade and Lordswood, and newer stock around the Maritime area and St Mary's Island.
Rochester carries the heaviest heritage constraint — 196 listed buildings within the Historic Rochester Conservation Area, around the castle and cathedral.
Strood runs from Georgian townhouses along Watling Street through to modern riverside apartment developments — period material matching at one end of the scale and modern membrane and dry-fix detailing at the other, sometimes within the same short walk.
The common thread across the Medway towns is exposure: hillside and riverside positions put ridge tiles, hip tiles and verge mortar under more stress than sheltered inland sites.
Because Medway is a unitary authority, Chatham, Rochester, Strood and Gillingham all fall under the same council — but the constraints on the ground differ sharply.
Work near the Historic Dockyard in Chatham typically requires matching tile and lime mortar. Near Rochester's castle and cathedral you may be dealing with a listed building, where listed building consent applies in addition to planning permission. Georgian stock on Watling Street in Strood brings its own material expectations, while a new riverside apartment block has none of that history and an entirely different set of potential defects.
We'll tell you which picture applies to your address at survey stage. Confirm designations with Medway Council before committing to materials.
Across the Medway towns, these are the problems we're called out to most often:
Fix-R 20 torch-on, single ply, and GRP systems. BS 8217 compliant.
Tiles, slates, full strip and re-roof. BS 5534 mechanical fixing.
Flashings, valleys, dormers. LSA standards, codes 3-5.
Leak diagnosis, storm damage, emergency response within 24-48hrs.
UPVC and composite systems with proper ventilation integration.
Re-pointing, flashings, flaunching, and structural repairs.
Storm damage and active leaks across Medway — temporary weatherproofing within 24-48hrs.
With so much of Medway's newer building stock — flat-roofed extensions in Walderslade and Twydall, waterfront apartments on St Mary's Island, dockside developments around Chatham Maritime — flat roofing is one of the questions we get asked about most. We fit three systems depending on the roof and the budget: Fix-R 20 torch-on felt for straightforward domestic extensions and garages, single ply membrane (TPO or EPDM) for larger or more exposed roofs where longevity and fewer joints matter, and GRP (fibreglass) where a fully seamless, walkable finish is needed. None of them is right for every roof — we'll tell you honestly which suits yours rather than fitting whichever we've got left in the van. For the full breakdown of how the three compare on cost, lifespan, and application, see our guide: Torch-On vs GRP vs Single Ply.
Every roofing installation we carry out in Medway comes with our triple-layered guarantee — 15 years on workmanship, 15 years manufacturer-backed on materials, and 10 years of independent insurance-backed protection. You're covered regardless of what happens to any company. Most competitors can't offer this level of certainty.
Our Medway coverage includes dedicated pages for Chatham and Rochester, and we also work across Gravesend, Dartford and the surrounding areas. If you're in Chatham or Rochester specifically, those pages cover the local detail in more depth than this overview.
Medway's housing market is unusually split — Victorian terraces near the historic Dockyard areas with roofs well past a typical service life, and a wave of new-build developments across the wider Medway towns where snagging issues in flashing and flat-roof detailing are common in the first few years. Whichever end of that range your purchase falls in, our £198 pre-purchase roof condition report gives you a written, specialist assessment across ME1 to ME8 before you commit.
Want to know if your roof needs attention? Read our guide on signs your roof needs replacing, or find out how much a new roof costs in Kent.
Every roof is different, so we provide free, no-obligation inspections and quotes. We also offer a £198 Roof Condition Report with a detailed written assessment specific to your property in Medway. The cost depends on the roof size, covering type, whether it's a full strip or overlay, and the complexity of the work. We'll give you a clear, itemised breakdown so you know exactly what you're paying for.
Yes — we provide free roof inspections across Medway (ME1-ME8). We'll survey your roof with drone photography, take photos, explain our findings in plain English, and provide a written quote if work is needed. There's no obligation and no pressure.
Every installation in Medway comes with our IKON Integrity Guarantee: 15-year workmanship guarantee, 15-year manufacturer-backed materials warranty, and 10-year insurance-backed guarantee. This means your roof is protected even if our company ceased trading — something most competitors can't offer.
For storm damage and active leaks in Medway, we aim to provide temporary weatherproofing within 24–48 hours. We'll then schedule the permanent repair as soon as materials and weather conditions allow.
All our work complies with current British Standards — BS 5534 for pitched roofing (including mechanical fixing requirements), BS 8217 for flat roofing, and Lead Sheet Association guidelines for leadwork. We also meet Building Regulations Approved Documents C and F for moisture resistance and ventilation.
We'd recommend a roof check at least once a year, ideally after the autumn storms and before winter sets in. Regular maintenance — clearing debris from valleys and gutters, checking flashing and pointing, spotting slipped tiles early — is far cheaper than an emergency repair once a leak has taken hold. We offer straightforward inspections across Medway so small issues get caught before they become expensive ones.
Traditional felt (torch-on) is applied in layers and heat-welded, while single ply membrane (TPO or EPDM) comes as one continuous sheet with far fewer joints — generally a longer lifespan and less maintenance, though it costs more upfront. Which one makes sense for your Medway property depends on the roof's size, access, and how long you want it to last; we'll talk you through the trade-offs on site rather than quoting a one-size-fits-all price.
All three fall under Medway Council, which is a unitary authority. The constraints differ a great deal between them though — Rochester's historic core has 196 listed buildings, Chatham has conservation requirements near the Historic Dockyard, and Strood mixes Georgian stock on Watling Street with modern riverside apartments. Confirm your property's designations with Medway Council.
Exposed ones do. Hillside positions in Chatham and riverside positions along the Medway put ridge tiles, hip tiles and verge mortar under more stress than sheltered inland sites, so mortar bedding degrades sooner. On exposed properties we generally recommend dry-fix ridge and verge systems rather than re-bedding in mortar that will fail again.
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