Concrete interlocking tiles
The workhorse of Essex housing. Fast to lay, cost-effective and available in profiles that match the rest of a street — usually the right answer for a post-war semi or estate house.
New roofs in Braintree
A new roof is the biggest single thing most people ever do to the outside of their house. We install complete tiled and slate roofs across Braintree — stripped back to the rafters, re-felted, re-battened and finished properly, with the whole specification written down before we start.
What we install
New roof options for Braintree homes
Clay plain and pantiles
The traditional look for older Braintree and Bocking properties. More tiles per square metre and more labour, but nothing else weathers the same way.
Natural and fibre cement slate
Natural Welsh or Spanish slate for period properties; fibre cement where the budget or the roof structure calls for a lighter, cheaper alternative that still reads as slate.
Full breathable underlay and battens
Every new roof gets breathable membrane and treated, graded battens. This is the part nobody sees and the part that decides how long the roof lasts.
Dry ridge, hip and verge systems
Mechanically fixed rather than mortar-bedded, so there's nothing to crack, wash out or need re-pointing in ten years.
New leadwork and rainwater goods
Code-graded lead to chimneys, valleys and abutments, plus new fascias, soffits and guttering where the old ones aren't worth keeping.
Guide prices
What a new roof costs in Braintree
Ballpark figures for a full strip and re-cover including breathable membrane, new battens, dry ridge and scaffolding on a standard two-storey property.
| Job | Typical guide price |
|---|---|
| Mid-terrace, concrete tile | £5,500 – £8,000 |
| Semi-detached, concrete tile | £7,500 – £11,000 |
| Detached, concrete tile | £11,000 – £17,000 |
| Clay plain tile uplift | add 25–40% |
| Natural slate uplift | add 40–70% |
| Garage or outbuilding roof | £2,500 – £4,500 |
Guide ranges based on jobs we quote locally. Roof size, pitch, complexity, chimney count and access all change the figure. Your written quote is fixed and itemised.
The process
How a Braintree re-roof runs
- Free survey, loft inspection and drone photos of the existing roof
- Written, itemised specification — tile, membrane, battens, lead, ridge system
- Scaffold erected and the property protected before stripping starts
- Old covering stripped, rafters checked, any rot replaced and shown to you
- New membrane, battens, tiles, leadwork and dry fixings installed
- Site cleared, gutters flushed, guarantee and photos handed over
Local knowledge
New roofs across the Braintree area
What we fit depends heavily on where in town the house sits.
Town centre and Bocking terraces
Shared roofs and party walls mean careful sequencing with neighbours, plus clay tiles or slate to keep the street consistent.
1960s–80s semis
The largest group of re-roofs we do. Original concrete tiles reaching the end of their life, often with sagging battens and no felt underneath.
Great Notley and newer estates
Rarely need a full re-roof yet, but do need verge, ridge and flat-roof work — worth a survey before committing to anything bigger.
Village and detached properties
Complex roof shapes, multiple chimneys and dormers. Priced after a proper measured survey rather than over the phone.
Keep reading
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Where we work
New roofs across Essex
Based in Braintree and working roughly 30 miles out. Pick your town for local jobs, photos and reviews.
- New roofs Braintree
- New roofs Witham
- New roofs Halstead
- New roofs Great Dunmow
- New roofs Chelmsford
- New roofs Colchester
- New roofs Maldon
- New roofs Coggeshall
- New roofs Kelvedon
- New roofs Tiptree
- New roofs Sudbury
- New roofs Saffron Walden
- New roofs Bishop's Stortford
- New roofs Harlow
- New roofs Brentwood
- New roofs Billericay
- New roofs Basildon
- New roofs Clacton-on-Sea
- New roofs Chipping Ongar
- New roofs Hatfield Peverel
- New roofs Bocking
- New roofs Great Notley
- New roofs Rayne
- New roofs Cressing
- New roofs Silver End
- New roofs Earls Colne
- New roofs Sible Hedingham
- New roofs Feering
- New roofs Boreham
- New roofs Great Baddow
- New roofs Wickford
- New roofs Felsted
- New roofs Stansted Mountfitchet
More from Iron Peak
Related roofing services
Not quite what you need? These pages cover the rest of the roof — every job is priced in writing after a free survey.
- Roof leak repair EssexLeak tracing on tiles, valleys and flashings, made watertight the same week.
- Emergency roof repair EssexStorm damage and active leaks made safe same day, seven days a week.
- New roof cost EssexHonest 2026 re-roof guide prices for terraced, semi and detached houses.
- Flat roof repair EssexFelt, GRP and EPDM repairs on extensions, garages and dormers.
- EPDM flat roof EssexSeamless rubber membrane roofs with a 20-year written guarantee.
- Chimney repair EssexRepointing, flaunching, code-graded leadwork and full stack rebuilds.
- Guttering, fascias & soffits EssexLeaking gutters repaired and full UPVC ogee systems fitted to a proper fall.
- Drone roof survey Essex4K aerial inspection and a written condition report — no scaffold needed.
Common questions
New roof FAQs
- How long does a new roof take in Braintree?
- A standard semi is usually five to eight working days once scaffolding is up. Detached houses with dormers, valleys and multiple chimneys run longer — the quote states the expected duration.
- Do I need planning permission for a new roof?
- Normally no, if you're replacing like-for-like on a standard house. Listed buildings and conservation areas are different, and we'll flag it at survey stage if your property is affected.
- What guarantee comes with a new roof?
- You get a written workmanship guarantee from us plus the manufacturer's warranty on the tiles and membrane. The terms are set out on the quote, not promised verbally.
- Can you match the tiles on my street?
- In most cases yes. We source profile and colour matches, and on older properties we can reclaim and re-use sound tiles where enough of them survive the strip.
Free survey
Get a fixed price for your new roof
Tell us the address and what you're seeing. We'll come out from the Braintree yard, look properly, and put a fixed price in writing before anything starts.