Slipped and broken tiles
Nail fatigue on older clay peg tiles and cracked concrete interlockers around Bocking End and the town centre terraces. We replace like-for-like and check the whole course, not just the gap you can see from the pavement.
Roof repairs in Braintree
Slipped tiles, a leaking chimney flashing, a ridge letting go after a windy night — most Braintree roofs need attention long before they need replacing. Our yard is in Braintree, so a repair here is a short van ride rather than a scheduling problem.
Repairs we carry out
The roof repairs Braintree houses actually need
Ridge and verge re-bedding
Loose ridge tiles and crumbling verge mortar are the single most common call we get from the 1960s–80s semis. Re-bedded in a proper mix, or converted to dry ridge and dry verge where it suits the roof.
Lead flashing repairs
Chimney abutments, dormer cheeks and porch junctions. Cracked mortar fillets get replaced with code-graded lead chased into the joint so the repair outlives the next storm.
Valley and gutter repairs
Split or blocked valleys push water sideways under the tiles and show up as a ceiling stain nowhere near the fault. We clear, reline or renew, and sort the guttering while the ladders are up.
Storm damage repairs
Ridge tiles off, verges stripped, felt torn. We make safe first, photograph everything for your insurer, then price the permanent repair.
Flat roof patch repairs
Blistered felt and split seams on rear extensions and garages. Patched where a patch is honest, re-covered where it isn't.
Guide prices
What roof repairs cost in Braintree
Real figures from jobs we quote locally. Access, roof pitch and how much of the roof is affected move the number — you always get a fixed written price after the survey.
| Job | Typical guide price |
|---|---|
| Replace a handful of slipped or cracked tiles | from £150 |
| Re-bed a run of ridge tiles | from £450 |
| New lead flashing to a chimney | from £380 |
| Re-point and re-mortar verges (one side) | from £320 |
| Valley renewal | from £650 |
| Emergency make-safe visit | from £120 |
Guide prices only, inclusive of labour and materials but excluding scaffolding where a job needs it. Every quote is confirmed in writing before work starts.
How we work
What happens when you book a Braintree roof repair
- Phone triage — where the water shows, and after which weather
- Free survey from the Braintree yard, usually within a couple of days
- Photos of the actual fault, from the roof or by drone
- Temporary make-safe if water is coming in now
- Fixed written price before a single tile moves
- Photos of the finished repair and the site swept clean
Local knowledge
Roof repairs across the Braintree districts
Different parts of Braintree throw up different faults, so the repair we quote is rarely the same twice.
Braintree town centre & Bocking End (CM7)
Victorian and Edwardian terraces with clay peg tiles, no sarking felt and shared valleys between properties. Repairs here are usually tile replacement, valley work and chimney leadwork.
Great Notley & Springwood (CM77)
Modern estate housing where the roofs themselves are sound but ridge and verge mortar, dry-verge clips and small flat roofs over bays and porches are the recurring problems.
Bocking & Church Lane
A mix of period cottages and post-war semis. Older properties often need careful like-for-like tile matching rather than a modern substitute.
Rayne, Cressing & the villages
Bigger detached properties and converted outbuildings, frequently with a mixture of pitched and flat roof areas that need two different repairs in one visit.
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Where we work
Roof repairs beyond Braintree
Based in Braintree and working roughly 30 miles out. Pick your town for local jobs, photos and reviews.
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- Roof repairs Tiptree
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- Roof repairs Rayne
- Roof repairs Cressing
- Roof repairs Silver End
- Roof repairs Earls Colne
- Roof repairs Sible Hedingham
- Roof repairs Feering
- Roof repairs Boreham
- Roof repairs Great Baddow
- Roof repairs Wickford
- Roof repairs Felsted
- Roof repairs 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
Braintree roof repair FAQs
- How much do roof repairs cost in Braintree?
- Small repairs — a few slipped tiles or a re-bedded ridge section — typically run from £150 to £450. Flashing, valley and larger storm repairs are priced after a free survey, always in writing before we start.
- How quickly can you get to a Braintree roof repair?
- We're based in Braintree, so a local survey is usually a couple of days at most, and an active leak is looked at the same or next working day. Call 07901 278779.
- Do I need scaffolding for a small roof repair?
- Not always. Single-storey and easily-accessed repairs are often done from ladders and a roof ladder. Anything at height or lasting more than a day gets proper access, and it's itemised separately on the quote so you can see the cost.
- Is it worth repairing an old roof or should I replace it?
- If the tiles are sound and the fault is localised, repair every time. Once you're replacing tiles across several areas each year, or the battens and felt underneath have gone, repairs stop being economical — we'll tell you which side of that line your roof is on.
- Do you cover Bocking, Great Notley and Rayne?
- Yes — all of CM7 and CM77 plus the surrounding villages. Those are our closest jobs and usually the quickest to get booked in.
Free survey
Book a free Braintree roof survey
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.