01Look first
A roof gets inspected before it gets quoted. Guessing from the ground produces prices that change once the work starts, which helps nobody.
About Brighton Roofing
A family-run roofing company working on pitched and flat roofs across Peacehaven and the Sussex coast.
Who we are
Roofers, not a sales operation
Brighton Roofing is a family-run business. The person who looks at your roof is the person who works on it — there is no call centre in between, and no one passing your details on to a contractor you have never spoken to.
We work across Peacehaven, Telscombe Cliffs, Saltdean, Rottingdean, Newhaven, Seaford, Lewes and the villages along the Ouse valley, as well as Brighton and Hove. Most weeks are a mix of repair calls, maintenance and larger re-roofing jobs.
Roofing is not complicated to explain, and we think customers are entitled to understand what is wrong with their own house. You get a straight description of what we found, what we recommend, and what it will cost — including when the honest answer is that the roof does not need work yet.
How we work
The way we approach a job
02Find the actual cause
Particularly with leaks. Sealing the nearest visible gap is quick and frequently wrong; tracing where water is really entering takes longer and lasts.
03Match the work to the roof
Replacement tiles and slates are matched to the existing covering as closely as the material allows, so repairs do not advertise themselves from the street.
04Get the details right
Roofs rarely fail in the middle. Flashings, valleys, verges and abutments are where the attention needs to go, and they get it.
05Say when repair is the wrong answer
If a roof needs replacing rather than patching, we will say so — and equally, if it has years left in it, we will say that too rather than sell you a new roof.
06Leave it tidy
Old materials removed, nails and debris cleared, access made safe and the property left as we found it.
Local knowledge
Roofs on this stretch of coast
Peacehaven sits on an exposed clifftop, and the roofs here live a harder life than equivalent houses a few miles inland. Wind gets under coverings at ridges and verges, and salt-laden air is unkind to fixings and metalwork over time.
Much of the local housing stock is interwar and post-war, with concrete tile roofs and a good number of flat-roofed extensions and garages added later. Those roofs have recognisable failure patterns, and knowing them makes diagnosis quicker.
- Exposed clifftop and coastal properties
- Concrete tile and slate coverings
- Flat-roofed extensions, garages and dormers
- Wind and storm damage along ridges and verges
Straight answers
What we do not claim
Plenty of roofing websites lead with award badges, review counts and guarantees. We would rather tell you what we actually do and let the work speak for itself. If you want to know about a specific accreditation, insurance position or guarantee on a particular job, ask us directly on 07444 738438 and you will get a straight answer rather than a marketing claim.
No roofer can promise a roof will never leak again. What we can do is find the cause, carry out an appropriate repair, and be clear about what we have and have not addressed.
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