Roofing, Flat Roofs & Guttering in Dorking

Across Dorking (RH4) it is mostly clay tile and slate re-roofs on older town property, chimney rebuilds, lead work, and gutter clearing under the trees on the edge of the Downs, plus the chimney repairs, lead work, gutter clearing and car port roofs that go alongside all of it. Dorking has a historic centre with a conservation area running through it, so re-roofs on older property are generally expected to match the existing covering and chimney stacks are usually better repaired than removed. The newer estates on the edge of town carry none of those constraints, which is why the same street can need two different answers. Every job starts with James coming out and looking at it, then a free written estimate, rather than a price guessed over the phone.

No. Dorking is roughly 11 miles from the Smallfield yard, at the outer edge of where we work, so travel is in the written estimate rather than added on afterwards. Jobs that far out tend to get booked as a full day or a solid run of days rather than fitted in around other work.

Yes. Dorking is at the western edge of the patch, tucked under Box Hill, and the older property in the town keeps us on slate, clay tile and chimneys rather than quick jobs. Give us a ring and we will tell you what we normally find on roofs around Box Hill, and what yours is likely to need before anything comes off.

It does, and Dorking is really two jobs in one town. In the historic centre the property is older brick and stone, the roofs are clay tile or slate, and the stacks and lead work are usually where the money needs to go. Coverings there are generally expected to match what is already up, so that is what we price. On the newer estates around the edge the roofs are interlocking concrete tile, the fascias are UPVC and the front is a drive rather than a garden, so it is re-roofs, gutter renewals and block paving. James will tell you which of the two your house is at the estimate.

No. J&L does not take upfront payments on any job, in Dorking or anywhere else. You get a written estimate before work starts, the work is done, and you pay when it is finished and you are happy with it. Every job is guaranteed, and the Checkatrade reviews, 9.87 out of 10 from 234 customers, are the record of how that has gone.

Dorking is around 11 miles from the Smallfield yard, so getting out to measure and quote is quick. Storm damage and leaks get looked at first. When a bigger job can actually start depends on the diary and the weather, which is normally a few weeks out. We would rather give you a real date than a hopeful one, so ring and we will tell you where the next honest slot is.