New roofs and re-roofs in Teesside
A full re-roof on a typical Teesside semi costs £5,500 to £9,500, and £8,000 to £14,000 on a larger detached property, including scaffolding, waste, new breathable underlay, battens, and your choice of tile or slate. Every quote is itemised and priced off a proper survey.
When a roof is done
Most Teesside re-roofs are not sudden decisions, they are the end of a slow argument. The slate roof on a Middlesbrough terrace that drops a slate or two every winter is suffering nail fatigue: the slates themselves may have decades left, but the fixings are finished, and refitting them means stripping the roof anyway. The 1930s semis of Acklam and Hartburn carry concrete tiles that outlive the felt beneath them, and once the underlay goes, every driven-rain storm is a slow soak into the loft.
A re-roof answers all of it at once: old covering off, structure inspected, new breathable membrane and battens, covering refitted or renewed, ridges and verges redone, leadwork checked. On a typical semi that runs £5,500 to £9,500 all-in; larger detached roofs run £8,000 to £14,000.
What the money actually buys
An itemised re-roof quote should spell out every element: scaffolding, skip and waste, breathable underlay (not the old-style felt that sweats), treated battens, the covering itself by make and profile, ridge and verge systems, leadwork, and the workmanship guarantee. Dry ridge and dry verge systems are worth asking about on exposed Teesside plots: they fix mechanically instead of relying on mortar, which is exactly what the coastal wind attacks first.
Reusing sound existing slates is a legitimate way to hold costs on period properties, and a good quote will say honestly how much of the old covering is worth keeping. What you should never see is a single line, a round number and a cash price.
Tile or slate?
Concrete interlocking tiles are the value choice and suit most 20th-century stock. Natural slate costs more but is the right answer on period terraces, and in conservation areas like Saltburn it can be required. Modern fibre-cement and composite slates split the difference convincingly. The tile and slate page goes deeper, and the cost guide prices the options side by side.
Timescale and disruption
A semi typically takes three to five working days in fair weather, with scaffolding up a few days either side. The house stays weathertight every night, that is a basic professional standard, not a favour. The loft will see dust and daylight while the old covering comes off, so anything stored up there wants covering or moving before work starts.