The team at West Country Tiling work on many different types of roofs for our private clients, from a simple garage reroof, to the repair of an old roof in danger of collapsing. We spoke with some of our clients about their experiences with our team… Conservatory roof Tony from […]
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Tile Roof Coverings
Here at West Country Tiling, we have well over 30 years of experience in working with many different tile roof coverings on all types of buildings, from modern extensions to historical houses, flat roofs to pitched roofs, and everything else in between. If you’re based in the Southwest of England […]
Read MoreSlate Roof Coverings
With over 30 years of experience, the team at West Country Tiling have worked on various types of roofs, using different varieties of natural slate, on diverse buildings. From churches and historical buildings, to modern extensions and architectural masterpieces, we have roofed them all. We are based in the Southwest […]
Read MoreHow to obtain a building regulation compliance certificate for your roof
In 2010 the UK Government Building Regulations applied the re-roofing of any domestic property to its Compliance Certificate requirements. When contracting roofing work on your home, in most circumstances you will require a Building Regulation Compliance Certificate. Planning Permission may also be required, depending on the location and scope of […]
Read MoreHow to find a reliable and trustworthy roofer
Good question! I’ve been in this business for over thirty years and things have changed somewhat. The Yellow Pages book is out, and trade comparison websites are in. But can you really trust all those “accredited” roofers out there? Well, in my opinion, not really. So, how can you find […]
Read MoreThe importance of planning
When working on listed buildings of historical importance, meticulous planning is vital. When we strip a slate or clay tile roof, we try to salvage as many tiles as possible and reuse them. Which means that until we have physically removed the tiles or slates, we don’t know the exact […]
Read MoreHow to attract young people to the roofing profession?
This is question we have often asked ourselves, and over the years we have tried our best to attract young people to work as part of our industry. Here at West Country Tiling we take on young people as apprentices aged between 16 and 19. They are usually young men […]
Read MoreThe Parish of Three Saints
We have recently started phase one of a three-phase project on St Mary’s Church in the village of East Brent. St Mary’s in one of three churches that make up The Parish of Three Saints located in three traditional villages in Somerset. The two other churches that make up this […]
Read MoreSt Sampson’s Church – Cricklade
Our specialist roofer Michael Watson, recently completed a variety of complex and detailed lead workings on the Grade I listed St Sampson’s church in Cricklade, Wiltshire. History Cricklade was a thriving town as far back as the Saxon era and there has been a church on this site since at […]
Read MoreChurch of St James – Milton Clevedon
Milton Clevedon is a small hamlet of approximately 60 residents with its church at the heart of this rural Somerset village. The Church of St James is known locally as the church in the farmyard. History The first church in Milton Clevedon dates back to the 12th century and was […]
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