If your conservatory is too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, we can solve this by replacing the glazed roof with a solid roof using a light weight polymer slate. By replacing glass with a solid roof, your conservatory can be transformed into a usable space […]
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At West Country Tiling we manufacture our own lead for use on most of our restoration projects. This allows us to produce superior lead with good flexibility. One of the most impressive of these projects was Tyntesfield House, a National Trust property in North Somerset. The History of Lead Lead […]
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We recently completed the reroof of a Georgian roof in Bath. This property on Widcombe Crescent was built in 1808, on a terrace of 14 Georgian houses that are designated as Grade I listed buildings. As with any listed property, they come with a host of protection orders, specific material […]
Read MoreWe have just started an exciting new project. The re-roof of a private manor house outside of Dorchester in Dorset. As with all our private projects, we cannot reveal the exact location. The Grade II* Listed manor house was built in the 17th century and underwent considerable alterations in the […]
Read MoreWhen working on historically significant buildings, it is very important to choose the right modern materials for the project. We put a lot of thought into which materials we chose so that they compliment the structure rather than creating problems in the future. Most of the historic buildings that we […]
Read MoreThe team at West Country Tiling have been working with lead since 1969 and manufacturing sand cast lead since 2007, resulting in us having sufficient experience to become experts in casting and working with lead. Lead is a versatile material that can be shaped into down pipes, hopper heads, box […]
Read MoreOver the last 32 years we have worked on 100s of church roofs. Ecclesiastical work is our forte and our craftsmen have vast experience in working on all styles of church roofs using many different types of materials. Church Roof Styles We are about to start work on our smallest […]
Read MoreIn November 2021, the West Country Tiling team started work on the Isle of White’s Quarr Abbey reroof. This distinctive place of worship was designed by Dom Bellot, a renowned monk-architect, and construction was completed in 1912. At that time the abbey cost £10,600 to build, in today’s money that […]
Read MoreThe West Country Tiling team recently completed a private dwelling using Glendyne Canadian slate. This is a unique grey slate full of nuances and is a pleasure to work with. High quality Canadian slate The work carried out on this beautiful country home just outside Bruton in Somerset included stripping […]
Read MoreOur team has just completed work on the Old Manor, a Grade II listed farmhouse in Hampshire. The re-roof of this medieval house, with Georgian and Edwardian extensions, commenced in June 2021. This is an amazing building with the original Great Hall still relatively untouched. In later years, various extensions were […]
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