Slaters and roofers · since 1994
Rain on the roof. Not through it.
A Kendal family firm of slaters. Westmorland and Burlington slate, leadwork, chimneys and flat roofs, with a written fixed quote that already has the scaffold in it.
- 4.9 from 186 Google reviews
- 10-year guarantee
- NFRC member
- CompetentRoofer
Since 1994, from a yard in Kendal
Slated by hand, eaves to ridge.
Most of our roofs are Lakeland stone houses under Westmorland green or Burlington blue-grey slate, laid the old way in diminishing courses: the big, heavy slates at the eaves and smaller ones every row up to the ridge. It is slow work. Done properly it lasts a hundred years, and we would rather do it once.
- Years on Lakeland roofs
- 32
- Roofs slated, mended or made safe
- 2,400+
- Guarantee on every re-roof
- 10 yrs
- From 186 Google reviews
- 4.9
What we do
Everything above the top-floor ceiling.
From one slipped slate to a stone farmhouse re-roofed in local slate. We do our own leadwork and our own scaffold design, so nobody waits on a subcontractor.
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Slate repairs
Slipped, cracked or missing slates matched from our yard of reclaimed Lakeland slate and fixed with copper tingles.
From £165 -
Re-roofing in natural slate
Stripped, re-felted, re-battened and re-slated, reusing every sound slate. Westmorland, Burlington, Welsh or Spanish.
From £15,800 -
Chimneys and leadwork
Repointing and flaunching, round Lakeland chimneys rebuilt, and flashings, valleys and soakers dressed in lead by hand.
From £420 -
Flat roofs
EPDM rubber and GRP fibreglass on garages, dormers and extensions, with a warm-roof upgrade if you want one.
From £95 per m² -
Gutters, fascias and soffits
Cleared, mended or renewed in uPVC or aluminium, and cast iron put back on the houses that had it.
From £85 -
Roof windows and dormers
New roof windows fitted and flashed into slate, and tired dormer cheeks stripped and re-clad.
From £1,250 -
Storm and emergency repairs
Made safe and sheeted within 24 hours of your call, then repaired properly. We will talk to your insurer.
£145 call-out -
Drone roof surveys
We fly over the roof and send you every slate, ridge and flashing in a photo report the same day.
£95
Our slate
Slate from up the road, not halfway round the world.
New Westmorland green and Burlington blue-grey from Cumbrian quarries, and a yard of reclaimed Lakeland slate for repairs that have to match. Imported slate is cheaper and sometimes right. On a stone house in the Park, it usually is not.
What is under your slates
Six layers. We do every one of them.
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Rafters
The timber frame. While the roof is open we check every rafter for rot and woodworm, and strengthen or replace the tired ones before anything goes on top.
- 02
Breathable membrane
A vapour-permeable underlay in place of old bitumen felt, so the loft breathes instead of dripping with condensation. Lapped 150 mm and taped at the eaves.
- 03
Battens
Graded, treated battens set to the gauge of your slates. On a diminishing-course roof every row is measured on the roof, not read off a chart.
- 04
Slates
Laid in diminishing courses from eaves to ridge and nailed twice with copper. The biggest slates go lowest, where the water runs heaviest.
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Lead flashing
Code 4 and 5 lead wherever the roof meets a chimney or a wall, dressed, wedged and sealed. Most leaks start here, so this is where we take our time.
- 06
Ridge
Ridge tiles bedded in lime mortar, or a dry-fix ridge where the National Park allows it. Nothing to blow off, nothing to wash out.
Guide prices
What things cost in the South Lakes, 2026.
Every roof is different, so these are starting points. Your quote will be written, fixed and itemised, with the scaffold already in it.
- All prices include VAT
- Scaffold priced in, never added after
- No deposit on jobs under £3,000
- Quotes are free and in writing
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Roof check with a drone photo report
£95
Visit within the week, report by email the same day. Taken off the bill if we do the work.
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Slipped or broken slates, up to six
from £165
Matched from reclaimed stock, fixed with copper tingles, ladder access.
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Ridge re-bedded and pointed
from £65 per metre
Lime or mortar to match, or a dry-fix ridge where the Park allows it.
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Chimney repointed, new flaunching
from £540
Tower or roof ladder included. Full scaffold, if it needs one, priced in your quote.
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Lead flashing renewed
from £420
Code 4 or 5 lead to a chimney or abutment, dressed, wedged and sealed.
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Gutters cleared, downpipes flushed
from £85
Terraced or semi-detached house, with before and after photos.
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Fascias, soffits and gutters renewed
from £2,400
uPVC or aluminium on a three-bed semi, old boards taken away.
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EPDM rubber flat roof
from £95 per m²
Garages and extensions, new deck where needed. Minimum job £1,450.
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Moss cleared by hand and treated
from £320
Scraped and brushed, never pressure-washed. Gutters cleared after.
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Re-roof in natural slate, three-bed semi
from £15,800
Reclaimed or Spanish slate, new membrane and battens, scaffold and skips included. New Westmorland or Burlington from £24,500.
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Storm call-out, made safe
£145
Tarpaulin and the first hour on the roof, seven days a week.
Recent roofs
Ten roofs from the last two years.
01 / 10 Swipe for more
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Kendal Victorian terrace re-slated in reclaimed Westmorland, two chimneys repointed. -
Ambleside Four cottages re-ridged in lime and their valleys relined in lead. -
Hawkshead A whitewashed row: slipped slates back, new lead soakers, gutters renewed. -
Grasmere Round chimneys rebuilt in stone and lime, the Park officer’s sign-off handled. -
Rydal Lakeland stone house, full re-roof in new Westmorland green slate. -
Sedbergh Farmhouse and attached barn re-laid in diminishing courses. -
Kirkby Lonsdale Town-centre roofs: lead valleys relined and a cast iron gutter run put back. -
Kendal A round chimney taken down to the roof line, rebuilt and re-flaunched. -
Windermere Stack repointed from a roof ladder, so no scaffold to pay for. -
Staveley Scaffold up on a Monday for a full re-roof, with a view to make up for it.
Before and after
Burneside farmhouse, the south slope.
Burlington slates delaminating and slipping in rows, with daylight in the loft. Re-slated with sound reclaimed slate from the same quarry, scaffold to skip, in nine days.
Drag the handle, or use the arrow keys.
- 1 Six slates slipped on the lower slope
- 2 Ridge mortar washed out at the gable
- 3 Two slates cracked above the window
Drone roof surveys
See your own roof before you spend a penny.
Most roofs can be checked without a ladder. We fly a drone over yours and send a photo report the same day: every slipped slate circled, every ridge and flashing checked. If all it needs is six slates, six slates is what we quote for.
- Licensed operator, insured to fly near homes
- Dated photos your insurer will accept
- Twenty minutes on site, nobody on your roof
£95, taken off the bill if we do the work.
Book a drone surveyHow we work
From a photo on your phone to a signed-off roof.
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Send a photo, or call
Ring, text or use the form below. A photo of the problem from the street tells us a lot.
Reply the same day - 02
We look at it properly
A drone and ladder survey, usually within five working days, sooner if water is getting in.
Within 5 working days - 03
A written, fixed quote
Itemised: slate, lead, scaffold, skip and labour. The price on the quote is the price you pay.
Within 48 hours - 04
The work
Scaffold up, roof sheeted every night, drive swept every evening, progress photos by text.
One day to four weeks - 05
Signed off
Photos of the finished roof, your guarantee and, for a re-roof, the CompetentRoofer certificate.
On the last day
Before winter
An eight-point roof check you can do from the pavement.
Most winter leaks start as something you could have seen in October. Tick them off as you go; this page remembers on your phone.
Never climb a ladder in the wet or the wind. If you can’t see it from the ground, we’ll fly the drone for £95.
Reviews
What Kendal says about us when we’ve gone home.
- ★★★★★
Two slates came off in the January gales and they were up a ladder by ten the next morning. Tarp on, slates back the following week, and they texted photos of the finished job because I was at work.
Helen, Burneside
Storm repair · January 2026
- ★★★★★
We had three quotes for our end terrace. Fellside’s was the only one that itemised the scaffold and the reclaimed slate, and it was what we paid, to the pound.
Mark and Jo, Kendal
Re-roof · September 2025
- ★★★★★
They rebuilt our round chimney exactly as it was, same stone, same lime, and dealt with the National Park officer so we didn’t have to.
Priya, Grasmere
Chimney rebuild · June 2025
- ★★★★★
The drone report showed the problem was the flashing, not the slates. Another firm had quoted us for a new roof. That report saved us thousands.
Dave, Windermere
Drone survey and leadwork · March 2026
- ★★★★★
Tidy and polite, and they swept the drive every evening. Our rubber garage roof has been through two winters without a drop.
Sue, Milnthorpe
Flat roof · November 2024
- ★★★★★
Proper slaters who know diminishing courses and lime. I’d send anyone with an old stone building their way.
Tom, Sedbergh
Barn re-slate · August 2025
Guarantee and paperwork
The boring bits, done properly.
- NFRC Member of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors
- Competent Roofer Registered to self-certify re-roofing under Building Regulations
- 10 years Insurance-backed guarantee on every re-roof
- £5m Public liability insurance, certificate on request
- CSCS Carded slaters and roofers, every one of them
- Licensed Waste carrier, so your old roof goes somewhere legal
Building Regulations, sorted.
Re-roofing more than a quarter of a roof falls under Building Regulations. As a CompetentRoofer firm we self-certify the work, and your compliance certificate arrives by post. Keep it: you will need it when you sell.
Inside the National Park.
Like-for-like repairs rarely need permission. Changing a roof covering usually does, and the Park expects local slate on prominent roofs. We tell you which applies before you pay for anything, and we handle the conversation with the planning officer.
Storm damage and insurance.
We make it safe, photograph everything with dates, and send an itemised report in the form insurers ask for. You forward one email instead of chasing three people.
Who will be on your roof
- Neil AireyMaster slater. On Lakeland roofs since 1994, and still on them.
- Josh AireySlater and leadworker. Chimneys, valleys and anything with lead.
- Sam DixonRoofer. Flat roofs, gutters, fascias and roof windows.
- Ellie AireyOffice. Quotes, bookings and the storm line.
Questions
The questions we get asked at the bottom of the ladder.
Anything else, ring Ellie in the office on 01632 960 735.
Do I need planning permission to re-roof inside the National Park?
Usually not, if it is like for like: the same slate and the same look. Changing the material almost always does, and on prominent roofs the Park expects local Westmorland or Burlington slate rather than imported. Listed buildings and conservation areas need consent either way. We tell you which applies at the survey, and we speak to the planning officer for you.
Will you deal with my insurer after storm damage?
Yes. We make the roof safe first, then send you a written report with dated drone photographs and an itemised quote in the form insurers ask for. Most of our storm jobs go through home insurance without a fuss.
How long does a re-roof take?
A terraced or semi-detached house in natural slate is usually two to three weeks once the scaffold is up, longer for a big stone farmhouse. The quote gives you a start date and a finish date.
Is natural slate worth it over concrete tiles?
On a Lakeland house, almost always. Slate lasts a hundred years or more against forty to sixty for concrete, it is lighter on old timbers, and it is what the house was built for. Concrete tiles are cheaper and perfectly good on a modern house outside the Park.
Can you reuse my old slates?
Every sound slate is sorted and reused, usually 60 to 80 per cent of an older roof. The shortfall comes from our reclaimed stock, so the roof still looks like itself when we leave.
What happens if it rains while my roof is open?
We only strip what we can make watertight the same day, and the roof is sheeted and battened down every night. After thirty-odd years we have learned to read a Kendal sky.
Is the scaffold really included in the price?
Yes. Every quote includes access, whether that is scaffold, a tower or a roof ladder, whichever the job needs. It will never appear as an extra afterwards.
Do you charge for quotes?
No. Quotes are free and written down. The £95 drone report is optional, and it comes off the bill if we do the work.
Where we work
From Kendal, about forty minutes in every direction.
- Burneside8 min
- Staveley12 min
- Milnthorpe15 min
- Windermere20 min
- Bowness22 min
- Arnside22 min
- Sedbergh25 min
- Kirkby Lonsdale25 min
- Grange-over-Sands25 min
- Ambleside30 min
- Grasmere35 min
- Ulverston35 min
- Hawkshead40 min
- Kirkby Stephen40 min
- Coniston45 min
Further out? Ask anyway. For a re-roof or a listed building we will travel.
Directions to the yard
Free quotes
Tell us about your roof.
Written quotes, free. Add a photo from the street if you can: it often saves a visit.
- Storm line, 7 days, 7am to 9pm07700 900 874
- Office01632 960 735
- Emailoffice@fellsideroofing.co.uk
- The yard, visits by appointment Unit 4, Mintsfeet Road South, Kendal LA9 6NG
Office open Monday to Friday, 7:30 to 5
| Monday | 7:30am to 5pm |
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| Tuesday | 7:30am to 5pm |
| Wednesday | 7:30am to 5pm |
| Thursday | 7:30am to 5pm |
| Friday | 7:30am to 5pm |
| Saturday | By appointment |
| Sunday | Storm line only |
Thanks. That’s with us.
We will be in touch before 6pm today with a time to come and look.
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