New Roofs
in Kirkcaldy,
fixed against the Forth wind.

We do, and it is. A surveyor travels to your address anywhere in the town and the coast around it, Dysart, Kinghorn, Burntisland, Thornton and Auchtertool included, with no travel charge and no call-out fee. The quote afterwards costs nothing either.

It depends what is letting go. A handful of slates slipping after a gale is often a nail fatigue problem, where the original fixings have rusted through and the slates are only being held by the ones below them. If that is happening in one patch, a repair is the sensible spend. If slates are moving across the whole roof and the same call is coming round every winter, the covering has reached the end and a re-roof is the cheaper answer over time. The surveyor will show you which it is from the photographs.

Very often, yes, and it is one of the commonest faults we find on older Kirkcaldy properties. Rain gets in where the cement flaunching on top has cracked, where the mortar joints have weathered out, or where the lead flashing that seals the chimney to the slates has lifted or corroded. All of it is repairable, and it is checked and photographed at the survey so you can see the state of it without going up a ladder yourself.

It does. Salt-laden wind coming in off the water is hard on mortar, on lead and on nails, so exposed coastal roofs are fitted with storm-grade fixings, mechanically fixed ridges rather than mortar alone, and a breathable membrane beneath the battens. The surveyor will point out which parts of your roof take the brunt of it and specify accordingly.

There may well be. The old harbour quarter of Dysart is a conservation area, the pantiled and crow-stepped buildings there are much loved, and a number of properties in the town are listed, so Fife Council may want the covering and the detailing agreed first. Speak to the council's planning team before anything is ordered. We can match natural slate and clay pantile and supply the product information an application needs.

It follows the size and pitch of the roof, the covering you choose, the state of the timbers underneath and how much scaffolding the house needs. A modest terraced roof in natural slate and a large detached house in concrete tile are a long way apart. You are given a clear quote after the free survey, with the covering, the membrane and the scaffolding all set out. Various deposit options are available.

A new roof takes up to 14 working days, weather permitting, and a smaller terraced roof is often well inside that. Scaffolding goes up first, the old covering comes off in sections, and new membrane, battens and slates or tiles go straight back on, so the house is sealed at the end of every day rather than left open.

It rarely is. Plenty of the streets in Pathhead, Linktown and Sinclairtown are terraced with narrow lanes behind, and the scaffold is designed around what the address allows. Where a pavement or a shared lane has to be used, the permit is arranged before the work starts. Your neighbours are told what is happening and when, and the scaffold comes away as soon as the roof is finished.

Roofing is not the sort of thing that goes on display, so the surveyor brings the sample slates and tiles to you instead. Holding them up against your own walls and the roofs along your street in daylight is the only reliable way to judge colour and texture, and it is a far better test than any indoor lighting.

Yes. We offer Buy Now Pay 12 Months Later, flexible credit up to 24 months, and longer-term flexible credit up to 10 years. The initial eligibility check is a soft search with no impact on your credit score, and gives an instant decision. Ultimate Home Solutions is authorised by the FCA as a credit broker (not a lender).

All of KY1 and KY2: Dysart, Sinclairtown, Templehall, Linktown, Pathhead, Gallatown, Bennochy, Hayfield, Torbain, Dunnikier, Smeaton, Chapel, Boreland, Invertiel, Seafield and the town centre. Kinghorn, Burntisland, Auchtertool, Thornton, Coaltown of Wemyss, East Wemyss, Glenrothes and Leven are covered as well, and no travel charge applies to any of them.