Emergency roofer in Crawley

Common roof emergencies in Crawley

Crawley was built mostly as a New Town after the war, so many streets share the same house designs and the same roofs. That means the same weak points tend to show up across a whole neighbourhood after a storm:

• Concrete interlocking tiles lifting at the eaves and verges where they were fixed with few nails
• Ridge tiles coming off where they were bedded in mortar alone decades ago
• Flat roofs on garages, porches and extensions tearing at the edges or blowing off completely
• Tile hung and boarded panels on the front of houses loosening in wind
• Gutters overflowing and pouring down walls in heavy rain

Open ground around Gatwick and the town’s western edge, around Ifield, Bewbush and Kilnwood Vale, can take strong gusts, while older trees in neighbourhoods like Tilgate, Furnace Green and Pound Hill bring down branches in autumn storms.

Safety first

1. Keep people out of rooms with a bulging or dripping ceiling.
2. Put buckets under drips and lift belongings off the floor.
3. Turn off any circuit where water is near lights or sockets, if it is safe to reach the fuse box.
4. Stay well clear of the area under loose tiles, especially on paths and drives.
5. Photograph the damage from the ground and inside.

Never go up a ladder in high wind. A blown roof can be fixed. A fall cannot be undone.

How we handle a Crawley emergency

1. You call or WhatsApp. Tell us your neighbourhood and send photos if you can.
2. We prioritise. Homes with water coming in come first.
3. We make safe. Sheeting, refixing loose tiles, sealing torn flat roofs.
4. We document. Photographs and notes ready for your insurer.
5. We quote. A fixed, itemised written price for the permanent repair.
6. We return. The permanent fix, finished to current standards and covered by our twenty year workmanship guarantee.

Garage roofs in Crawley

Rows of garages with flat or shallow pitched roofs are a familiar sight across Crawley, and they are often the first thing to suffer in a storm. Some older garage roofs are corrugated sheets that may contain asbestos. If we suspect that, we will not cut or break it, and we will explain the safe way forward. For felt and rubber garage roofs, we can usually make a temporary repair on the day.

Neighbourhoods we cover

Three Bridges, West Green, Northgate, Langley Green, Ifield, Pound Hill, Furnace Green, Tilgate, Gossops Green, Southgate, Bewbush, Broadfield, Maidenbower, Forge Wood and Kilnwood Vale, plus nearby Copthorne, Lowfield Heath, Horley, Rusper and Faygate.

Your insurer and the paperwork

Most buildings policies cover storm damage, and they ask for evidence. We supply clear photographs and an itemised quote, and we can speak to your loss adjuster. See our storm damage roof repairs page for more.

Other services in Crawley

• Roofers in Crawley
• Roof repairs
• Flat roofing in Crawley
• Guttering, fascias and soffits in Crawley
• Emergency roof repairs across Sussex and Surrey

Emergency or urgent: how to tell

Roof types we see in Crawley emergencies

Much of Crawley was built after its designation as a New Town in 1947, and a large share of homes have concrete interlocking tiles, mortar bedded ridges and verges, and flat roofed garages, porches or extensions. In storms we commonly find:

• Verge tiles lifted on the gable ends of semis and end terraces
• Ridges cracked along their length
• Felt on garage roofs torn back from the edge
• Concrete tiles slipped where nails have corroded
• Gutters on long terraces pulled away under the weight of water and debris

Step by step: what happens when you call

1. Tell us what you can see and whether water is coming in
2. Send photos by WhatsApp if you can do so safely
3. We give an arrival estimate
4. We make the roof safe and weathertight
5. We inspect and photograph the damage
6. You get a clear explanation and a fixed price for the permanent repair
7. We complete the repair, fixed to current standards

Terraces and shared roofs

On a terrace, damage often crosses the line between houses. We can make your part safe straight away, and if your neighbours need work too we can quote for each house separately. Repairs at the boundary are detailed so that both roofs stay watertight.

Preventing the next emergency

Many Crawley emergencies come from roofs with old, unfixed ridges and verges and tired garage roofs. Having these checked and upgraded before winter avoids most call outs. See roof replacement in Crawley, ridge and verge repairs and chimney repairs in Crawley.

What affects the cost?

Time of call, access, materials and the extent of damage. Across the industry, emergency roofing call outs in the South East usually cost between £150 and £300 in the day and between £200 and £500 in the evening, at weekends or overnight, with a temporary make safe repair typically from £150 to £400 including the visit. Your exact price is confirmed in writing after a free survey.

Frequently asked questions

Roof emergency in Crawley?

Call 07939 862 818 or WhatsApp photos now. For booked work, call 01342 445004 or request a free survey.