Roof repairs, guttering, fascias, flat roofs and chimney work in Robin Hood, near Rothwell and Lofthouse. Every job starts with a free survey and a fixed written quote, and emergency callouts run 7 days a week.
Robin Hood is in the City of Leeds, close to the Wakefield boundary. It grew out of the neighbouring village of Carlton, and its first residents were mostly miners and quarrymen. Robin Hood Colliery, known locally as Jane Pit, opened in 1854 and closed in the 1960s, and a housing estate now covers the site. Robin Hood Quarries worked from the late 1800s into the 1950s, and the M1 was later built across much of the land they and the brickworks had used. The Halfway House pub at the junction of the A61 and A654 gets its name from being four miles from both Leeds and Wakefield.
Much of the village is recent. Valuation Office Agency figures for the Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane area show about 1,830 of its 4,200 homes, around 44%, were built in 2000 or later. Roughly 500 date from before 1919. Census 2021 found the most common house type there was the semi, at 36% of households, followed by terraces at 30% and detached houses at 24%.
A roof that is 10 to 25 years old rarely needs replacing, but its smaller parts can fail before the tiles do. These are the things to check on a newer house:
If your house is still under its builder’s warranty, look at what it covers before booking a repair. For anything outside it, see roof repairs and guttering.
Leeds City Council has no conservation area in Robin Hood, so the usual national rules decide whether roof work needs planning permission. According to the Planning Portal, re-roofing that does not materially change how a house looks will usually not need planning permission. Adding things to the roof is where the conditions start.
When the answer isn’t clear, a Lawful Development Certificate from Leeds City Council settles it before you spend money.
Over 40% of local homes, on estates off the older lanes. Mostly concrete tile roofs with dry-fix ridges and verges, uPVC boards and plastic gutters.
Concrete interlocking tile · dry ridge & vergeInter-war, post-war and later pairs. Many will be on their second roof covering by now, with a brick stack shared on the party wall.
Concrete or clay tile · shared brick stackThe oldest homes, from the mining and quarrying era before 1919. Often stone or brick with slate roofs and chimneys that have not been looked at in a long time.
Slate · stone or brick stacks · lead flashingsAround a quarter of households. Larger roofs with hips, valleys and attached garages, which means more joints to keep watertight.
Tile · hips & valleys · garage roofsOn Robin Hood’s older terraces and semis, a chimney can go for years without anyone looking at it. Water gets in through crumbling joints, a cracked cap or lead that has lifted, and turns up as damp on a chimney breast or a stain on a bedroom ceiling. Typical prices start at repointing from £350, lead flashing from £450, a partial rebuild from £600, a full rebuild from £1,500 and scaffolding from £400. Access and the condition of the stack determine the final cost, which is fixed in writing after a free survey. If a stack is out of use, taking it down below the roofline is another option to price, and if it sits on a party wall a party wall notice is needed first. Read the chimney repair costs guide or see chimney repairs.
Many Robin Hood houses, old and new, have a flat or shallow roof over a garage, porch, dormer or rear extension. Felt on these roofs blisters and splits over time, and water collects where it can’t drain. Depending on the roof, we either repair it or strip it and lay a new flat roof, and either way the price is fixed in writing first.
If wind has taken tiles or ridge caps, or water is coming through, call us. Our emergency service runs 7 days a week from Kirkstall (LS5). We make the roof safe and watertight first, and the permanent repair is quoted separately at a fixed price.
Dry ridge and verge faults, slipped tiles, valleys and abutment leaks.
Learn More →Dripping joints, flat-set runs and blocked outlets put right.
Learn More →Damaged boards replaced and eaves sealed against birds.
Learn More →Repointing, flashing, capping or taking down stacks on older homes.
Learn More →Garage, porch and extension roofs repaired or replaced.
Learn More →Storm damage and leaks made safe 7 days a week.
Learn More →We cover Robin Hood and its edges, including Leeds Road, Leadwell Lane, Westgate Lane, Thorpe Lower Lane, Long Thorpe Lane, Copley Lane, Carlton Lane, Castle Head Lane, Green Lane, Jumbles Lane, Shayfield Lane, Ledger Lane, Milner Lane, Queens Drive, Greenmoor Avenue, Meadowgate Drive and the surrounding WF3 streets.
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Free survey, fixed written quote, and a 10-year workmanship guarantee on major work.
