Areas we cover
Metal roofing in South West London
South West London brings us some of our most design led work. Richmond, Barnes, Putney and Wimbledon have a concentration of architects and a client base that will spend properly on a rear extension, and zinc is very often the specified covering.
Working in South West London
South West London brings us some of our most design led work. Richmond, Barnes, Putney and Wimbledon have a concentration of architects and a client base that will spend properly on a rear extension, and zinc is very often the specified covering.
There is a heritage side to it too. Richmond and Kew in particular have listed and conservation stock where the roof has to satisfy a planner as well as the client.
What South West London throws at us
Georgian and early Victorian villas around Richmond and Barnes, mansion blocks in Putney and Fulham, and a lot of contemporary glazed extensions behind period frontages. The combination of a strict conservation officer at the front and a very modern extension at the back is common here, and the metal has to do two different jobs on one building.
What South West London asks for
Where we work in South West London
- Richmond
- Wimbledon
- Putney
- Barnes
- Twickenham
- Fulham
- Kew
- Sheen
- Kingston
- Teddington
- Wandsworth
- Chiswick
- Southfields
- Raynes Park
- Hampton
- Surbiton
We cover the SW, TW and KT postcodes. Covered weekly. Site visits arranged to suit.
Period at the front, modern at the back
The pattern here is a protected frontage and a completely contemporary rear extension, and the metal has to satisfy both. A conservation officer looking at the street elevation wants something that reads traditional. The client looking out of their new glazed wall wants a roof so slim it almost is not there. Getting both onto one building is the interesting part of the job.
South West London questions
Yes, and we will tell you early if a detail will not work in metal. It is better to have that conversation at drawing stage than to find out on site, and most architects would rather hear it from us than discover it later.
Slimmer than most people expect, but the honest answer depends on the falls, the insulation and how the gutter is being handled. Show us the section and we will tell you what is achievable.
Yes. Terne coated stainless and pre weathered zinc are both regularly accepted on listed work, and we are used to matching existing profiles to keep a conservation officer happy.
Thinking about a metal roof?
Send over a few details and we will come out, get on the roof and tell you honestly what it needs.
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