Flats, HMOs and block roofs across Staffordshire

Guide price

£15,550–£27,200

Survey

Free for new and replacement roofs

Quote

Fixed, in writing

Coverage

England, Wales, Scotland, NI

How much does a block or HMO roof cost in Staffordshire?

Guide prices including VAT at West Midlands rates. The fixed price comes after a free survey for new and replacement roofs.

Which flat roofs are common in Staffordshire?

Flat roofs in Staffordshire sit on 1960s and 1970s link-detached houses with flat-roofed garages and porches, bungalows with flat-roofed side extensions and dormers and shops with flat-roofed rear stores below flats. England averages roughly 870 mm of rain a year and the West Midlands sits close to that, so falls and outlets are the difference between a roof that drains and one that ponds. Approximate 1991–2020 regional averages based on Met Office data.

Building regulations in England

Replacing more than half of a roof over a heated room usually counts as renovating a thermal element, so it is insulated to current standards and notified to building control. Renovated roofs over heated rooms are insulated to around 0.16 W/m²K where that's feasible, and new extension roofs are built to 0.15 W/m²K. In Staffordshire the application goes to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, East Staffordshire Borough Council and 6 other councils. More on the rules.

How do you manage access and residents during the work?

We agree an access and communication plan with the agent or freeholder before the scaffold goes up, so residents know what is happening and when.

That usually covers notices in the common parts and letters to each flat, scaffold and skip positions, keeping entrances, escape routes and bin stores clear, working hours, securing the scaffold out of hours, and a named contact for questions. If we need to look at a ceiling inside a top-floor flat, we arrange access through the agent or landlord.

Occupied blocks are re-roofed in phases, with each section watertight before the team leaves site, which also lets a larger roof be spread over more than one service charge year. Hot works near windows, vents and escape routes are tightly controlled, or avoided altogether with cold-applied systems.

Do fire and insulation rules affect block roofs?

Yes. Where a roof is close to a boundary, building regulations limit which coverings can be used, and the build-up should carry a suitable external fire classification such as BROOF(t4); in England this is covered by Approved Document B.

BROOF(t4) applies to a tested build-up, so we check that the manufacturer's classification covers the deck, insulation and membrane actually being installed, not just the membrane name. Where the roof crosses a separating or compartment wall, the fire-stopping detail is kept intact.

Re-covering more than half of a roof over heated flats usually triggers the thermal element rules, so the insulation is upgraded towards the renovation U-value where feasible: 0.16 W/m²K for dwellings in England and Wales. We handle building control where it is needed. See building regulations and warm vs cold roofs.

Which towns in Staffordshire do we cover?

• Stoke-on-Trent
• Newcastle-under-Lyme
• Burton upon Trent
• Cannock
• Tamworth
• Stafford
• Lichfield
• Kidsgrove
• Burntwood
• Longton
• Rugeley
• Leek
• Great Wyrley
• Biddulph

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