Slate Roofing
Full re-slates and sympathetic repairs in new and reclaimed Welsh slate. Courses set true, verges pointed tight, and ridge lines you could sight a level along.
Heritage roofing · Walthamstow E17
Good roofs outlive the roofers who lay them.
Gable & Crown is a third-generation family firm laying slate, clay and lead across North-East London since 1962. Surveyed honestly, quoted fixed, and guaranteed for ten years.
1962
Established
3rd
Generation on the tools
10 yrs
Workmanship guarantee
E17
Based in Walthamstow
What we do
Every trade of the roof, under one firm.
No subcontracted gangs, no “roofline specialists” who have never lifted a slate. The people who quote your roof are the people who build it.
Clay Tile Roofing
Handmade and machine-made clay tiles matched to London’s Victorian and Edwardian stock — including profiles rescued from our own salvage racks.
Leadwork & Flashing
Sand-cast and milled lead, Code 4 to 6, dressed by hand. Step flashings, valleys, box gutters and bay tops that stay watertight for decades.
Flat Roofs — EPDM & GRP
Rubber and fibreglass systems laid to proper falls on insulated build-ups, with trims and outlets detailed correctly. A flat roof done once, done right.
Chimney Repairs & Repointing
Stacks rebuilt, capped and repointed — in lime mortar where the brickwork asks for it. Pots, cowls and bird guards fitted while the scaffold is up.
Gutters, Fascias & Soffits
Cast-iron-style aluminium, uPVC or timber — cleared, repaired or renewed, with the fall checked along every run so water goes where it should.
Emergency repairs, day and night
Storm damage, a sudden leak, a slipped ridge. We answer the emergency line around the clock, make your roof safe and watertight, then come back in daylight to do the proper repair.
The craft
How a Gable & Crown roof gets built.
Frank Cowley slated his first roof on Orford Road in 1962. His grandson runs the yard today, and the method hasn’t changed: look properly, price honestly, build carefully, and stand behind the work.
Materials we stand behind
- Welsh & Westmorland slate, new and reclaimed
- Handmade and machine-made clay tiles
- Sand-cast and milled lead, Code 4–6
- EPDM rubber & GRP fibreglass systems
- Lime mortar for heritage repointing
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The survey
We inspect from a ladder or tower, not from the pavement. You get photographs and an honest written report — repair where we can, replace only where we must.
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A fixed quote
One itemised price, valid for ninety days. No provisional sums that balloon once the scaffold is up, and no pressure to decide on the doorstep.
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The work
Our own roofers, never subcontracted gangs. The materials named on your quote are the materials on your roof. We sweep the site every evening and run a magnet over the garden for nails.
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Sign-off & guarantee
We walk you through the finished work with before-and-after photographs, then hand over your ten-year workmanship guarantee in writing — transferable if you sell the house.
Where we work
Walthamstow born, North-East London wide.
The yard sits on Brindle Yard, ten minutes’ walk from Walthamstow Village, and most of our roofs are within four miles of it — close enough to keep an eye on them for years after the scaffold comes down.
Somewhere a little further out? Ask. We take on the right jobs across North and East London when the roof deserves it.
- E17 Walthamstow
- E10 Leyton
- E11 Leytonstone & Wanstead
- E4 Chingford
- N17 Tottenham
- E5 Clapton
- N16 Stoke Newington
- E18 South Woodford
Word of mouth
What the neighbours say.
Most of our work arrives the old way — one roof recommending the next, street by street.
They re-slated our Victorian terrace in reclaimed Welsh slate and matched the original diamond band along the ridge. Scaffold down in three weeks, not a tile out of place. The roof looks like it has always been there — which is precisely the point.
A ceiling stain turned out to be failed lead around the chimney. They photographed everything from the scaffold, explained the fix in plain English, and the price didn’t move a penny from the quote.
A storm took half a dozen ridge tiles off on a Friday night. Someone answered the phone at eleven, the roof was sheeted by morning, and the proper repair was finished inside the week.
Fully insured
£5m public liability cover, and every roofer on the books — never cash-in-hand strangers.
10-year workmanship guarantee
In writing, on every job — and it transfers to the new owners if you sell.
Free surveys & fixed quotes
No call-out fee, no provisional sums, no surprises once the scaffold is up.
Get in touch
Start with a free survey.
Tell us what the roof is doing — or what you’re worried it might be about to do. We’ll take a proper look and give you an honest answer, even when the honest answer is “leave it alone for now”.
- Telephone 020 7946 0871 24-hour emergency line on the same number
- Email office@gableandcrown.example We reply within one working day
- The yard 14 Brindle Yard, Walthamstow, London E17 Visitors welcome — the kettle is usually on
- Hours Monday–Friday, 8.00–17.30 Saturdays by appointment · emergencies any time
Request a survey
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