Emergency Roof Repairs in Edinburgh

Our working hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 6:00pm and Saturday 8:00am to 12:00pm. During those hours, call 07508 571291 and tell us what has happened and where you are. Outside those hours, send your address, a description and photos through the contact form and we will pick it up when we open. We are based in Cardenden, Fife, and cover Edinburgh as one of our three cities.

Our main emergency roof repairs page explains the same arrangements in more detail.

Active water entry or loose material above a path can require urgent attention. Atlantic windstorms can affect the city from October to April; prevailing winds are south-westerly. A missing covering or disturbed chimney flashing should be assessed as an actual defect, without assuming every roof near the Forth has suffered the same wind exposure.

Keep people clear of loose slates, ridge tiles or masonry and stay off ladders. If water is entering, move belongings only where it is safe and avoid affected electrics. Record the address and what has happened, with photographs taken from the ground if possible. Our storm damaged roof guide explains safe observations.

The first job is to make the roof safe and watertight: securing loose material, covering an open section, and stopping the water getting in. Once the immediate problem is contained, we explain what caused it and what the lasting repair involves, and that goes in a written quote like any other job. We do not promise response times; we deal with urgent work as quickly as the working week and the weather allow, and we will always tell you honestly where your job stands.

Tell us whether material has fallen, water is actively entering or a covering is visibly displaced. Slates, ridge components, valleys and lead junctions need different assessment; a flat-roof leak may involve the deck or wall connection as well as the open covering. Do not touch an unstable component to obtain a better photograph.

Dalry includes multi-occupancy tenements, while villas are more characteristic of the south and west. If your roof is shared, identify who can arrange entry and who needs the findings. For non-urgent work, our roof repairs in Edinburgh page explains diagnosis and repair.

Marchmont and Bruntsfield lie along glacial drumlin ridges, so access equipment and working heights need assessment at the actual building. Tell us about the entrance, parking and any communal route when you call. A small displaced detail can still need substantial access; do not assume that urgent work can be reached immediately.

For an older building in the Old or New Town, visible permanent changes may also need advice from the City of Edinburgh Council. Safety assessment and any required approvals for lasting work should be discussed separately. The World Heritage setting is not a reason to handle loose material yourself.

Once the roof is watertight, take your time over the permanent repair. We set out the options in writing, from a targeted fix through to replacement if the roof is genuinely worn out, and you decide in your own time. If a storm has damaged neighbouring roofs too, it is worth checking the whole slope while access is in place.