Property Restoration Services London Ltd are roofers in Hammersmith W6, working on the stucco-fronted terraces of Brackenbury Village and Brook Green, the Italianate villas around St Peter's Square, the listed Georgian houses on the riverside at Upper Mall and Hammersmith Terrace, and the mansion blocks near Ravenscourt Park. Our yard is on Chiswick High Road, a few minutes from the W6 border, so Hammersmith is one of our closest and most regular coverage areas. Most enquiries are seen within two working days, with emergency callout for storm damage and active leaks.
Property Restoration Services London Ltd is a roofing company based on Chiswick High Road, on the Hammersmith border, covering W6 including Brook Green, Brackenbury Village, St Peter's Square, Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith Grove and the riverside at Upper Mall and Hammersmith Terrace. The team carries out parapet and concealed valley gutter repairs on the stucco-fronted terraces, natural slate and leadwork on the period villas and listed riverside houses, GRP and EPDM flat roofing on extensions and blocks, chimney repointing, and emergency callout. On a Hammersmith roof the leak is more often a cracked stucco coping, a failed lead flashing or a blocked concealed valley than a slipped slate, so the inspection looks behind the parapet, not just at the tiles. Standard repairs are assessed on site within two working days, with same day inspection for storm damage and active leaks. All roofing work carries a ten year insurance-backed guarantee, and public liability cover runs to 2 million pounds, 5 million for commercial and block work. Quotes follow a free, no obligation inspection. Call 020 3633 8101.
Most of Hammersmith's housing is early-to-mid Victorian, and a large share of it is stucco-fronted: rendered facades with a moulded cornice and a parapet wall hiding the roof from the street. On the Brackenbury Village grid, around Brook Green and on the grander villas near St Peter's Square, that parapet conceals a low-pitch slate roof and a lead or felt lined valley gutter running behind the render. The failure pattern is specific to this kind of building. The stucco coping on top of the parapet cracks, the rendered cornice below it lets go at the junction, and water tracks down behind the parapet into the valley gutter and then through a top-floor ceiling, often a room or two away from where it actually got in. A roofer who only looks at the slates from a ladder will miss it.
The Hammersmith riverside is a different job again. Upper Mall, Lower Mall and Hammersmith Terrace hold a run of eighteenth and early nineteenth century houses, a number of them listed, including Kelmscott House, William Morris's old home and now the William Morris Society. These have natural slate roofs, lead flat roofs over bays and back additions, and parapet gutters that need traditional detailing and, for any change, listed building consent from the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Around Ravenscourt Park and along Hammersmith Grove there are mansion blocks and large converted villas with communal asphalt and felt flat roofs, where managing agents and Section 20 consultation come into the work.
Hammersmith is also a tight place to work in. The terraced streets have little rear access, King Street and the A4 are red routes with no casual parking, and scaffold licences and parking dispensations from LB Hammersmith & Fulham have to be arranged before a larger job starts. Because our yard is on Chiswick High Road, minutes from the border, W6 is one of the areas we reach fastest, and we plan access, scaffold and deliveries for it rather than treating it as an outlying patch. Our Chiswick roofing team covers the adjoining W4 streets as part of the same round.
From parapet and valley gutters on the stucco terraces to leadwork on the listed houses by the river, we cover the full range of roofing work typical of W6. Every job starts with an on site assessment before any quote is given.
Repair of the concealed valley gutters and cracked stucco copings behind the parapets on Hammersmith's rendered terraces, the most common cause of a top-floor leak in W6.
Repair of slipped and cracked slate and nail fatigue on the Victorian terraces of Brackenbury Village and the villas around Brook Green and Ravenscourt Park.
GRP and EPDM rubber flat roofing for rear extensions, loft-conversion dormers and the communal flat roofs on the mansion blocks near Ravenscourt Park.
Repointing, flaunching, soakers and flashings on the tall shared stacks of Hammersmith's terraces, and lead bays, valleys and flats on the period villas.
Same day callout for storm damage, slipped slates and overflowing parapet gutters across W6, with temporary weatherproofing until a full repair is scheduled.
Cast iron and aluminium rainwater goods, hopper heads and parapet outlets, plus clearance of the leaf and grit build-up common on the tree-lined W6 streets.
The building type that dominates residential Hammersmith is the rendered, parapet-fronted Victorian terrace, and it has a predictable weak point. The stucco coping that caps the parapet is exposed to everything the weather does and eventually cracks along its length. Below it, the moulded cornice separates from the brickwork at the back. Rain then runs down the inside face of the parapet and into the concealed valley gutter, which is doing its own ageing: a lead or bitumen felt lining that has fatigued at the laps, and an outlet at the back that has silted up with grit off King Street and the A4.
By the time it shows inside, the damp is usually on a top-floor ceiling or down a chimney breast, well away from the fault, which is why a quick patch at the stain rarely holds. On a proper Hammersmith parapet repair we rake out and re-form the coping and cornice cracks in a matching mortar or a flexible repair system, lift the slates along both sides of the valley, strip and renew the lining in Code 5 lead with welted drips and lapped upstands, and clear and test both outlets. We check the full run, because on a stucco terrace of this size the parapet gutter almost always has more than one tired spot.
Upper Mall, Lower Mall and Hammersmith Terrace hold one of the best runs of Georgian and early Victorian riverside houses in West London, and many are listed. Kelmscott House on Upper Mall, once William Morris's home and now the William Morris Society, sits in the middle of it. Roofs here are natural slate with lead flats over the bays and back additions, parapet gutters, and cast iron or lead rainwater goods, all of it exposed to wind and driven rain coming straight off the Thames.
On a listed house, or an unlisted one in the Hammersmith Mall or St Peter's Square conservation area, the covering, the detailing and often the materials themselves are controlled. We work to like-for-like repair: reclaimed or matched natural slate, lead bossed and dressed to the correct code rather than folded, lime mortar bedding where the original used it, and cast iron gutters repaired rather than swapped for plastic. Where a change does need consent we set out the scope so it can go to the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham conservation team before work starts, and we are used to working alongside a conservation officer or a heritage surveyor on the specification.
Hammersmith's roofs run from listed Georgian slate on the riverside to 1850s stucco terraces, park-side mansion blocks and new-build riverside apartments, and each needs a different covering. These are the systems we install and repair most often across W6, and the property types they suit.
Not sure which applies to your roof? We confirm the right system during the free inspection, taking account of the roof structure, the pitch, whether the property is listed, and whether the street is in one of Hammersmith's conservation areas.
Every job is priced after a free, no obligation on site inspection, but the general guide below gives Hammersmith homeowners and leaseholders a starting point for budgeting before that visit.
| Job Type | Typical Cost Range |
|---|---|
| Minor repair (slipped slate, single ridge tile) | £150 - £350 |
| Emergency temporary weatherproofing | From £200 |
| Stucco coping and parapet crack repair (per elevation) | £400 - £1,200+ |
| Concealed valley or parapet gutter re-line (per run, scaffold extra) | £650 - £1,800+ |
| Flat roof or chimney repair | £400 - £1,500+ |
| Full pitched roof replacement | Approx. £260 - £290 per m², plus scaffolding |
These figures are a general guide only. Leadwork, parapet gutters and any work on a listed house or in a conservation area can fall outside a standard range once access, materials and consent are assessed. Call 020 3633 8101 for a written quote after inspection, with no call out charge for the visit.
Please note: the prices shown in the table above are general guide prices. Actual prices may vary and depend on a site inspection of your roof. For a quick quote, click the Get a Quote button below.
The process is the same whether the job is a single slipped slate or a full parapet gutter re-line, so you know what to expect before we arrive.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form with your postcode and a description of the issue.
We inspect the roof, including behind the parapet and any concealed valley, and provide a clear quote before any work begins.
Our roofer completes the agreed work, matching slate, lead and mortar to the existing roof where the job is a repair.
You receive a written summary of the work completed along with any maintenance advice, such as when a parapet outlet is next due for clearance.
A lot of W6 terraces have had a loft conversion, and on many of them sprayed polyurethane foam was applied to the sloping ceiling or the underside of the slates. That foam is now one of the most common reasons a Hammersmith sale stalls: since 2023 most mortgage lenders and RICS surveyors treat it as a defect, because it hides the rafters from inspection and can hold damp against the timber.
We remove open-cell and closed-cell spray foam from pitched roofs across Hammersmith by hand, take back any bonded felt and battens, and leave the roof space open so a surveyor can see the structure. Where the slate is sound it stays. Where the foam has gripped the underside of the slate and cannot be separated cleanly, we price a re-slate at the same time so it is dealt with in one visit and one scaffold.
Hammersmith has a large stock of communal roofs: purpose-built Victorian and Edwardian mansion blocks around Ravenscourt Park and Hammersmith Grove, converted villas split into flats across Brook Green, offices and mixed-use buildings around the Broadway, and the newer apartment blocks at Fulham Reach and Distillery Wharf by the river. We work with managing agents, residents' management companies and freeholders on flat roof renewal, parapet and valley gutter work and cyclical maintenance, provide a written scope and costings for a Section 20 leaseholder consultation, and can attend a directors' or residents' meeting.
The photographs below show completed roofing work by our team on the property types found across Hammersmith and W6: parapet and valley gutters, slate terraces, lead detailing and chimney stacks.
As roofers in Hammersmith W6, we work from Chiswick High Road, a few minutes from the W6 border, which makes Hammersmith one of the areas we cover most and reach fastest. Our Chiswick roofing team handles the adjoining W4 streets, and we cover Acton and Ealing on the same round, so a job near a postcode boundary is straightforward.
Our roofers are directly employed, not subcontracted, so the team that quotes your Hammersmith job is the team that carries it out. We are used to the stucco parapets and concealed valleys on the terraces, the leadwork and slate on the listed riverside houses, and the communal flat roofs on the Ravenscourt Park mansion blocks, and we plan scaffold licences and parking dispensations with LB Hammersmith & Fulham as part of the job. Read more about the team on our about us page.
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Hammersmith is one of our closest and longest-standing coverage areas, a short run from the Chiswick yard, and we are adding area-tagged reviews for W6 as jobs complete. The points customers raise most often are that the quote matched the final invoice, the parapet or valley was traced along its full length rather than patched at the stain, and the scaffold and the street were left tidy.
We cover every part of Hammersmith and the wider W6 postcode. Our roofers work directly for Property Restoration Services, we are not a franchise or a booking platform passing your job to a third party roofer.
Property Restoration Services London Ltd covers Hammersmith, Brook Green and Ravenscourt Park within W6, along with Chiswick, Acton and Shepherd's Bush nearby, all worked from our Chiswick High Road yard on the W6 border. We aim to carry out an on site assessment within two working days for standard repairs, and offer emergency callout for storm damage and active leaks. Every W6 postcode is covered, including the stucco terraces of Brackenbury Village, the villas around St Peter's Square and the listed houses on the riverside. Because a Hammersmith leak usually starts behind the parapet, we check the coping, the cornice, the concealed valley and both outlets rather than only the slates. Quotes are provided after inspection, with no call out charge for the initial visit anywhere within our W6 coverage area.
Alongside Hammersmith we cover the following nearby areas.
Content last reviewed: September 2026.
The questions below cover what Hammersmith customers ask us most often.
Quickly. Our yard is on Chiswick High Road, a few minutes from the W6 border, so Hammersmith is one of the areas we reach fastest. We aim to carry out an on site assessment within two working days for standard repairs, and for storm damage or an active leak we offer emergency callout and try to attend the same day. Once we have inspected the roof we confirm a schedule for any follow up work, so you know when it will be finished rather than waiting on an open ended timeframe.
We cover every street in Hammersmith and the full W6 postcode, from the stucco terraces of Brackenbury Village and Brook Green to the villas around St Peter's Square and Ravenscourt Park, the mansion blocks on Hammersmith Grove, and the listed houses on Upper Mall, Lower Mall and Hammersmith Terrace by the river. We also cover Chiswick, Acton, Ealing and Shepherd's Bush from the same yard. Our roofers travel out to W6 for every job, we do not subcontract Hammersmith work to a third party roofer working under our name.
On a Hammersmith terrace the leak is more often behind the parapet than in the slates. The usual causes are a cracked stucco coping on top of the parapet wall, a rendered cornice that has separated from the brickwork, a split lining in the concealed valley gutter, or a failed lead flashing where the roof meets a chimney or a wall. Water gets in at one of those points and tracks along the timbers before it shows on a ceiling, often in a different room. This is why we inspect the coping, cornice, valley and flashings, not just the visible roof slope, before quoting.
As a general guide, minor repairs such as a slipped slate or single ridge tile typically run £150 to £350, emergency temporary weatherproofing from £200, stucco coping and parapet crack repair £400 to £1,200 or more per elevation, and a concealed valley or parapet gutter re-line £650 to £1,800 or more per run before scaffolding. Flat roof or chimney repairs run £400 to £1,500 or more, and a full pitched roof replacement around £260 to £290 per square metre plus scaffolding. See our cost guide table above. Your exact price is confirmed after an on site assessment, and we do not quote over the phone for parapet or lead work because access and the extent of the repair change the figure once we are up there.
Yes. A large part of W6 is covered by a conservation area, including St Peter's Square, the Hammersmith Mall area taking in Upper and Lower Mall and Hammersmith Terrace, Brackenbury and Ravenscourt. Many of the riverside houses are individually listed. On those properties we work to like-for-like repair, using reclaimed or matched natural slate, lead dressed to the correct code, and lime mortar where the original used it. Where a change needs listed building consent or conservation area consent, we prepare the scope and drawings so it can go to the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham before work starts, and we are used to working alongside a conservation officer or heritage surveyor.
We carry out a free, no obligation inspection before providing a quote, which on a Hammersmith terrace means getting up to look behind the parapet, along the concealed valley and at the coping and flashings, not assessing it from the ground. Once you accept the quote we schedule the work and confirm a date. There is no call out charge for the initial inspection visit anywhere within W6, whether the job turns out to be a single slipped slate or a full parapet gutter re-line. We give you a realistic idea of timing at the point of quoting rather than leaving you to chase for a start date.
Once you accept a quote we agree a date and confirm what access is needed. On W6's terraced streets that often means a scaffold with a licence and a parking dispensation from LB Hammersmith & Fulham, which we arrange before we start. Our roofer carries out the agreed work, matching slate, lead and mortar to the existing roof where the job is a repair. On parapet and valley work we check the full run and both outlets for other weak points as standard. Once finished you receive a written summary of what was done and any maintenance advice.
Yes, and on a Hammersmith parapet the two usually need doing together. If we re-line a concealed valley gutter but leave a cracked coping or a separated cornice above it, water will keep getting in behind the parapet and the roof repair will not solve the leak. We rake out and re-form coping and cornice cracks in a matching mortar or a flexible repair system as part of the parapet job, so the whole assembly is watertight rather than just the gutter.
Yes. A lot of W6 terraces have had a loft conversion with sprayed foam applied to the sloping ceiling or the underside of the slates, and it now commonly holds up a sale or a remortgage because lenders and RICS surveyors treat it as a defect. We remove open-cell and closed-cell foam by hand, take back any bonded felt and battens, and leave the roof space open for a surveyor to inspect, with a written record for the lender. If the foam has gripped the underside of the slate and cannot be separated cleanly, we price a re-slate at the same time so it is one visit and one scaffold.
Yes. Hammersmith has a lot of communal roofs, from the Victorian and Edwardian mansion blocks around Ravenscourt Park and Hammersmith Grove to converted villas across Brook Green and the newer riverside blocks at Fulham Reach. We provide a written scope and costings suitable for a Section 20 leaseholder consultation, carry out condition surveys and budget costings for reserve-fund planning, and can attend a directors' or residents' meeting. Flat roof renewal, parapet and valley gutter work and cyclical maintenance on communal roofs are all regular work for us in W6.
Most like for like repairs do not need planning permission. Work that changes the roofline, adds rooflights or dormers to a front-facing slope, sits within a conservation area, or is on a listed building is more likely to need consent, and on a flat or maisonette you will usually also need the freeholder's permission regardless of planning. We flag anything that may need consent during the inspection so you can check with the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham before proceeding, rather than assuming a straightforward repair and finding out otherwise once the job has started.
On W6's terraces a concealed valley or parapet gutter often runs along or across the party wall, so responsibility can be shared between both properties or sit with whichever roof it mainly drains, depending on the title deeds. Arrangements vary from house to house and are not something we can confirm without seeing the paperwork. We identify exactly where the fault lies during the inspection, which is useful if a conversation with a neighbour is needed, but we recommend checking your deeds or speaking to your neighbour first. Where the repair means cutting into or replacing a shared gutter, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 may apply.
Isolated slate or ridge repairs can often be done from a roof ladder or a tower. Parapet, coping, concealed valley and leadwork jobs usually need a scaffold for safe access behind the parapet, and on W6's terraced streets that means a scaffold licence and, on the red routes near King Street and the A4, a parking dispensation from LB Hammersmith & Fulham. We arrange those before we start, plan the scaffold to be up for the shortest time possible, and check rear access and neighbour agreements where a scaffold has to bridge two properties.
Yes. We carry out roof condition inspections for buyers ahead of a purchase and for owners planning a loft conversion who need to know the state of the existing roof first. The survey covers slate and lead condition, the concealed valley and parapet gutters, the coping and cornice, the flashings and any signs of water ingress, with a written report afterward. This is a common request in Hammersmith given how many W6 terraces have already been converted and how many more conversions are planned, and a written report is useful evidence for a buyer negotiating or for an architect planning the roofing element of a conversion.
The riverside houses on Upper Mall, Lower Mall and Hammersmith Terrace take the full force of wind and driven rain off the Thames, so we see more wind-lifted slate, more wear to lead flats over bays and back additions, and more trouble at parapet gutters and their outlets than on the sheltered inland streets. Many of these houses are listed, so repairs are like-for-like in matched slate and dressed lead, with lime mortar where the original used it. The newer riverside blocks at Fulham Reach and Distillery Wharf have single-ply flat roofs where the recurring issue is lifted or split detailing at the parapet upstands.