Property Restoration Services London Ltd are roofers in Putney SW15, working on the concealed valley gutters and slate roofs of the area's Victorian terraces, the large villas on Putney Hill and West Hill, and the flat roofs on the mansion blocks and riverside buildings near the Embankment. We are based on Chiswick High Road and cover SW15 alongside the rest of South West and West London. Most Putney enquiries are seen within two working days, with emergency callout available for storm damage and active leaks.
Property Restoration Services London Ltd is a roofing company based on Chiswick High Road covering Putney SW15, including East Putney, West Putney, Putney Heath, Putney Hill and the riverside streets off the Embankment. The team carries out concealed valley gutter repairs on Victorian terraces, natural slate repairs, GRP and EPDM flat roofing, chimney repointing, and emergency callout, with particular experience of the M-shaped "London" roofs hidden behind parapet walls on Putney's terraced streets. Standard repairs are assessed on site within two working days, and same day inspection is available for storm damage and active leaks. All roofing work carries a ten year insurance-backed guarantee, and the company holds public liability cover of 2 million pounds, rising to 5 million pounds for commercial and block work on Putney's mansion blocks. Quotes follow a free, no obligation on site inspection. Call 020 3633 8101 to book.
The roof that defines Putney is one you cannot see from the street. Behind the parapet of a typical Victorian terrace on the roads between the Upper Richmond Road and the river, the roof is M-shaped, with a lead or felt lined valley gutter running front to back down the middle. On streets such as Lacy Road, Felsham Road, Disraeli Road, Charlwood Road and Werter Road this concealed "London" roof is almost universal. When the valley lining splits at a lap or the outlet blocks, water backs up over the upstand against the party wall and appears inside as a damp patch on a top-floor ceiling or a stain down a chimney breast, often well away from the actual fault. Because the gutter is hidden, it is frequently patched at the stain point rather than along the run, and the leak comes back.
Putney Hill and West Hill are a different job again: large Victorian and Edwardian villas, many long since converted to flats, with hipped slate roofs, turrets, bay roofs and a lot of lead. The mansion blocks around Putney Hill and Manor Fields have broad communal asphalt and felt flat roofs, so managing agents, residents' management companies and Section 20 consultation come into how the work is scoped. Our Wandsworth roofing team covers the neighbouring SW18 patch towards Wandsworth and Southfields as part of the same coverage area.
Closer to the river, the terraces and blocks on Deodar Road and along the Putney Embankment are exposed to wind coming off the Thames, and the mature plane trees on the Embankment drop enough leaf litter every autumn to dam a valley gutter or a hopper head within a season. Parts of Putney sit inside a Wandsworth Council conservation area, including Putney Embankment, West Putney, Oxford Road and Deodar Road, and the Dover House Estate in Roehampton SW15, a 1920s cottage estate with an Article 4 direction and tighter control over roof changes. Further south, the 1930s semis towards Putney Vale and the Kingston Road end have hipped clay and concrete tile roofs where verge fillets and ridge re-bedding are the routine repair rather than valley work.
From concealed valley gutters on the terraced streets to flat roof renewal on the mansion blocks off Putney Hill, we cover the full range of roofing work typical of SW15. Every job starts with an on site assessment before any quote is given.
Repair and re-lining of the hidden valley gutters on Putney's M-shaped "London" roofs, the most common source of a top-floor leak on the terraced streets.
Repair of slipped and cracked slate on the Victorian terraces off the Lower and Upper Richmond Roads and the villas on Putney Hill, matched to the existing slate.
GRP and EPDM rubber flat roofing for rear extensions, loft-conversion dormers and the communal flat roofs on Putney's mansion blocks.
Repointing, flaunching and flashing renewal on the tall chimney stacks of Putney's terraces and the villas on Putney Hill.
Same day callout for storm damage and slipped slates across SW15, with temporary weatherproofing to a valley or slope until a full repair can be scheduled.
Rainwater goods, hopper heads and parapet outlets, plus autumn leaf clearance from the valley gutters on streets near the Embankment.
The concealed valley roof is the defining roofing problem on Putney's terraced streets. The roof sits behind a brick parapet, out of sight from the ground, and drains through a single valley gutter that runs the depth of the house. The lining, originally lead or bitumen felt, fatigues over decades of movement and heat, and the outlet at the back blocks with moss, grit and leaves. Water then backs up over the upstand against the party wall and finds its way in, usually showing as a ceiling stain on the top floor or damp tracking down a chimney breast, rarely directly below the split.
On a typical Putney valley repair we lift the slates along both sides of the gutter, strip the old lining back to the boards, check the sole boards and firrings for rot, and re-line in Code 5 lead with welted drips and properly lapped upstands, or in a cold-applied GRP where a long exposed run makes lead a theft risk. We check the whole run and both outlets, not just the section below the stain, because a concealed gutter on a house of this size often has more than one weak point.
Putney's housing runs from 1870s slate-roofed terraces to inter-war tiled semis, riverside blocks and modern loft conversions, and each needs a different roof covering. These are the systems we install and repair most often across SW15, and the property types they suit.
Not sure which applies to your roof? We confirm the right system for your property during the free inspection, taking into account the existing structure, the pitch, and whether the street sits in one of Putney's conservation areas.
Every job is priced after a free, no obligation on site inspection, but the general guide below gives Putney 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 |
| Concealed valley 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. Valley and parapet work on Putney's concealed "London" roofs can fall outside a standard range once access, the length of the run and whether the gutter is shared with a neighbour 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 valley 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 any concealed valley behind the parapet, and provide a clear quote before any work begins.
Our roofer completes the agreed work, matching slate, tile or lead 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 valley outlet is next due for clearance.
Sprayed polyurethane foam applied to the underside of the rafters is now a common reason a sale falls through on a Putney terrace or a lender declines a mortgage. Since 2023 many surveyors and lenders treat sprayed foam as a defect, because it hides the roof timbers from inspection and can trap moisture against the battens and rafters.
We remove open-cell and closed-cell spray foam from pitched roofs across Putney and SW15 by hand, strip back any affected felt and battens, and leave the roof space clear for a RICS surveyor to inspect. Where the slate or tile covering is sound it stays in place. Where the foam has bonded to the underside of the covering and pulls it apart on removal, we quote to re-roof at the same time so it is one project rather than two.
Putney Hill, West Hill, Manor Fields and the roads off the Embankment have a large stock of purpose-built mansion blocks and converted-house flats with communal roofs. We work with managing agents, residents' management companies and freeholders on flat roof renewal, parapet and valley gutter work, and cyclical maintenance. We provide a written scope and costings suitable for a Section 20 leaseholder consultation, and can attend a directors' or residents' meeting to talk through the options and timing.
The photographs below show completed roofing work by our team on the property types found across Putney and SW15: concealed valley gutters, slate terraces, chimney stacks and flat roofs.
As roofers in Putney SW15, we work from Chiswick High Road as part of our wider roofing company covering South West and West London, with our Wandsworth roofing team covering the neighbouring SW18 patch. Putney sits across the river from our base, and with Hammersmith Bridge closed to traffic we route via Putney Bridge or Wandsworth Bridge, so we plan Putney visits and material deliveries around that.
Our roofers are directly employed, not subcontracted, so the team that quotes your Putney job is the team that carries it out. We are used to the concealed valley gutters and parapet detailing on the terraced streets, the hipped slate roofs on Putney Hill, and the communal flat roofs on the mansion blocks. You can read more about the team on our about us page.
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Putney is a newer coverage area for us and we are building our review base in SW15. The feedback customers leave most often is that the quote matched the final invoice, the concealed valley or parapet was checked along its full length rather than patched at the stain, and the roof and the ground were left clean at the end of the job.
We cover every part of Putney and the wider SW15 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 Putney, Roehampton and Putney Heath within SW15, along with Barnes, Southfields and Wandsworth nearby. 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 SW15 postcode is covered, including the terraced streets off the Upper Richmond Road, the villas and mansion blocks on Putney Hill, and the riverside roads by the Embankment. Because so many Putney roofs drain through a single concealed valley gutter behind the parapet, we check the whole run and both outlets rather than only the section reported as leaking. Quotes are provided after inspection, with no call out charge for the initial visit anywhere within our SW15 coverage area.
Alongside Putney we cover the following nearby areas.
Content last reviewed: September 2026.
The questions below cover what Putney customers ask us most often.
We aim to carry out an on site assessment within two working days for standard repairs across Putney and the rest of SW15. For storm damage or an active leak we offer emergency callout and try to attend the same day, since a blocked valley gutter behind a Putney parapet can let water into the roof void quickly once it starts to back up. Our base is on Chiswick High Road across the river, and with Hammersmith Bridge closed to traffic we route via Putney Bridge or Wandsworth Bridge, which we plan for rather than treating Putney as a lower priority. Once we have inspected the roof we confirm a schedule for any follow up work, so you know when the job will be completed.
We cover every street in Putney and the full SW15 postcode area, from the terraced roads off the Upper Richmond Road to the villas and mansion blocks on Putney Hill and West Hill, the riverside streets by the Embankment, Putney Heath and Roehampton. We also cover the neighbouring areas of Barnes in SW13 and Southfields and Wandsworth in SW18, so a job near a postcode boundary is not a problem. Coverage includes both residential roofing and communal work on Putney's blocks of flats. Our roofers are based on Chiswick High Road and travel out to SW15 for every job, we do not subcontract Putney work to a third party roofer working under our name.
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, a concealed valley gutter re-line £650 to £1,800 or more per run before scaffolding, and flat roof or chimney repairs £400 to £1,500 or more. A full pitched roof replacement is 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. We do not quote over the phone for valley or parapet work, because the length of the run, the access and whether the gutter is shared with a neighbour all change the figure once we are up there.
We carry out a free, no obligation inspection before providing a quote, which for a Putney terrace means getting up to look along the concealed valley behind the parapet rather than 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 SW15, whether the job turns out to be a single slipped slate or a full valley gutter re-line. We aim to 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, whether that is a roof ladder, a tower or a scaffold, which for concealed valley work behind a parapet usually means a scaffold or tower. Our roofer carries out the agreed work, matching slate, tile or lead to the existing roof where the job is a repair rather than a full replacement. On valley and parapet gutter work we check the full run and both outlets for other weak points as standard, since this is the most common repeat-leak pattern on Putney's terraced roofs. Once the work is finished you receive a written summary of what was done, along with any maintenance advice.
The most common issues are split or perished linings in the concealed valley gutters on the Victorian terraces, valley outlets and hopper heads blocked by plane-tree leaves near the Embankment, and slipped Welsh slate from nail fatigue across the older terraced stock. On the larger villas around Putney Hill we see cracked chimney flaunching and worn lead to the bay roofs and turrets. On the mansion blocks the recurring job is asphalt or felt flat roofing that has crazed and blistered at the end of its life. Loft-conversion dormers with failed junctions to the main slope are also a regular call, given how many Putney terraces have been converted.
Yes, this is one of the jobs we do most in Putney. The M-shaped "London" roof behind the parapet drains through a single valley gutter, and when the lead or felt lining splits at a lap or the outlet blocks, water backs up and comes through a top-floor ceiling. We lift the slates along both sides of the gutter, strip the old lining, check the sole boards and firrings, and re-line in Code 5 lead with welted drips and lapped upstands, or in a cold-applied GRP on a long exposed run where lead theft is a concern. We check the whole run and both outlets, not just the section below the stain. Where the valley is shared with the house next door, party wall considerations may apply and we will flag that during the inspection.
Yes. On the 1930s semis towards Putney Vale and the Kingston Road end, and on the tiled roofs of the larger villas, slipped or cracked hip and ridge tiles are a routine repair. We re-bed them in fresh mortar, or fit a dry-fix ridge and hip system where the bedding has failed along a whole run and a mechanically fixed solution will last longer. Where the hip iron has corroded or gone missing we replace that at the same time so the bottom hip tile cannot slide.
Yes. A large part of Putney's housing is flats, from purpose-built mansion blocks on Putney Hill and Manor Fields to converted houses off the Embankment. 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 to talk through the options. Flat roof renewal, parapet and valley gutter work and cyclical maintenance on communal roofs are all work we carry out regularly in SW15.
Yes. We hand-strip open-cell and closed-cell spray foam from pitched roofs across Putney and SW15, clear the roof space so a RICS surveyor can inspect the timbers, and provide a written record for a lender or buyer. If the foam has bonded to the underside of the slate or tile and the covering cannot be saved, we quote to re-roof at the same time so it is handled as one project. This has become a regular request in Putney where a spray foam roof has held up a sale or a remortgage on a terraced house, since most lenders and surveyors now treat sprayed foam as a defect.
Yes. Parts of Putney sit within a Wandsworth Council conservation area, including Putney Embankment, West Putney, Oxford Road and Deodar Road, along with the Dover House Estate in Roehampton SW15, which also has an Article 4 direction limiting what can be done without consent. A like for like slate or tile repair is normally permitted development, but re-covering a roof in a different material, adding rooflights to a front facing slope, or altering a chimney stack can need consent. We identify anything that may need permission during the inspection and point you to Wandsworth Council's conservation area guidance before work is booked.
Most like for like repairs do not require planning permission. Work that changes the roofline, adds rooflights or dormers to a front-facing slope, or sits within one of Putney's conservation areas 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 Wandsworth Council before proceeding, rather than assuming a straightforward repair and finding out otherwise once the job has started.
On Putney's terraces the concealed valley gutter often runs along or across the party wall, so responsibility can be shared between both properties or sit with whichever roof it primarily 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 evidence if a conversation with a neighbour is needed, but we recommend checking your deeds or speaking to your neighbour before work on a shared section proceeds. Where the repair involves cutting into or replacing a shared gutter, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 may apply.
Isolated slate or ridge tile repairs on Putney's roofs can often be done from a roof ladder or a tower. Concealed valley gutter work, parapet repairs and anything that needs safe working behind the parapet usually needs a scaffold or a tower for access, because you cannot reach along the run safely from a ladder. We confirm the access method during the inspection, plan a scaffold to minimise how long it is up, and on the narrow terraced streets we check parking and any permit requirements with Wandsworth Council in advance so the job can start on the date agreed.
Yes. We carry out roof condition inspections for buyers ahead of a purchase, and for homeowners planning a loft conversion who need to know the state of the existing roof before design work begins. The survey covers slate and tile condition, the concealed valley linings, flashings, parapets and any signs of water ingress, with a written report provided afterward. This is a common request in Putney given how many terraces have already been converted and how many more conversions are planned each year, and a written report is useful evidence for a buyer negotiating on a property or for an architect planning the roofing element of a conversion.