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Issue 13 - Roofers: how much should you pay?

20 July 2012

We surveyed recommended roofers to find out how much you should spend on 13 common jobs and how
long they should take to complete.
We asked Which? Local recommended roofers to complete a survey about the price and completion time for 13
standard roofing jobs.

Armed with this information, you'll know what questions to ask, roughly what price you can expect to pay and how
long jobs should take when hiring a roofing professional.

Roo ng prices and completion times

All of our prices include labour and materials but exclude VAT.

Job Details Typical Price Typical time

price range to complete
quoted job

Replace fascias and soffits on a typical Remove wooden fascias and soffits. Replace with uVPC. Includes £1,900 £1,250- 2–5 days
three-bed detached bungalow cost of labour and materials. Assuming no scaffolding needed. £2,225

Replace fascias and soffits on a typical Remove wooden fascias and soffits. Replace with uVPC. Includes £2,425 £1,625- 2–5 days
three-bed detached, two-storey house cost of labour, materials and scaffolding. £3,000

Replace lead flashing on chimney n/a £340 £300- 1 day

£450

Fix leaking roof on a two-bed bungalow Replace approx six roof tiles. n/a £80- 1-3 hours
£189

Fix leaking roof on three-bed, semi- Replace approx six roof tiles. n/a £88- 1–3 hours
detached, two storey house £200

Replace whole roof on a two-bed Remove existing tiles, fit new plain tiles. Includes cost of labour, £4,500 £3,850- 4-6 days
bungalow – plain tiles materials and scaffolding. £5,875

Replace whole roof on a three-bed, semi- Remove existing tiles, fit new plain tiles. Includes cost of labour £5,600 £4,500- 6–10 days
detached, two-storey house – plain tiles and materials. £7,000

Replace whole roof on a four-bed, Remove existing tiles, fit new plain tiles. Includes cost of labour £6,750 £5,500- 10–14 days
detached, two-storey house – plain tiles and materials. £8,750

Replace whole roof on a two-bed Remove existing slate and replace with new. £4,800 £4,000- 5–10 days
bungalow - slate £6,000

Replace whole roof on a three-bed, semi- Remove existing slate and replace with new. £6,250 £5,000- 8–12 days
detached, two-storey house – slate £7,500

Replace whole roof on a four-bed, Remove existing slate and replace with new. £8,250 £6,500- 10–20 days
detached, two-storey house – slate £12,000

Flat roof on typical single garage Put a flat roof on existing single garage - rubber membrane. £900 £840- 1 day
£1,150

Flat roof on conservatory Put a flat roof on a conservatory measuring approx 10'10” x 9'10” £1,000 £850- 1–2 days
(3.3m x 3m). £1,150

Survey conducted in July 2012

Trader tip: sca olding

If extensive work is taking place on a property above one storey high then it’s likely that scaffolding will be required.

Scaffolding is expensive, and takes hours to put up and take down. This will increase the price of quotes.

Research methodology

In July 2012, we sent a survey to all Which? Local traders in the Roofers category with a rating of three stars or more
and an email address.

20 roofing professionals responded to the survey. Using their experience and expertise, they answered questions
about the cost of popular roofing jobs, and how long they should take to complete.

Read more about the methodology

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