Roofing guides

These guides take a single subject and follow it through. Some compare materials, such as clay, concrete, slate, stone and flat coverings. Others explain the paperwork: when Building Regulations apply, and whether you need planning permission in Stroud District.

If you are weighing up a quote, read how a roofing quote is built first. It shows which lines you should expect to see and what drives the total up or down. Choosing a roofer covers the questions to ask and the documents to request.

Every figure comes from a named source, such as Planning Portal, the Building Regulations approved documents or a published cost guide, and we say which. Where a number depends on exposure or workmanship, we say that too.

The guides are general information, not advice on your own property. For rules that apply to your address, check with the planning team at your district council or with your building control body. For the state of your own roof, the answer comes from a survey.