Roof repair prices spread widely because the word covers very different jobs. Replacing one slipped slate is a short visit. Re-flashing a chimney or patching a valley is a day or more, and it may need a scaffold tower or a full scaffold. The ranges below come from published cost guides, which gives you a yardstick for a quote before anyone comes to the house.
The numbers that follow are national ranges, each tied to a cost guide and a date. None of them is a Supreme Roofing price. Your own figure comes after a survey, as a written quote that covers scaffold, labour, materials and waste. This page covers planned repairs. If water is coming in tonight, our guide to the cost of an emergency roofer deals with call-outs, and the full roof repairs service page explains how we work.
Minor, moderate and major: three bands of repair cost
MyBuilder's roof repair price guide (updated 21 August 2026) puts the typical spend on a repair at £150 to £1,500, then breaks it into three bands. Minor repairs sit at £100 to £300, moderate repairs at £500 to £1,000, and major repairs start at £2,500 and rise from there.
| Band | Typical UK range | What usually falls in it |
|---|---|---|
| Minor | £100 to £300 | A few slipped or cracked tiles, a loose ridge piece, a short length of failed pointing |
| Moderate | £500 to £1,000 | A section of ridge re-bedded, a valley patched, a flashing renewed, a small area of battens and tiles replaced |
| Major | £2,500 and above | A whole slope stripped back to the rafters, structural timber repair, a large flat roof section relaid |
The last column is our reading of where jobs tend to land, not part of the MyBuilder table. Treat the bands as signposts. A small repair that needs a scaffold can cost far more than the repair itself, which is why the access section further down matters as much as the headline range.
Why a repair can jump a band
Roofers find the real extent of a fault once the covering is lifted. A leak traced to a single cracked slate may turn out to sit above a soaked batten, or a section of felt that has perished. Where we can see that risk from the survey photographs, it goes into the written quote as a stated allowance, so the number does not change quietly on the day.
Repair prices per m2 by roof covering
When a repair covers an area rather than a handful of pieces, cost guides switch to a price per square metre. Checkatrade's roof repair cost guide (headed updated October 2026, body last updated June 2026) lists these figures, ex VAT, and states that they exclude access.
| Covering | Repair cost per m2 |
|---|---|
| Concrete tiles | £90 to £120 |
| Clay tiles | £110 to £160 |
| Natural slate | £150 to £220 |
| Bitumen flat roof | £100 to £140 |
| EPDM flat roof | £120 to £170 |
| GRP flat roof | £130 to £180 |
EPDM is a rubber membrane laid in one sheet. GRP, short for glass-reinforced plastic, is the fibreglass finish you see on many extensions and porches.
Reading the table
The order follows material cost and the difficulty of the work. Concrete tiles cost least to buy and go down fastest. Natural slate costs more per piece and takes more care, because each slate is fixed individually and a heavy boot can crack the ones around it. Stone slate is not in this table. Checkatrade's separate slate guide gives about £160 to £210 per m2 for stone slate generally, and notes that this is a national figure with no Cotswold-specific installed price behind it.
Most single-fault repairs are quoted as a lump sum for the job, not by area. The table is more use for a patch that spans a few square metres, such as a valley or a section of flat roof, where the roofer has to measure and price the area replaced.
Common small repairs and the figures published for them
Several of the repairs people ask about most have their own published ranges. All of the following are national figures from the named guide.
Slates
MyBuilder's slate roof guide (updated 21 August 2026) gives £60 to £120 to replace a single slate and £150 to £350 for five to ten slates. The gap between one and ten is small because the call-out and set-up time is the same either way.
Ridge and hip tiles
The ridge runs along the apex where two slopes meet; hips are the angled lines at the corners of a hipped roof. In the same guide, bedding ridge tiles afresh is listed at £300 to £600, and £200 to £400 for repointing along a ridge or hip. For a dry-fix system, where tiles are held by clips and fixings instead of mortar alone, MyBuilder's dry ridge guide gives £40 to £60 per metre, with £500 to £1,000 for a typical job. Checkatrade's repair guide runs higher: £50 to £70 per metre for dry ridge and £70 to £100 for dry hip, ex VAT. A re-bed today also carries mechanical fixings, because BS 5534:2014 stopped treating mortar as sufficient by itself.
Flashings and chimney work
Flashing is the metal strip, usually lead, that weatherproofs the meeting of roof and wall or chimney. MyJobQuote (last updated 22 September 2026) lists a chimney flashing patch at £150 to £250, and a full replacement averaging £570. Checkatrade lists Code 5 lead flashing repairs at £50 to £70 per metre and stepped flashing at £80 to £120 per metre, ex VAT. MyBuilder's chimney guide puts a flashing repair at £250 to £1,200 and repointing at around £750, with a range of £500 to £2,000.
Gutters
MyBuilder's gutter guide (updated 21 August 2026) gives £30 to £70 per metre for guttering, a fair indication for replacing a failed run after a leak has stained the wall below.
Storm damage repairs and what the figures cover
MyBuilder's roof repair guide puts storm-damage fixes at £500 to £1,500. That sits in the moderate band and covers the usual aftermath of a gale: lifted tiles or slates, a displaced ridge, a damaged flashing or a section of fascia blown loose.
Two limits apply. The range describes typical repairs and says nothing about a roof that has lost a whole slope or taken a fallen branch through the rafters. And it does not include the temporary protection that often comes first. Making a leak safe comes before repair, and that first visit is priced differently, as set out in our emergency roofer cost guide.
Photographs and the insurance claim
If you intend to claim, ask your insurer what evidence it wants before any repair that is not strictly urgent. A written quote with photographs of the damage gives the insurer something specific to assess. The survey photographs show your own roof, and every repair is covered in the quote, so a claim handler can see the damage and the cost of the work. We do not handle the claim for you, and cover depends on your own policy.
Keep the damaged pieces if you can do so safely from the ground. A loose slate on the lawn is evidence, and a roofer can match its size and age.
There is more on the claims process in our guide to the most common roof repairs, which also explains what causes each fault.
What adds cost on a Stroud roof: scaffold, access and matching
National averages assume a roof you can reach with a ladder from a flat drive. Stroud's hillsides rarely oblige. Terraced streets climb the valley sides, many houses sit above steep lanes with no room for a lorry, and some back onto steep gardens where materials have to be carried a long way. None of this makes a repair impossible, but it changes the quote, and we price it in at survey stage so it does not appear as a surprise later.
Scaffold
Scaffold is the most common reason a repair costs more than the headline range suggests. For a complete re-roof, MyBuilder's new roof guide allows about £1,125 for scaffolding, and Checkatrade gives £700 to £1,300. A repair rarely needs the full height or length, so a smaller tower or a single lift may do. The survey decides, and the quote allows for scaffold. For gutter and fascia work, MyBuilder quotes scaffold at £20 to £40 per m2.
Access and carrying
A site that needs materials carried up steps, along a passage or across a neighbour's garden adds labour time. Roofer day rates in MyBuilder's roof guides are £250 to £300, and £200 to £300 for a slater, so extra hours show up quickly. Tell us at the first call about a shared passage, a steep drive or restricted parking.
Matching the existing roof
On older stone, clay or slate roofs, a repair uses matching material. We keep like for like: stone stays stone, slate stays slate, and the new pieces are selected for size, thickness and colour. Reclaimed material often costs more than new. If your home is listed, or sits in one of the district's 41 conservation areas, ask Stroud District Council's planning team about the covering before any work is booked.
Reading a repair quote
A good repair quote is specific about the work. Here is what we expect a repair quote to answer.
- Access. Scaffold or tower, with the reason it is needed.
- Materials. Each covering, fixing, lead code or membrane named, with quantities.
- Labour. Hours or days, stated plainly.
- Making good. Pointing, flashings, battens and any decorative work disturbed by the repair.
- Waste. Removal of old material from the site.
- VAT. VAT is shown on the last line, since repair work is normally standard-rated.
When to ask for a second opinion
A quote that gives a single figure for a roof repair without naming the cause is hard to judge. Ask what failed, where, and what the roofer saw. Ours comes with photographs from the survey, so you can see the slipped pieces or the cracked flashing for yourself. If the cause is not obvious, our guide to how roofers trace a roof leak explains the method behind the diagnosis.
Repair or replace
If repair bills are stacking up, compare the cumulative cost against a re-roof. MyBuilder puts a full re-roof at £5,000 to £12,000, and Checkatrade at about £8,000 on average. A roof with widespread slipped tiles, perished battens or repeated flashing failures may be near the end of its working life. The survey tells you which it is, and says plainly when a repair is the sensible answer. Repairs carry a written 10-year workmanship guarantee, and we leave the site clear.