Surrey starts a couple of miles from our yard. The Specialist Roofing Company is a family-run metal roofing firm, based in Old Windsor and fitting zinc roofs since 2007. From there we’re a short drive from Egham, Staines-upon-Thames and Virginia Water, and we work right across the county: Weybridge, Esher, Cobham, Woking, Camberley, Guildford and everywhere in between.

Zinc is our trade, not a sideline. We’re approved installers for VMZINC, RHEINZINK and PREFA, every roof is fitted by our own team rather than subcontracted, and all our work carries a 20-year guarantee.

Call 01753 867288 for a free site visit and quote, or send us your drawings.

Zinc roofing services across Surrey

  • Standing seam zinc roofs for extensions, new houses, replacement dwellings, pool houses and garden rooms. See standing seam roofing.
  • Zinc dormers for loft conversions, with the roof, cheeks and front all clad in zinc. See zinc dormers.
  • Zinc cladding for upper storeys, bays, dormer cheeks and feature walls. See zinc cladding.
  • Copper roofing for bays, canopies, turrets and feature roofs. See copper roofing.
  • PREFA aluminium where you want a factory colour or a lighter roof. See PREFA aluminium roofing.
  • Zinc gutters, valleys, box gutters and downpipes.
  • Surveys and repairs on existing zinc, copper and lead roofs.

Why zinc suits Surrey homes

Surrey’s housing is unusually varied, and zinc works on almost all of it. Arts and Crafts houses on private estates, Victorian and Edwardian villas near the old railway towns, 1930s semis and chalet bungalows, and a steady flow of contemporary replacement houses all appear in the same few miles. Zinc sits comfortably on all of them.

  • It looks right next to traditional materials. Pre-weathered zinc in blue-grey or dark grey reads as a quiet, mineral finish next to red brick, clay tile, render and oak. That’s one reason planners and architects are often happy to see it on extensions to older houses.
  • It works at low pitches. Standing seam can be laid far flatter than tiles, which is ideal for single-storey rear extensions, garden rooms and dormers where the roof has to stay under a window or a height limit.
  • It’s light. A zinc roof weighs a fraction of a tiled one, so it often avoids strengthening work on older timbers and garden buildings.
  • It needs very little looking after. Zinc forms its own protective patina, so it doesn’t need painting or sealing.

Details that matter on Surrey jobs

Trees, leaves and pine needles

Much of Surrey is wooded, and the heathland around Woking, Camberley and Chobham is full of pines. Leaves and needles collect in gutters, valleys and behind rooflights. We keep drainage routes open and easy to clear, and we avoid details that trap debris. For more on this, see detailing rooflights in VMZINC standing seam.

Oak, cedar and run-off

Oak frames and cedar cladding are popular in Surrey, but run-off from some acidic timbers can attack zinc, and some treated timbers and fixings shouldn’t touch metal. We check what sits above and beside the zinc and specify separation or alternative details where they’re needed. The same thinking applies to aluminium: see avoiding contact corrosion.

Riverside damp

Homes along the Thames and the Wey, in Staines, Egham, Chertsey, Weybridge and Walton, sit in damper air. Zinc must never trap moisture underneath, so we design the build-up to let it out. Read why ventilation matters beneath VMZINC standing seam.

Movement

Every zinc tray expands in summer sun and contracts on a frosty night. Long runs on Surrey extensions need fixed and sliding clips in the right places. See why standing seam roofs need movement allowance.

Planning, conservation areas and the Green Belt

Most of Surrey outside the towns is Green Belt, the south of the county is in the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and every borough has its own conservation areas. Some of them, such as parts of Guildford, use Article 4 directions that bring roof changes facing the road under planning control. A like-for-like repair rarely needs consent. A new dormer, an extension, or a change of roofing material in a conservation area or on a listed building usually does. Your architect or the borough council will confirm what applies. We supply finish samples, product data and build-ups to support the application.

Surrey towns we cover

We have dedicated pages for the towns we’re asked about most:

We also work in Thorpe, Chertsey, Addlestone, Walton-on-Thames, Hersham, West Byfleet, Ottershaw, Chobham, Windlesham and Lightwater. Across the border we cover Windsor, the rest of Berkshire and London.

How a Surrey zinc job runs

  1. Survey. We visit, measure up, and look at the structure, access and anything nearby that affects the metal, such as trees, timber and neighbouring roofs.
  2. Written quote. It’s itemised, and it names the zinc, the finish and the build-up.
  3. Setting out. We plan seam positions around rooflights, parapets and junctions before any material is ordered.
  4. Installation by our own team, with clips, seams and flashings formed to the manufacturer’s rules.
  5. Handover with our 20-year guarantee.

Zinc roofing Surrey FAQs

Do you cover the whole of Surrey?

Yes. We’re based in Old Windsor, a couple of miles from the Surrey border, and we work across the county, from Egham and Staines to Weybridge, Woking, Camberley and Guildford.

Are you approved zinc installers?

Yes. We’re approved installers for VMZINC, RHEINZINK and PREFA, and every roof is fitted by our own team, never subcontracted.

What guarantee do you give?

All our work comes with a 20-year guarantee.

Do I need planning permission for a zinc roof in Surrey?

A like-for-like repair rarely does. New dormers, extensions, and changes of material on listed buildings or in conservation areas usually do. Check with your architect or borough council. We can supply samples and product information for the application.

How much does a zinc roof cost in Surrey?

It depends on the area, access, zinc finish, build-up and details such as rooflights and gutters. After a site visit we give a fixed, itemised written quote.

Do you take on small jobs?

Yes. No job is too large or too small, from a single zinc dormer or bay roof to a whole house.

Get a quote for zinc roofing in Surrey

Call 01753 867288, email info@thespecialistroofingcompany.co.uk, or send us your drawings.

The Specialist Roofing Company, Meadow Way, Windsor.