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Alex Shepherd Roofing
Roofers in East Lancashire & Craven
Nelson, and everywhere within about half an hour of it

Roofing doneproperly

A bungalow with its roof finished, seen from the roof opposite

Most people ring a roofer because something has gone wrong. A stain on the bedroom ceiling, a slate in the garden after a windy night, or a gutter that has been overflowing down the same patch of wall for two years.

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From 24 Google reviews left by customers across Pendle, the Ribble Valley and Craven.

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Roof repairs, Emergency call-outs, Welsh blue slate, Yorkshire stone slate, Leadwork, Flat roofs, Repointing, Guttering, Free quotes
Who we are

A roofing firm based in Nelson

We work across Pendle, Burnley, the Ribble Valley and over the border into Craven. We do repairs and we do full roofs, on stone terraces, post-war semis and period property. Whatever it is, you will get a straight answer about what needs doing, what can wait, and what it will cost.

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Services, all done in-house

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Counties covered from Nelson

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What we do

Twelve things, and we do all of them ourselves

Rather than subbing them out. From a single slipped slate to stripping a roof back to the rafters and starting again.

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Why people use us

A straight answer about what needs doing

Whatever it is, you will get a straight answer about what needs doing, what can wait, and what it will cost.

Lead dressed into a valley against the stonework

Twelve services, and we do all of them ourselves rather than subbing them out.

  • You get an actual answer

    If your roof needs stripping, we will tell you. If it needs three slates and a bit of pointing, we will tell you that too, even though it is a smaller job. Plenty of roofs we look at do not need anything like what people fear.

  • We work on the roofs round here

    Gritstone terraces under Welsh blue slate, Yorkshire stone slate up in Craven, concrete tile on the post-war estates. Different roofs, different problems, different fixes. A firm that only ever works on modern housing will struggle on a 140-year-old weaver’s cottage.

Our process

What actually happens when you ring

No salesmen, no survey fee, and no pressure at the end of it.

  1. Step 1

    You ring and describe it

    In your own words. A stain on the ceiling, a slate in the garden, a gutter that overflows. We will tell you what it sounds like before we come out.

  2. Step 2

    We come and look properly

    Rather than guessing from the ground. We take photographs of what we find, so you can see your own roof instead of taking our word for it.

  3. Step 3

    You get it in writing

    A written quote setting out what needs doing and what it costs. If part of it can wait, we will say so and price it separately, so you can decide.

  4. Step 4

    We do the work and tidy up

    The job done once, properly, with the site left as we found it. Twelve trades, all of them ours rather than subbed out.

Not sure what you need?

Most people ringing us cannot name the problem

And there is no reason they should be able to. Describe what you can see, or send a photo, and we will tell you what it sounds like and roughly what it involves.

  • Describe it in your own wordsA stain, a slate in the garden, a drip.
  • Send a photoTaken safely from the ground is plenty.
  • We tell you what it sounds likeBefore we come out, not after.
Where we work

Two counties, most weeks

We are in Nelson, so Pendle is our own doorstep, but we are out across Lancashire and Craven most weeks.

If you are not sure whether you are in range, ring and ask. We would rather tell you honestly than have you wait in for a quote that was never coming.

5 miles10 miles15 milesLANCASHIREYORKSHIREPadihamBarrowfordBrierfieldTrawdenFoulridgeEarbyWhalleyGargraveKelbrookChatburnWorsthorneEmbsayNelsonOur yardBurnleyColneClitheroeBarnoldswickSkipton5 miles
Reviews

What our customers say

Read the reviews, then ring us and see if we match up.

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Our work

Recent work

Photographs from our own jobs across Nelson, Burnley, Colne and Skipton.

See more of our work
  • Laying flat grey tiles up a re-roof
    TilingLaying flat grey tiles up a re-roof
  • New battens over breathable membrane
    Re-roofNew battens over breathable membrane
  • Chimney stack flashed in lead
    LeadworkChimney stack flashed in lead
  • Lead formed and dressed into a valley
    LeadworkLead formed and dressed into a valley
  • Stripped back to the old battens
    Strip and re-roofStripped back to the old battens
  • A roof finished in flat grey tiles
    TilingA roof finished in flat grey tiles
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