With over 30 years of experience, the team at West Country Tiling have worked on various types of roofs, using different varieties of natural slate, on diverse buildings. From churches and historical buildings, to modern extensions and architectural masterpieces, we have roofed them all. We are based in the Southwest […]
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How to obtain a building regulation compliance certificate for your roof
In 2010 the UK Government Building Regulations applied the re-roofing of any domestic property to its Compliance Certificate requirements. When contracting roofing work on your home, in most circumstances you will require a Building Regulation Compliance Certificate. Planning Permission may also be required, depending on the location and scope of […]
Read MoreHow to find a reliable and trustworthy roofer
Good question! I’ve been in this business for over thirty years and things have changed somewhat. The Yellow Pages book is out, and trade comparison websites are in. But can you really trust all those “accredited” roofers out there? Well, in my opinion, not really. So, how can you find […]
Read MoreThe importance of planning
When working on listed buildings of historical importance, meticulous planning is vital. When we strip a slate or clay tile roof, we try to salvage as many tiles as possible and reuse them. Which means that until we have physically removed the tiles or slates, we don’t know the exact […]
Read MoreHow to attract young people to the roofing profession?
This is question we have often asked ourselves, and over the years we have tried our best to attract young people to work as part of our industry. Here at West Country Tiling we take on young people as apprentices aged between 16 and 19. They are usually young men […]
Read MoreThe Parish of Three Saints
We have recently started phase one of a three-phase project on St Mary’s Church in the village of East Brent. St Mary’s in one of three churches that make up The Parish of Three Saints located in three traditional villages in Somerset. The two other churches that make up this […]
Read MoreSt Sampson’s Church – Cricklade
Our specialist roofer Michael Watson, recently completed a variety of complex and detailed lead workings on the Grade I listed St Sampson’s church in Cricklade, Wiltshire. History Cricklade was a thriving town as far back as the Saxon era and there has been a church on this site since at […]
Read MoreChurch of St James – Milton Clevedon
Milton Clevedon is a small hamlet of approximately 60 residents with its church at the heart of this rural Somerset village. The Church of St James is known locally as the church in the farmyard. History The first church in Milton Clevedon dates back to the 12th century and was […]
Read MoreSt John the Baptist Church – Foxham
In 2007 we began restoring the roofs on St John the Baptist Church at Foxham village in Wiltshire. In May 2021, we completed of the latest phase of work on this church. It has now been fully re-roofed by West Country Tiling Company. History Built in 1878-81, this Grade II* […]
Read MoreCompletion of St Mary’s Church in Dorset
In January of 2021 we commenced work on the unusual St Mary’s Church at Long Crichel in Dorset. We have now completed this work and are extremely proud of the result. What makes this church of special interest isn’t just that it’s under the care of the Friends of Friendless […]
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