One contractor, one guarantee
Roofing and the building work around it under a single fixed price and a single 25-year workmanship guarantee.
Serving West Sussex & Brighton
Small building workthat finishesthe job properly
The brickwork, making good and general building jobs that sit alongside a roof, handled by the same team, on the same scaffold, under the same fixed price. No second trade to chase, no gap between who does what.
One team, one fixed price · £2m public liability · 25-year workmanship guarantee
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Tell us the postcode and the problem. We'll do the rest.
- 25 yrs
- Workmanship guarantee
- £2m
- Public liability insurance
- Fixed
- Written price before work starts
- 1 team
- Three of us, on site until it's finished
The service
The work that usually falls between trades
Roofing rarely stops neatly at the roof. A re-roof exposes brickwork that needs making good. A chimney repair leaves render to patch. A new gutter run reveals a rotten timber or a wall that needs attention. Small building work is everything of that kind: the jobs that are too small to interest a builder and too far outside the covering for most roofers to touch.
We take them on because we're already there, the access is already up, and leaving them undone means you get a good roof sitting above unfinished work. It is for anyone having roof work done who wants the whole thing finished, and for owners with a short list of building jobs that nobody will come out for on their own.
Doing it under one contractor matters for a practical reason: nobody can blame anyone else. One team, one fixed price, one guarantee, and no waiting weeks for a second trade to make good what the first one opened up.
Who it's for
Customers having roofing work done who want the associated building work included, and owners with small building jobs that need doing properly.
When it's needed
Alongside a re-roof, chimney or roofline job, or where brickwork, render or making good has been left unfinished by someone else.
What you get
The work completed by the same three-man team, at a fixed price agreed in advance, with 25 years of workmanship guarantee.
What it costs to leave it
Unfinished work doesn't stay cosmetic
Open brickwork, cracked render and unmade-good junctions all let water into the fabric of the building. They also stall the rest of the job, decorating, selling, letting, until somebody comes back to deal with them.
Water into the fabric
Damaged render and open brickwork absorb water and hold it against the structure, causing exactly the damp problems the roof work was meant to end.
Two trades, one blame game
When the roofer says it's the builder's and the builder says it's the roofer's, it's you who pays twice and waits twice.
Access paid for twice
Taking a scaffold down and putting it back up for a half-day job can cost more than the job itself.
A good roof, spoiled
New tiles above patched-in, unfinished masonry undermines the appearance and the value of the work you've just paid for.
Common mistakes
- Booking roofing and building work as two separate jobs with two lots of access.
- Leaving making-good until 'later', by which point the scaffold has gone.
- Filling cracked render with the wrong material so it blows off in the first frost.
- Accepting an open-ended day rate for small jobs, which is how small jobs stop being small.
- Assuming the roofer will make good as a favour rather than agreeing it in the quote.
Our process
How the job runs, step by step
01
Free assessment
We look at the building work alongside the roofing, and tell you honestly which parts are ours to do and which need a different trade.
02
Scope agreed
Exactly what's included is written down, so there's no argument later about what 'making good' was supposed to mean.
03
Fixed price agreed
One figure covering the roofing and the building work together, with the shared access counted once. No day rates.
04
Sequenced with the roof
Building work is scheduled around the roofing so the scaffold is used once and nothing gets opened up twice.
05
Work carried out
The same three-man team on site, using materials matched to the existing building rather than whatever's nearest.
06
Finish, clear and guarantee
Site cleared, the whole job walked through with you, and 25 years of workmanship guarantee across all of it.
What you get
The difference it makes
Access paid for once
The scaffold that's up for the roof does the building work too, which takes a real cost out of small jobs.
No waiting on a second trade
Making good happens as part of the job, not weeks later when somebody has a gap in the diary.
Materials that match
Mortar, render and brick chosen to suit the existing building so the repair isn't the first thing you see.
An honest scope
If a job genuinely needs a specialist, structural, electrical, plastering, we say so instead of having a go.
Properly insured
£2 million public liability across everything we do on your property.
In detail
The jobs we take on
Small building work is defined by what sits next to the roof. It covers the masonry, render and timber that roofing work exposes or depends on, across domestic and commercial property in West Sussex and Brighton.
Brickwork and masonry
Cutting out and replacing spalled or frost-damaged brick, rebuilding sections of parapet or gable, repointing where the joints have gone and making good openings left by removed stacks or vents.
Mortar is matched to the existing masonry, softer mixes on period brick and flint, stronger on modern, because the wrong mix does more damage than the original defect.
Render and making good
Patch repairs where render has cracked, blown or been cut into during roof works, and making good around new flashings, upstands and abutments so the junction between roof and wall is finished rather than left raw.
Where render has failed across a whole elevation, that's a rendering specialist's job and we'll tell you so rather than patching indefinitely.
Timber and structural repairs at roof level
Rafter feet, wall plates, sub-fascia and deck timbers get replaced as part of roofing work whenever they're found to be rotten. Small structural repairs at roof level are routine for us.
Anything involving significant spread, deflection or load changes goes to a structural engineer first. We'd rather lose the work than guess at structure.
Alongside a re-roof
A full re-roof is where this comes up most: verge and gable brickwork, stack removals to make good, render junctions, and old vents or aerial fixings that need removing and closing up.
- Making good after stack removal
- Gable and parapet brickwork
- Render patching at abutments
- Removal of redundant vents and fixings
- Rafter foot and wall plate repairs
- Outbuilding and garage repairs
Domestic and commercial
On houses this is usually a short list of jobs attached to a larger roofing project, done in the same week and priced within the same figure.
On commercial property it tends to be parapets, plant surrounds and making good around service penetrations, sequenced so the building keeps working while we're there.
What we don't take on
We're roofers who do the building work around roofs. We're not a general contractor, and we don't pretend to be, full extensions, structural alterations, plastering, electrics and plumbing all belong with the relevant trade.
Being clear about that is part of the service. You get an honest scope, priced properly, rather than a long list of jobs done approximately.
Where we work
Small building work across West Sussex & Brighton
If your town isn't listed, call anyway; we're usually nearby.
Related services
Often done at the same time
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Straight answers
Small building work questions
What counts as small building work?
The masonry, render, making good and timber repairs that sit alongside roofing, brick replacement, parapet and gable work, patching render at abutments, making good after a stack removal, and repairs to rafter feet and wall plates.
How much does it cost?
It's priced with the roofing as one fixed written figure, agreed before work starts. Because the access is shared, small jobs done alongside a roof cost far less than they would on their own.
Can you do building work without roofing work?
Sometimes: it depends on the job and the access. Tell us what you need and we'll say honestly whether it's ours to do or whether you'd be better served by a general builder.
Do you do extensions or structural alterations?
No. We're roofers who handle the building work around roofs. Extensions, structural alterations and major rendering belong with the relevant specialist, and we'll say so rather than take the work on.
Will the brickwork and mortar match?
We match materials to the existing building as closely as practical, and choose a mortar suited to the masonry. Fresh work always reads newer until it weathers in.
How long does it take?
Most of it is a day or two folded into a larger roofing programme. Standalone jobs are quoted with their own timescale up front.
Is it covered by the same guarantee?
Yes: 25 years on our workmanship across the whole job, excluding storm damage, third-party damage and material failure.
Are you insured for this work?
Yes: £2 million public liability insurance, across everything we do on your property.
Do I need scaffolding?
If it's being done alongside roofing, the roofing scaffold usually covers it. For standalone work we'll set out any access requirement in the quote so it isn't a surprise.
How do I pay?
A deposit up front and the balance on completion, by bank transfer or cash. We do not take card payments at present.
Free, no-obligation quote
Get the whole job done, not most of it
Tell us what needs doing alongside the roof and we'll price it all together, one team, one fixed figure, and nothing left for someone else to finish.
07766 878193Or email bwroofing1@icloud.com · Serving West Sussex & Brighton
- 25-year workmanship guarantee
- £2m public liability
- Fixed price, never day rates