Missing & Broken Roof Tiles

Small fault, big consequences — matched, replaced and refixed properly.

A missing or broken tile rarely leaks on day one — the underfelt beneath catches what gets past. That's exactly why it gets ignored, and exactly why it shouldn't be: felt exposed to sun and weather through a tile gap degrades fast, and once the felt goes, water has a clear run into the loft. A tile replaced this month is a small job; the same gap left for two winters can mean rotten battens, stained ceilings and a much bigger bill.

We replace slipped, cracked, delaminating and missing tiles and slates, matching the existing covering as closely as possible — reclaimed tiles where the profile is obsolete, and honest advice when the surrounding tiles suggest the problem is spreading rather than local.

Slipped tiles deserve a special note: a tile that has slid but not fallen usually means the nail or nib has failed, and its neighbours are often on the same clock. We check the area around every slip, not just the slip itself.

Benefits

Why choose Missing & Broken Roof Tiles

Matched tiles and slates, including reclaimed for obsolete profiles
Surrounding tiles and fixings checked, not just the visible fault
Felt condition beneath the gap inspected and reported
Small-job friendly — single tiles welcome
Photographs of the completed repair

Features

What's included

Clay, concrete and slate replacement
Slipped tile refixing and re-nailing
Tingle and hook fixing for slates
Delaminated and frost-damaged tile replacement
Verge and eaves tile repairs

Repair options

Repair or replace

One tile, or a scatter of tiles after a storm: repair, without question. A steady trickle of new slips and cracks every season is a different message — usually nail fatigue (the fixings rusting through en masse) or tiles reaching the end of their surface life. At that point each repair is real money spent on a roof that's telling you it's done, and the re-roofing conversation is the honest one. We'll tell you which pattern your roof fits.

Common questions

Frequently asked

Can you match my old tiles? +

Usually — most UK tiles are standard profiles, and for discontinued ones there's a healthy reclaim market. A perfect colour match on weathered tiles is rarely possible (new tiles weather in over a couple of years), so on prominent slopes we'll sometimes move a weathered tile to the visible spot and put the new one somewhere less obvious.

Why do tiles slip in the first place? +

The tile is usually fine — its fixing has failed. Nails corrode ("nail sickness"), nibs snap, or battens soften with age. Wind and vibration finish the job. That's why a slipped tile is worth more attention than a cracked one: it hints at the state of the fixings across the roof.

How many broken tiles is too many to repair? +

There's no magic number — it's the trend that matters. Five tiles after one named storm is a repair; five tiles every winter from nowhere is a roof asking to be replaced. We'll give you our honest read of which you're looking at.