Beckermet, where the old village meets the new estates.
Sandstone cottages, ancient churches, Sellafield-era housing and farms on the edges. Three kinds of roof in one village. A family firm of 20 years. Free quotes, 24 hour call-outs.
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Roofing in Beckermet.
Beckermet is really an old village with a modern one attached. The historic core is sandstone cottages and a pair of very old churches, low and thick-walled, with slate roofs at a steep pitch and the small, awkward details that come with buildings that have been altered over centuries — a bit of lead here, a valley there, a lean-to that was added when someone's grandfather was young.
Behind that sits a good deal of newer housing, much of it built when Sellafield was drawing workers into the area. Those houses are a different job entirely: shallower pitches, concrete interlocking tiles, factory-made trusses, and roofs that are usually structurally fine but reaching the age where the felt underneath has gone brittle and the ridge bedding has let go.
Then there are the farms. Beckermet is surrounded by working agricultural land, and barns and outbuildings are real roofing work — big spans, sheeting, roof lights that have gone milky, and buildings that are a long way from anywhere you can stand a scaffold. We do that work, and we price it honestly, including the access.
It is a quarter of an hour from the yard, so it is a routine run for us rather than a trip.
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What the weather does here.
Beckermet is a few miles back from the coast, so it gets the wind and the driving rain without the full salt load that St Bees and Seascale live with. Enough to matter on an exposed gable, not enough to eat fixings the way the seafront does.
The more common problem inland is water sitting where it should be running. Trees, open country and a lot of rain mean gutters fill, valleys silt up and moss gets a hold on north-facing slopes. On the older cottages that is what eventually finds its way through.
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What we do most of in Beckermet.
Every town on this coast wears its roofs out differently. These are the jobs that come up here — but we do the lot, so if yours is not on the list, ring and describe it.
Roof maintenance
Gutters, valleys and moss on the older cottages, before they cost real money.
Roof maintenance in Beckermet
Roof inspections
Farm buildings and old cottages, where you cannot tell from the ground.
Roof inspections in Beckermet
Slating and tiling
Re-covering the village's older slate roofs.
Slating and tiling in Beckermet
Repairs and leaks
Perished felt and let-go ridges on the estate housing.
Repairs and leaks in Beckermet
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What people round here say.
“Bryan and his team fitted a new slate roof on my house and did a fantastic job. Brian explained fully what the work entailed and answered all of my questions. They are professionals and I would highly recommend them.”
Amanda Wright
New slate roof — , 30 November 2020
“I contacted Riverside roofing with an emergency issue at my holiday let. He ( Bryan) returned my call immediately, offered to go to the property in less than an hour to assess the problem, without any charges for looking at the problem. Absolutely fantastic service, with customer service to match, reliable with a positive attitude. I thoroughly recommend Riverside Roofing.”
lisa McAleavey
Emergency call-out to a holiday let — Google, 24 August 2024
“Excellent service. I phoned on Monday & they were able to start work on my badly leaking roof on the Friday. Job finished on the Saturday. Thank you to Brian & the lads. Highly recommend this company.”
Joanne Whitehead
Badly leaking roof — Google, 21 November 2022
“Fantastic service. Prompt, friendly and 100% professional. Explained everything clearly and got job started and finished with remarkable quality. ( a visiting friend is a roofer and ‘remarkable quality’ are his words) left yard clean and tidy. Team singing and happy on job- really cheered us up. CWould recommend to anyone. Thanks guys!!!”
Lucy Wills
Roof damage repair and installation — Google, 28 November 2022
“Great job done on guttering, quick and efficient, very friendly”
malcolm cavanagh
Guttering — Google, 22 November 2019
“Top service! Came out after some storm damage to my roof by storm Eowyn. They were there within the hour from me making contact and carried out a temp fix and make the roof watertight whilst i logged a claim with my insurers. Once my insurance claim was authorised they came straight back out to do the permanent repairs and even waited for the insurance payout to hit my bank before I paid them. All done in good faith and nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend.”
Wayne McCarron
Storm damage and insurance repair — Google, 10 February 2025
“Bryan and his team did an excellent job replacing my roof, facias and guttering, leaving everything clean and tidy when they finished. I would have no hesitation in recommending Riverside Roofing.”
diane harrison
New roof, fascias and guttering — Google, 6 July 2024
“Great response, only a small job but done within 24 hours of the initial enquiry.”
Kevin Howland
Small repair — Google, 12 February 2025
“Would highly recommend, very professional and all work completed on the agreed time. Exceptional work!”
Mark Gillgrass
Roofing work — Google, 25 June 2025
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of the 15 reviews on our page recommend us, and Google has us at 4.7 out of 5. Every word of them is somebody else's, so go and read them there rather than here.
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