Millom: we come, but we plan it rather than promise it.
Built in one go for the Hodbarrow iron mines, so the roofs are all the same age. An hour round the coast, and we would rather say that than pretend otherwise. A family firm of 20 years. Free quotes, 24 hour call-outs.
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every job covered, from a single slate to a full re-roof
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Roofing in Millom.
Let us be straight about the geography first, because it matters more here than anywhere else on this list. Millom is not far from us as the crow flies — the Duddon estuary is in the way. By road it is the best part of an hour down the A595. We do work in Millom, and we are glad to, but it is planned work rather than a same-hour call-out, and anyone who tells you different is either not coming from West Cumbria or not telling you the truth.
What that means in practice: we will come and look and quote for nothing, same as anywhere. But we will give you a date rather than a vague morning, and we will usually want to do the job in one continuous run rather than dipping in and out. For a full re-roof that is no different from anywhere else. For a single slipped slate, it is worth asking us and a Millom-based roofer both, and we will not be offended.
The town itself is a good place to roof. It was built more or less from nothing in the 1860s and 70s to house the men working the Hodbarrow iron ore mines, which were among the richest in the country, and it was built quickly and uniformly. Street after street of terraces to a single pattern, roofed at one time in Welsh slate. Like Cleator Moor and Frizington, they are now all at the same stage — the slate is frequently fine and the nails have gone.
It sits on the Duddon estuary too, which means salt and wind off the water. The coastal specification applies: proper fixings, and ridges fixed mechanically rather than trusted to mortar.
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What the weather does here.
Millom sits on the Duddon estuary with open water to the south and west. It gets salt-laden wind, and the low-lying ground around the estuary means driving rain arrives with very little to slow it down.
The effect on the terraces is the familiar coastal one: fixings corrode, mortar bedding under ridges softens and lets go, and cast iron rainwater goods rust from the seaward side. Nothing exotic — just a reason to specify a re-roof here properly rather than to a mainland price.
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What we do most of in Millom.
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.
Slating and tiling
Whole-terrace re-slating, which is the work worth travelling for.
Slating and tiling in Millom
Roof inspections
Worth knowing exactly what you have before committing to a trip's work.
Roof inspections in Millom
Gutters, fascias and soffits
Estuary air is hard on cast iron, and it goes on the seaward side first.
Gutters, fascias and soffits in Millom
Roofing materials
Getting the specification right matters more when the sea is this close.
Roofing materials in Millom
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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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