Gislingham is a quiet Mid Suffolk village where the housing stock is predominantly older cottages and farmhouses, many of them built with the local clay pantiles that need careful handling when repairs are needed.
The village sits close to the Eye-to-Finningham road, surrounded by open arable land where wind-driven rain hits exposed rooflines hard in autumn and winter. Pantile and plain clay tile roofs in this part of Suffolk are susceptible to frost spalling on the tile faces and mortar erosion along the ridgeline — both of which can let water track under the covering before any obvious breakage is visible. We always inspect the underfelt and batten condition when working on roofs of this age, because a tile-for-tile swap rarely tells the full story.
Gislingham is about 15 miles west of Diss, and we cover this corner of Mid Suffolk regularly. If you're in the village or in nearby Thornham Magna or Wickham Skeith and you're concerned about your roof after a period of heavy weather, call us for a free survey — we'll come out, inspect from the ridge down, and give you a clear written report.
No obligation · We usually respond within 2 hours
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
