Roofers in Thanet

Roofers covering the whole of Thanet — Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Westgate, Birchington and Minster. Fibreglass flat roofs, re-roofing and repairs.

Looking for roofing services in Thanet?

Thanet is our patch. Frampton Roofing is based in Broadstairs, right in the middle of it, and the great majority of our work happens within about fifteen minutes of the yard — Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Westgate, Birchington, Minster and everywhere in between.

Colin has been roofing for over twenty years, fifteen of those specialising in fibreglass. That's a long time working on one stretch of coast, and it means we know what Thanet roofs do. We know which estates have the failing felt garage roofs, which seafront terraces hide parapet gutters, and what a north-easterly does to a ridge line.

If you're anywhere on the Isle, we're local to you.

Why Thanet is hard on roofs

Thanet was an island until the Wantsum Channel silted up, and it still behaves like one. It sticks out into the North Sea at the far corner of Kent with water on three sides, which means there is no direction the weather can come from that something isn't fully exposed to. Margate takes the northerlies off the estuary, Broadstairs and Ramsgate take the easterlies off the open sea, and the whole peninsula gets salt carried inland on the wind.

Salt is the part people underestimate. It corrodes nails, screws and flashings, eats into ironwork, and shortens the life of anything metal on a roof by years compared with the same house twenty miles inland. We routinely replace fixings in Thanet that would still be sound in Canterbury.

The building stock adds to it. The seaside towns are full of Victorian and Edwardian property built for a resort trade — tall, steep, slate, with parapets and hidden gutters. Behind them sit the inter-war and post-war estates, mostly concrete tile, and behind those a very large number of flat-roofed garages, dormers, extensions and outbuildings added between the sixties and the eighties. Those flat roofs are now at or past the end of their lives, which is why fibreglass has become such a big part of what we do.


Why Thanet is hard on roofs

Thanet was an island until the Wantsum Channel silted up, and it still behaves like one. It sticks out into the North Sea at the far corner of Kent with water on three sides, which means there is no direction the weather can come from that something isn't fully exposed to. Margate takes the northerlies off the estuary, Broadstairs and Ramsgate take the easterlies off the open sea, and the whole peninsula gets salt carried inland on the wind.

Salt is the part people underestimate. It corrodes nails, screws and flashings, eats into ironwork, and shortens the life of anything metal on a roof by years compared with the same house twenty miles inland. We routinely replace fixings in Thanet that would still be sound in Canterbury.

The building stock adds to it. The seaside towns are full of Victorian and Edwardian property built for a resort trade — tall, steep, slate, with parapets and hidden gutters. Behind them sit the inter-war and post-war estates, mostly concrete tile, and behind those a very large number of flat-roofed garages, dormers, extensions and outbuildings added between the sixties and the eighties. Those flat roofs are now at or past the end of their lives, which is why fibreglass has become such a big part of what we do.


What we cover across Thanet


Towns we cover in Thanet (and outside)

Featured project

Flat roofs across Broadstairs, Margate and Ramsgate

If you want a sense of what we actually do week to week across Thanet, our write-up on recent flat roofing projects in Broadstairs, Margate and Ramsgate is a good place to start. Same material, three towns, three quite different problems.

We've also put together a guide to what flat roofs cost in Thanet, because it's the question we get asked more than any other and there's very little honest information out there about it. It covers what drives the price, where people get caught out, and what a fair quote should include.

TESTIMONIALS

What our customers think

We're rated 5.0 out of 5 from over 100 Google reviews across Thanet, and we were named a Nextdoor Neighbourhood Faves winner in 2023.

Twenty years on the same stretch of coast means most of our work now comes from people who were recommended by a neighbour. That's the way we'd rather do it.

GET IN TOUCH

Get a free roof survey anywhere in Thanet

Wherever you are on the Isle, we can usually get out to look within a few days — sooner if it's leaking. We'll tell you straight what the roof needs and put a written estimate together.

Frampton Roofing Ltd
Call Colin on 07771 269291
Email info@framptonroofing.uk
Broadstairs, Kent

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions we get asked across Thanet

Here are a few frequently asked questions we get from customers in Thanet. If you have another question in mind, please do get in touch and let us know, we'll do our best to answer!

Do you cover the whole Isle?

Yes — Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Westgate, Birchington, Minster, Cliftonville, Westbrook, St Peter's, Kingsgate and everywhere between. We're based in Broadstairs so nothing on Thanet is more than about fifteen minutes away.

What does a flat roof cost around here?

It depends on size, access, how much timber needs replacing and what the edge details are like — anyone quoting a firm price without seeing it is guessing. We've written a full guide to what flat roofs cost in Thanet, which covers what drives the price and where people get caught out. Worth ten minutes before you get anyone out.

Why do roofs seem to fail faster here than inland?

Salt and wind. Thanet has water on three sides and salt gets carried well inland on the wind, corroding nails, screws, brackets and flashings. A fixing that would last thirty years in Canterbury might manage half that on an exposed Thanet roof. It's why we specify more mechanical fixing here than the standard would suggest.

How soon can you come out?

For an active leak, as quickly as we can manage — usually within a few days anywhere on the Isle, and we can often make something watertight immediately even if the permanent repair needs booking in. For quotes and surveys, generally within a week or so.

Still have a question?

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Our Areas of Service

Along with Thanet, we work across many different areas of Kent. If your area isn't listed here, please drop us a line.

Broadstairs

Margate

Ramsgate

Thanet

Canterbury