Roof Repair Costs in 2026

Understanding Roof Repair Costs in Aberdeen - Make an Educated Decision

Due to factors such as environmental conditions and the life span of materials, maintenance and repair is an integral part of ensuring your roof protects your property.

The following guide is provided to help in understanding the estimated costs associated with maintaining a roof.

Diagram of a house roof showing and labelling all parts of a roof - Stork Roofing in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Required works Cost Estimate Required Timeframe
Replacing 1 tile/slate £100 1 hr
Replacing 10 tiles/slates £400 4 hrs
Replace 4 sections of zinc ridge £400 4 hrs
Replace valley £300 – £500 0.5 day
Replace sideslip £350 – £550 0.5 day
Renew skew £300 – £800 1.5 days
Install new chimney can and vent £400 4 hrs
Gutter cleaning £200 – £600 0.5 day
New garage flat roof £2000 – £4000 2 days
Pointing works £80p/sqm 2 hrs – 2 days
Install new soffits and fascias £2500 – £4000 2–4 days

To get a full understanding of the costs associated with your property, get in touch with Stork now to discuss with an expert.  All customers are provided expert guidance with written quotations provided as standard.

The Roofer’s Dictionary

Want to fully understand what your quote says?  Although we strive to make all our communications and quotations as clear as possible, all of our customers should always feel free to ask us questions.  But to help you with some of the more common roofing terminologies, please read on.

Battens – Thin strips of wood positioned on the roof to enable fixation of slates/tiles

Cement Skew – A mortar fillet made from cement and positioned between the roof and skew stones.

Chimney Haunching – The cement used to fixate chimney cans atop the chimney crown.  Built with curved edges to enable water to run off.

Fascia – Decorative boards along the underside edge of a sloping roof

Flashing – Protective sheeting (generally lead) to protect joints

Gable – The triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a property ridged roof

Hip – A hip roof has all sides sloping downwards to the walls with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof

Ridge – The roof apex

Side slip –  The zinc protective insert where a dormer window meets the main roof

Skew stones – Stones at the side of a roof which project above the roof itself, and are used to separate tenements or at gable ends

Soffit – Decorative board used to seal the gap between the fascia board and the property wall

Strike Scaffolding – The scaffold is struck or removed once it has served its purpose

Valley – The point where 2 sloping roof sections meet, generally protected through a zinc insert