Roofer recommendation: LA Roofing/Lee Murphy

A brick tumbled out of our chimney stack one Sunday morning, alerting us to the fact that the whole thing was on the verge of collapse. We found Lee/LA Roofing through Harringay Online (his number: 07973 738590) and we were really pleased with what he did for us.

After we texted him, he came round for a visit very quickly, diagnosed the problem and arranged to have scaffolding put up within a matter of hours so he could get started on the job the following day. Once he was up there, he showed us exactly what needed doing (with the help of photos from his phone), and ensured that by the time he came down, the roof was ready to be left alone for a few more decades (NB: worth getting multiple jobs done at the same time - scaffolding isn't cheap).

Lee never seemed to be giving it the hard sell, and was up front about what things would cost. He also enjoyed explaining how roofs worked and what happened when they didn't work properly (our new favourite new word: "flaunching").

This was also good: his van has a livery on, and he puts his banner up on the scaffolding when he is working, so I guess that means he is proud of what he does, and easy to identify: reassuring if you are concerned about knowing who you are letting on to your roof.