Cotswold Stone Tiles - Our approach

As owners of traditional Cotswold properties will know, the maintenence and repair of a stone roof can be costly and where the slates are badly laminated and decayed, the issue of replacement arises. Quite often as much as 40-50% of the roofs tile will be unusable so there are two main options available: Either find suitable reclaimed slates to match and make good the roof or re-roof with new materials.
Commonly, the decision comes down to cost and, unless restricted by planning, the stone tiles are sold with the money going towards new, mass produced materials such as concrete tiles or imported slates.
At Winchcombe Reclamation, we try our upmost to conserve this traditional material; re-dressing those secondhand stone tiles that come in to us to make them usable once more. However, original Cotswold stone tiles are becoming increasingly harder to find.
There are a handful of quarries throughout the Cotswolds producing new Cotswold stone tiles but the quality of the 'presents' can vary. There is also now a flood of imported alternatives on the market too.

Winchcombe Reclamation are specialist suppliers of reclaimed cotswold stone tile with a knowledge of both the product and its application. We stock various stone tiles in large quantities and also try to keep good runs of reclaimed stone ridge.
Our approach may be different to other suppliers. Rather than selling the stone slates as they come off the roof (mixed sizes, varied quality) our stock is sorted, measured, re-drilled if needed and re-dressed ready for use. This means that we work on very little or no waste and generates less labour for the roofer; preventing them from having to spend time sorting through a mixed cage to measure what tiles they have on site.
We can supply just the tiles that you need whether it is for a small repair job or a complete re-roof. A free site visit and consultation will enable us to provide a full quote for your project and a batten schedule can be provided if needed.

We also purchase cotswold stone tiles that are due to be removed, stripping the roof ourselves if required.