Mytholmroyd Roofing Services

Mytholmroyd is a compact village in the Calder Valley, best known as the birthplace of poet Ted Hughes and as the home of the World Class BMX track. But for us, it is a village of stone cottages and terraces that sit in a damp pocket of the valley where the Calder and Cragg Vale Brook meet — and that geography creates some very specific roofing concerns.

The village sits at a low point in the valley, and morning fog from the river can linger for hours, particularly in the autumn and winter months. That persistent damp air settles on roof tiles, feeds moss growth in the cracks between slates, and slowly erodes mortar pointing on chimneys and gable ends. Properties in the lower village, near the Cragg Vale road, see the worst of this — while those higher up toward Cragg Vale itself are more exposed to wind but drier.

Mytholmroyd's housing is almost entirely traditional stone construction, much of it dating from the 19th century or earlier. That means lime mortar, not cement, is the correct material for repointing. We see a lot of damage caused by previous builders using cement on these old walls — the cement traps water, the stone cannot breathe, and the face of the stone begins to spall and flake away. Our repointing service for Mytholmroyd properties always assesses the original mortar type and matches it properly.

As a small village, Mytholmroyd benefits from our local Calder Valley knowledge. We often combine Mytholmroyd jobs with work in neighbouring Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge, and Luddendenfoot, which keeps our overheads down and our response times fast. We provide quotations for all roofing, guttering, and chimney work in Mytholmroyd.