We're a family-run Edinburgh firm who treat every slate, ridge and lead valley like it belongs on a listed building — because so often, it does. One repair. Lasting peace of mind.
Castlerock Roofing started in 2008 with one van, two sets of ladders and a stubborn belief that Edinburgh's historic roofs deserve craftsmen who understand them — not a national outfit reading from a laminated pricing sheet.
Founder Ruaridh MacKenzie learned the trade repairing tenement roofs in Marchmont and Stockbridge, where a single misplaced slate can send water tracking through three flats below. That's where the ethos took hold: get it right the first time, respect the fabric of the building, and never leave a customer guessing about the price.
Eighteen years on, we're a team of fifteen — time-served slaters, leadworkers and a dedicated survey crew flying drones over New Town chimney stacks that haven't been touched since the Victorians built them. We still work the same way: on foot, on the tools, and answerable to our name.
— Ruaridh MacKenzie, Founder & Master Slater
Every job is done to the same rules — whether it's a £180 slip repair in Leith or a full conservation re-roof on an A-listed New Town townhouse.
£5m public liability and full employer's cover. Certificates on request before we ever set foot on your roof.
Our workmanship is guaranteed in writing for a decade. If a repair we made fails, we come back and fix it — free.
We work to Historic Environment Scotland guidance on listed and traditional buildings — like-for-like materials, reversible detailing.
All work meets current Scottish Technical Standards. We handle building-warrant and conservation-consent liaison so you don't have to.
A written, itemised quote before we start — no day-rate surprises, no "we found more when we got up there".
Our slaters and leadworkers are apprentice-trained and city-tested. We hire craftsmen, then keep them for the long haul.
We inspect your roof by drone — no scaffolding, no guesswork — and send you the actual footage with the quote.
Edinburgh & the Lothians only. We know the tenements, the stone, the weather and the conservation rules street by street.
The person who surveys your roof works on it too. No call-centre, no faceless subcontractors — just Edinburgh tradespeople who take pride in their name being on the guarantee.
Started on the tenements of Marchmont in 2001. Still climbs a ladder most days and personally signs off every listed-building job.
24 years on the tools
Our leadworker. Hand-dresses every valley, saddle and chimney apron the traditional way — code-8 lead, welted joints, no mastic bodges.
17 years on the tools
CAA-certified drone pilot who runs our free survey service. Turns close-up footage into the plain-English report that sits behind your quote.
9 years surveying roofs
Handles our repointing and cowls. Lime-mortar trained for conservation work, so historic stacks are matched, not smothered in modern cement.
13 years on the toolsBacked by a full crew of slaters, apprentices and a 24-hour emergency team on call across Edinburgh & the Lothians.
Roofing is one of the most dangerous trades in Britain. We treat working at height as a discipline, not an afterthought — for our crew, for your neighbours, and for the passers-by on the pavement below.
We survey by drone before anyone climbs. Fewer ladder set-ups, fewer risks, and we already know exactly what we're dealing with.
Scaffold, tower or roof ladders chosen for the job — never a rushed ladder because it's quicker. Public-safety zones set up on busy streets.
Working-at-height and CSCS certified, with harnesses, edge protection and daily toolbox talks on live sites.
Debris netting, dust sheets and a clean-up at the end of every day. We leave your close and garden the way we found it.
A World Heritage skyline is made of thousands of small roofs. Keeping them watertight, in the right materials, is how the city stays standing.
Ruaridh sets up Castlerock repairing tenement slate roofs across the south side of the city.
A full conservation re-slate on a New Town townhouse, matched to salvaged Scotch slate and signed off by the local authority conservation officer.
We put inspection in the air — free roof surveys with real footage, no scaffolding needed just to find out what's wrong.
Time-served slaters, leadworkers and surveyors covering Edinburgh & the Lothians — still on the tools, still local, still guaranteed.
Book a free, no-obligation drone survey and we'll send you the footage with a clear, fixed price. Minor repairs from £180, emergency call-out £120, and every job backed by our 10-year workmanship guarantee.