Garage Roof Replacement in Birmingham
We take old garage roofs off and fit new ones on garages across Birmingham.
- Quotes in writing
- 17 areas covered
Birmingham Roof Pros replaces garage roofs on homes across Birmingham, both on detached garages and on garages joined to the house. Most of the garage roofs we replace are flat, covered in felt or old corrugated cement sheets. We fit a new flat roof in felt or rubber EPDM, and we tile or slate pitched garage roofs too.
Your two main choices
Which? prices two kinds of new flat roof for a single garage. The cheaper one is new felt laid over the old structure. We do this without new boards and keep the timbers that are already there, but only when the boards are dry and firm.
The other is new boards with a modern covering. We lift the old roof, lay new boards, then cover them with a rubber EPDM sheet. Which? groups PVC and rubber EPDM as the modern products for this kind of roof.
Once we've looked at the boards from inside the garage, we'll tell you which one it needs.
Garage roof prices
| New flat roof on a single garage, 6m x 3m (Which? survey) | Price |
|---|---|
| Felt, no new boards, existing structure kept | £1,400 to £3,500 |
| New boards with PVC or rubber EPDM | £1,950 to £4,000 |
Which? based these on a survey of 11 Which? Trusted Traders in November 2025. The prices include labour and materials but not VAT. We price a double garage or a pitched garage roof after measuring it, and quote in writing.
Old cement sheet roofs and asbestos
Birmingham City Council says asbestos was used in building work before 2000, was often mixed with cement, and can be found in corrugated cement roofs.
HSE says most work on asbestos cement can be done without a licence, as long as the workers have the right information, instruction and training. Taking off cement roof sheets counts as this kind of work if the sheets are handled with care and lifted off without breaking up. If the sheets will be badly broken, for example by dropping the whole roof in, HSE treats the job as notifiable, which brings extra rules on telling HSE, health checks and record keeping.
HSE also says whole asbestos cement sheets should not be broken into smaller pieces. They should be double wrapped in strong polythene and labelled.
We lift the sheets off whole, one at a time, and wrap them before they come down. Tell us if you think your garage roof is cement sheet when you ask for a quote, and we will plan the job around it.
Getting rid of the old sheets
Birmingham City Council says you can take asbestos to a household recycling centre and get rid of it for free. It must be wrapped and sealed in heavy-duty plastic, stacked in loads two people can lift easily, and any broken bits sealed in double plastic sacks. The council says it no longer collects asbestos from homes.
Taking the old roof away is in our quote, and we tell you where it's going.
Bournville garages
If you live in the Bournville Village Conservation Area, the council's design guide says a new or replacement garage roof should usually slope to match the roof of the house. It says you will need planning permission in most cases. We can quote for a pitched roof for a Bournville garage, so you can see both prices before you apply.
Questions about garage roof replacement in Birmingham
How do I know if my garage roof has asbestos?
HSE says asbestos may be in any building built or refurbished before 2000. If your garage has a cement sheet roof and you're not sure, we treat it as asbestos cement unless a test says otherwise.
Can I take the old garage roof off myself?
HSE says not to repair or remove asbestos materials yourself unless you have had the training. We include stripping the old roof in our quote either way.
Can you put a pitched roof on my flat-roofed garage?
Yes, we can. The Planning Portal says roof work that doesn't really change how a house looks usually needs no planning permission. A new pitched roof does change the look, so we check what your garage needs before we quote.
Can you replace the roof on a garage joined to the house?
Yes, we can. We take extra care where the garage roof meets the house wall, and seal that joint so rain can't run down into the garage.
What happens to my car and the stuff in the garage?
We'd ask you to move the car out and cover anything you want to keep clean, because we lift the old boards from above.
Do you fit guttering on the new garage roof?
Yes, we can. See our guttering page for the work we do on gutters and downpipes.
Get a quote for a new garage roof
Send the quote form with your postcode, the rough size of the garage and what the roof is covered with now. We'll come and look, then give you a written quote. To see the other roofing work we do, go to the Birmingham Roof Pros home page.
Ready to talk about your roofing job?
Send the quote form with your postcode and what you need. We will get back to you with a written quote.