Roofing, fascias and guttering in Darlington
Your roof,
done properly.
C&M Home Improvements is John and Charlie, a two-man team based in Darlington. Slate roofs, ridge tiles, roof repairs, uPVC fascias and soffits, guttering and downpipes, for homes across Darlington and the North East.
4.8 out of 5 from 16 Google reviews
“Proper tradesmen. Thank you!”
KS, Google review, March 2026
from 16 reviews
9am to 5pm, closed Sundays
working across the North East
What we do
Everything from the ridge down to the downpipes.
Roofs and roofline work for houses in and around Darlington. If it’s on the outside of your roof, it’s probably something John and Charlie can sort.
- 01
Slate roofing
Stripping tired slate roofs back to the rafters, new membrane and battens, then the slates laid back on course by course. The photos further down this page are one of those jobs.
- 02
Ridge tiles and repointing
Loose or cracked ridge tiles reset and repointed, so the top of the roof is sound and weathertight again.
“Knocked on my door for ridge tiles and bulging on side of roof to be fixed, great job good cost”
Glenn Milner, Google review
- 03
Roof repairs
Bulging slopes, slipped tiles and the jobs someone else left half done. Customers mention calling C&M in after being let down elsewhere.
“generally tidied up the roof (after a previous botch job by others)”
KS, Google review
- 04
Fascias and soffits
Old timber boards replaced with uPVC fascias and soffits, including end-of-roof protective fascias, and existing soffits cleaned up.
“The new fascias look brilliant.”
Susan Allan, Google review
- 05
Guttering and downpipes
New guttering and downpipes fitted, or existing gutters inspected, cleaned, re-sealed and repaired.
“gutters where cleaned re-sealed and made some repairs to the soffit’s”
Andrew “Andy” Channer, Google review
- 06
Dry verge
Dry verge fitted along the gable ends, often done alongside new fascias and guttering in the same visit.
“Dry verge, all guttering, down pipes, upvc fascias, soffits.”
Brian Usher, Google review
- 07
Gutter and soffit cleaning
Gutters cleared and soffits cleaned back to white, for when the boards are sound and just need looking after.
“we had what looked like brand new soffits as they were cleaned beautifully”
Susan Allan, Google review
The work
One slate roof, start to finish.
These are C&M’s own photos of a slate re-roof on a terraced house, taken as the job went along. No stock pictures, just the roof, the battens and the lads doing the work.
Stripped back to the rafters
The old slates and battens come off, so the whole slope can be seen and put right rather than patched.
Membrane under the battens
A breather membrane runs across the rafters, with battens fixed over it to carry the slates.
New battens, course by course
Fresh timber battens go on in straight, even rows, ready for the slates to go back.
Slates going back on
Then the slates are laid back on, row after row, up towards the ridge.
Finished
A full slope of slate, sound from the gutter to the ridge, with the chimney and the ladder still in shot.
What customers mention
The same four things come up again and again.
01
Under 2 days
“They replaced the facias, soffits, downpipes and gutters on our house, repointed the ridge tiles and generally tidied up the roof (after a previous botch job by others) in less than 2 days.”
02
Kept informed
“These 2 guys are so professional, hardworking, but really friendly, and keep you informed throughout.”
03
Left tidy
“The site was left in a tidy condition with all rubbish removed.”
04
Fair prices
“Friendly service and blinding prices.”
Who you’ll get
John and Charlie.
C&M is two people, and they’re the two who turn up and do the job. Customers name them both in their reviews, and they talk about them the same way: friendly, straight with you about what needs doing, and tidy.
A fair few of those customers had been let down by someone else first. If that’s you, you’re in good company.
“After trying a few others in the area and being stung with shoddy workmanship and high prices I wasn’t looking forwarded to having my gutters inspected and cleaned.”
Talk to John or Charlie“Two great guys communicate with and know what they are doing which was refreshing 👍”
Reviews
In their customers’ words.
16 reviews on Google
“We can’t recommend the lads at C&M highly enough. They replaced the facias, soffits, downpipes and gutters on our house, repointed the ridge tiles and generally tidied up the roof (after a previous botch job by others) in less than 2 days. Honest, friendly, quality work and a very competitive price too. Proper tradesmen. Thank you!”
“Had both gutters/soffits cleaned & end of roof protective fascias fitted. John & Charlie knocked on our door on speck as doing work in area. Well timed as we were going to get our soffits cleaned soon. They gave us an excellent quote and in the time we popped out and returned we had what looked like brand new soffits as they were cleaned beautifully. We then had following day our end of roof protective fascias done for first time, as again John gave us an excellent quote. The new fascias look brilliant.These 2 guys are so professional, hardworking, but really friendly, and keep you informed throughout. They are also very tidy and no mess of building materials left. I would highly recommend this company to anyone. Thank you for great work done.”
“Knocked on my door for ridge tiles and bulging on side of roof to be fixed, great job good cost, well worth using them again for any other jobs. Two great guys communicate with and know what they are doing which was refreshing 👍”
“After trying a few others in the area and being stung with shoddy workmanship and high prices I wasn’t looking forwarded to having my gutters inspected and cleaned. But I was pleasantly surprised with the professionalism and attention to detail from C&M, price was extremely good, gutters where cleaned re-sealed and made some repairs to the soffit’s. Friendly service and blinding prices. Andy”
“I recently had the following work done by C&M Home Improvements.Dry verge, all guttering, down pipes, upvc fascias, soffits.Work was completed to a high standard for a very competitive price.The site was left in a tidy condition with all rubbish removed.Charlie and John are great guys, friendly yet professional, they do the work as it should be done. Would certainly recommend to anyone.Thank you for a great job. Brian Usher / Biddick Village, Washington.”
Where we work
Darlington, and further afield.
C&M are based in Darlington and work on homes across the North East. One of the reviews on this page came from Biddick Village in Washington, so if you’re not sure whether you’re in range, just ring and ask.
- Based in
- Darlington, DL1
- Working across
- Darlington and the North East
- Open
- Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm
Get a quote
Give the lads a ring.
The quickest way to get a price is a phone call. Tell John or Charlie what you’ve noticed, whether it’s a slipped tile, a leaking gutter or tired old fascias, and they’ll take it from there.
Call John or Charlie07899 321199Opening hours
- Monday
- 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday
- 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday
- 9am - 5pm
- Thursday
- 9am - 5pm
- Friday
- 9am - 5pm
- Saturday
- 9am - 5pm
- Sunday
- Closed