Accredited & certified
Independently audited and certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards for quality, environmental and occupational health & safety management.
Offering professional roofing services tailored to meet the needs of every client, from minor repairs to complete renewals for both residential and commercial properties. No scaffold delays. No inflated costs passed to you.
Altitude Height Specialists, located in Edinburgh, offers a comprehensive range of roofing solutions tailored to meet diverse needs. Our company is divided into two main areas of expertise: access solutions and roofing services, catering to both residential and commercial clients.
On the access side, we provide specialised services using cherry pickers and rope access techniques, ensuring safety and efficiency in every project. This allows us to reach challenging heights and perform essential tasks with precision. In addition, our roofing services encompass everything from routine maintenance and repairs to complete re-roofing projects. We work on large-scale commercial contracts, shared repair packages for multiple-property owners, and individual residential projects across Edinburgh, the central belt, and northern Scotland.
Our offerings include slating, tiling, felting, and sheeting & cladding, utilising a variety of materials such as coated steel, zinc, and aluminum. We pride ourselves on our expertise in traditional roofing, using natural slate, concrete tiles, lead, and built-up felt roofing systems in various finishes. By operating from our central Edinburgh base, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and reliability in every aspect of our work, ensuring that all projects meet the highest standards.
Independently audited and certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards for quality, environmental and occupational health & safety management.
From slate and tile installation to chimney work and full re-roofs, we cover every part of an Edinburgh roof. Each job done by our own team, no subcontractors.
Natural and synthetic slate for Edinburgh's stone properties. Properly bedded, properly fixed, built to last 80+ years.
Learn more →Concrete and clay tile installations for modern and period homes. Every tile bedded correctly, weathertight from day one.
Learn more →EPDM rubber, GRP and felt systems for extensions, dormers and garages. Single-piece membrane where possible.
Learn more →Flashings, valleys, gutters and chimney lead. Hand-dressed the traditional way on Edinburgh's most demanding buildings.
Learn more →New stacks, pot replacements, repointing and rebuilds. Cherry picker reaches any Edinburgh chimney without scaffold.
Learn more →Complete strip-off and re-roofing. Fixed-price written quote. Most jobs finished in a single day, no scaffold fees.
Learn more →Edinburgh has more natural slate roofs per square mile than almost anywhere else in Scotland. The Georgian terraces of the New Town, Victorian tenements of Marchmont and Bruntsfield, stone-built semis of Morningside and Stockbridge, they were all designed with slate in mind. Get a slate roof right and it lasts longer than the building it covers. Get it wrong, and you'll be dealing with slipped slates and damp issues within a decade.
Modern Edinburgh roofing means knowing how to work on heritage stock without damaging it, and on post-war stock without overspecifying. It means understanding the city's freeze-thaw cycles, the 700mm of annual rainfall driven by westerly Atlantic weather, and the conservation area rules that cover the New Town, Old Town, Marchmont, Morningside, Trinity, Portobello and 50+ other neighbourhoods. We've done it for ten years.
That experience shapes every quote we write. We know which slates and tiles last on Edinburgh roofs and which don't. We know when lime mortar is non-negotiable. We know which dormers leak from poor lead detailing rather than from the roof itself. And we know which roofs need a £350 repair instead of the full re-roof some contractors will quote.
Most roofing contractors in Edinburgh hire in cherry pickers and scaffolding and pass that cost straight to you. We own ours.
Faster start dates, no third-party delays, and jobs that typically cost £400–£800 less than quotes from contractors who don't own their own gear. The kind of saving that's hard to argue with.
Cherry picker and rope access reach any Edinburgh roof safely. Saves £400–800 on a typical residential job.
Weekends, bank holidays, we're here. No premium weekend call-out charges. Your project moves on your schedule.
Full photographic report before you commit. You see exactly what needs doing before a penny is spent.
Written workmanship guarantee issued on completion day. We stand behind our work long after the invoice is paid.
Three recent jobs from across the city: Slate, full re-roof and chimney work.
Stripped and re-slated a traditional pitched roof using natural slate, with new lead hip rolls and flashings dressed throughout. Existing rooflights retained and re-sealed for a clean, watertight finish.
Read case study →Full strip-off and re-roof of a traditional stone tenement, including the turret and flat-roof sections. Slate, leadwork, rooflights and chimney heads all addressed in one programme.
Read case study →Repaired and re-rendered a large shared chimney stack, with the existing terracotta pots retained and re-set. Stonework made good below the render line to protect the stack against weather.
Read case study →From first call to written guarantee, the process is the same on every job. Free, transparent, fixed-price.
Schedule a free consultation and get a detailed photographic report of your roof.
Receive a detailed, itemised quote with no obligation.
Agree a start date for the installation.
Receive a photographic report of all completed repairs along with a written guarantee.
We cover every part of Edinburgh's residential and commercial roofing market. From the Georgian terraces of the New Town to the Victorian tenements of Marchmont, Bruntsfield and Newington, the stone-built semis of Morningside and Stockbridge, the post-war housing stock of Corstorphine, Liberton, Gilmerton and everywhere in between.
Our standard service area covers Edinburgh city, Leith, Portobello, Penicuik, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. We can usually be on-site within 24 hours for a free survey, and we'll travel further into the Lothians for larger jobs. If you're unsure whether we cover your postcode, get in touch.
If your question isn't answered here, give us a call on 0131 203 3027. There's no charge for advice, and the survey itself is free.
See all FAQs →Tell us about your roof and we'll come out within 24 hours. No charge, no commitment, no pressure. You'll get a photographic survey and a fixed-price quote within a day.
Free survey, fixed-price quote, no pressure. We'll visit anywhere in Edinburgh or the Lothians within 24 hours.