MBS Roofing Work South France Roofing · Renovation · Zinc work
Roofer in the Aude — roofing, repairs and renovation
French roofing craftsmanship on the tiled roofs of the South, explained clearly in English. Working with local and English-speaking owners since 2007.
Minervois · Haute-Vallée de l’Aude · Corbières · Alaric · Montagne Noire · Cabardès
What we do
The work we carry out on a roof
Six kinds of job, from replacing a single tile to stripping and re-covering a whole slope.
-
Roof renovation and re-roofing -
Roof repairs and tile replacement -
Roof leaks and urgent repairs -
Roof cleaning and moss removal -
Ridges, verges and chimney flashing -
Zinc work, guttering and box gutters
Also undertaken: Roof insulation · Flat roofs. Ask us directly.
Under the tiles
What you never see again once the roof is closed up
A canal-tiled roof is six layers deep. Five of them disappear the day the tiles go back on — and those five decide how long it lasts.
It is also why a quotation for a “réfection” and one for simply relaying tiles are not comparable: they do not cover the same number of layers. Worth knowing before you compare two prices. See roof renovation
Since 2007
Almost nothing on a roof is visible from the ground. What you can judge is what someone tells you about it.
“Professional French roofing craftsmanship, with the standard of communication and support you are entitled to expect.”
MBS Roofing Work South France
That is what MBS Roofing Work South France sets out to do: name what was found, say what will be put right, and explain what that involves — in the same words that will appear on the quotation.
Whether you have lived here for years, have just bought a property, or are still planning the move, that is where the work starts.
What his clients say
The reviews, exactly as published
These are not testimonials written for this website. They are the reviews published on the firm’s Google listing, where we can neither write them nor change them. That is exactly what makes them worth reading.
Fifteen of them are reproduced here, word for word.
Projects
The work, before it becomes a roof again
Every photograph on this site is an MBS Roofing Work South France job. No stock images, nothing staged.
Underlay and battens
Tiles relaid
Being fitted
Finished A gutter hung to a string line and one hung by eye look much the same on the day. They stop looking the same by the third winter.
Which is why these pictures also show what goes on underneath the tiles, and not only the result once everything is closed up again.
Areas we cover
From the Minervois plain to the upper Aude valley
Four areas around Carcassonne, from the Montagne Noire to the Aude gorges — over 280 villages and towns, reaching into the Hérault Minervois.
-
Minervois & Alaric
TrèbesCapenduLézignan-CorbièresHompsRieux-MinervoisMarseilletteLa RedorteOlonzacOupiaAzillanet
-
Haute-Vallée de l’Aude
-
Corbières
FabrezanLagrasseSaint-Laurent-de-la-CabrerisseBoutenac
-
Montagne Noire & Cabardès
VillardonnelMontolieuFontiers-CabardèsLastoursConques-sur-Orbiel
Villages and towns covered
Carcassonne Lézignan-Corbières Trèbes Rieux-Minervois Olonzac Capendu La Redorte Marseillette Homps Azillanet Oupia Argeliers Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude Limoux Quillan Espéraza Couiza Belvèze-du-Razès Montréal Pomas Pieusse Fanjeaux Saint-Hilaire Cournanel Preixan Fabrezan Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse Boutenac Lagrasse Bizanet Saint-André-de-Roquelongue Montredon-des-Corbières Névian Ferrals-les-Corbières Luc-sur-Orbieu Ornaisons Val-de-Dagne Montolieu Villardonnel Fontiers-Cabardès Lastours Bram Pezens Alzonne Villegly Villepinte Villeneuve-Minervois Ventenac-Cabardès Moussoulens
Over 280 towns and villages, across four areas See the areas in full
Before you call
There is always one question people hesitate to ask on the phone. These are the ones that come up most.
Questions we get asked a lot
Do you cover my village?
We work across four areas: the Minervois and the Alaric, the Haute-Vallée de l’Aude, the Corbières, and the Montagne Noire and Cabardès — twenty-one communes in the Aude and three in the Hérault. The full list is on the areas page. If your village is not on it, call anyway: the edge of an area is never quite a straight line.
Can everything be handled in English?
Yes. MBS Roofing Work South France has been working with English-speaking owners on their French properties since 2007. This whole site exists in both languages, and you will be answered in the one you use.
What is the difference between a “réparation” and a “réfection”?
These two words will both appear on French quotations and they mean very different amounts of work. A “réparation” is a repair: something localised, put right where it is. A “réfection” is a re-roof: the covering comes off, the deck is repaired, a new underlay and battens go on, then the tiles are relaid. Two quotations using these words are not comparable.
Can the original tiles be kept?
Very often, and on a period property it is usually the better choice: a sound old canal tile has already proved itself against frost. Sorting happens as the roof comes off, tile by tile. There are almost always some to make up, chosen to sit well with what remains.
Can anything useful be said about a roof from the ground?
Rarely. What decides a roof’s future is what sits under the tiles — the boarding, the underlay if there is one, the structure. None of that is visible from below. Anyone giving you a firm opinion without going up is guessing.
French roofing expertise, explained in English
Working out what is wrong with a roof is hard enough in your own language. Since 2007 we have worked with English-speaking owners across the Aude — on permanent homes, second homes, and properties that have only just changed hands.
Get in touch
A roof is worth looking at before talking about it
Call, or describe the situation in a few lines. You will get a straight answer about what can be done.