Gloucestershire

Trades in Bourton-on-the-Water

6 electricians and 6 heating engineers and 7 roofers on our registers cover Bourton-on-the-Water.

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Short answer

Bourton-on-the-Water is a busy village on the River Windrush, with steep stone slate roofs and many holiday lets. Cotswold District Council handles planning and publishes a conservation area statement for the village. Low ground by the river has flood risk. This page also covers Northleach.

Trades that cover Bourton-on-the-Water

Electricians

6 firms on Cotswolds Electricians cover Bourton-on-the-Water. 5 are on a trade register.

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Heating engineers

6 firms on Cotswolds Heating cover Bourton-on-the-Water. 5 are on a trade register.

See the 6 heating engineers in Bourton-on-the-Water

Roofers

7 firms on Cotswolds Roofers cover Bourton-on-the-Water. 4 are on a trade register.

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Plumbers, builders and handymen: registers in preparation.

Cottages and newer houses

The old centre has stone cottages along the river and the green, with gabled dormers and stone chimneys. Inside, thick walls and low ceilings limit the cable routes. Newer houses have reconstituted stone slates or concrete tiles, and many have flat roof extensions.

River damp and flood risk

Houses near the river stay damp, and moss grows fast on roofs that face north. A blocked gutter sends water into walls. In a home at flood risk, an electrician can fit the consumer unit high and run circuits down from the ceiling. If the house is listed, ask the council first.

Holiday lets and Northleach

In a second home or holiday let, a leak can go unseen for weeks, so a roof check each year before winter helps. Many insurers ask for a current EICR. SSEN runs the network in Bourton and Northleach, but Lower Slaughter and Upper Slaughter are on the National Grid network. Northleach has its own conservation area on more open ground.

Oil in the vale

In Bourton Vale ward, 30.3 per cent of households used oil as their only heating fuel in the 2021 Census, against 3.2 per cent for England. Bourton Village ward is mostly on mains gas.