New roofs have been added to council houses in South Kesteven as part of a rolling programme of replacements.
The Close in Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth is the latest area to benefit from a scheme operated by South Kesteven District Council with works carried out by its contractor, Fosters.
Twenty-seven properties on The Close had their roofs replaced.
Chimney stacks were removed as the homes are no longer heated by open fires and removing them reduces any future maintenance burden to the council.
The scheme started in December of 2024 and has so far seen 50 properties re-roofed on Derwent Way, Grantham, 21 in West Street Gardens, Stamford, and seven in West End, Langtoft.
Other properties have been re-roofed in Castle Bytham, Gunby, Dunsby and Ropsley.
The council’s Housing Technical Department determines which properties enter the replacement programme.
Decisions are typically made where a stock condition survey has been carried out and it has identified that replacement is required or regular repair work has become a feature.
SKDC’s Portfolio Holder for Housing, Cllr Virginia Moran explained when problems are identified at a property, the Technical Department will, where possible, seek to check the roofs of the same age at other council houses in the vicinity.
“Where problems are identified, or will exist in a short space of time at our other properties, we will try to include these in the replacement programme,” said Cllr Moran.
“It therefore makes sense to arrange to do them all in one go.
“The new roofs at The Close are a great example of how this approach works and they look fantastic.
“This was an area of work that has been overlooked in the past and we are pleased to have been able to fund this important work.
“I would like to personally thank the tenants of these properties for working with us during the disruption and for their very positive feedback.”