New Roofs in Leigh
Full re-roofs with nothing skipped: stripped to the timbers, new membrane and battens, tiles or slates laid straight, dry ridge as standard. Just south, a few minutes from Hindley Green.
New Roofs for Homes in Leigh
A re-roof on one of the grand Leigh villas is a bigger job than a standard house, and it helps to have someone who is comfortable with the scale. We strip the old covering, fit breathable membrane and new treated battens, and re-cover in slate or a good slate alternative, working through the valleys, hips and bay roofs that make these houses what they are. A dry ridge and dry verge go on so there is no mortar to crack and drop out, and the chimney and lead get taken care of while the scaffold is up.
We cover Leigh and the surrounding area: Pennington, Bedford, Westleigh, Firs Lane, Plank Lane and beyond (WN7).
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What’s Included
On the Pennington and Bedford terraces and the Westleigh semis it is the same idea on a simpler roof. Once the original slate, or the concrete tile and its felt, has reached the end, patching is just throwing money at it, so we re-roof with the whole system renewed underneath. We give you a price for the re-roof and, where repairing is a genuine option, a price to do that instead, so you can decide on the real figures rather than a guess.
- Stripped to the rafters, timbers checked and repaired
- Breathable membrane and treated battens throughout
- Concrete tile, clay tile, natural or fibre cement slate
- Dry ridge and dry verge systems as standard
- New lead flashings, chimney work while the scaffold is up
- Waste cleared daily, site left tidy
How It Works
New Roofs in Leigh, FAQs
Yes. The larger bay-fronted houses around Leigh have more to them than a terrace roof, with extra valleys, hips and bay detailing, and we are geared up for that scale of re-roof, scaffold and all.
A terrace or semi is usually done in a few days once the scaffold is up, weather permitting, while a larger villa takes longer for the extra area, valleys and detailing. Either way we give you a realistic timescale up front with the quote.
The felt is usually the decider. If the membrane under the tiles has gone brittle and torn across large areas, every repair is temporary because water finds the next tear. Widespread nail failure and constant slipped tiles point the same way. We will tell you straight which category your roof is in, and quote a repair instead if that is the better call.
Ridge and hip tiles were traditionally bedded on mortar, which cracks with the seasons and eventually lets tiles come loose. A dry ridge system clamps them mechanically with screws and brackets, allows the roof to breathe, and does not need rebedding every few years. It costs a little more on day one and saves money every year after.
It comes down to the house, the street and the budget. Natural slate looks superb on older houses and lasts generations; fibre cement slate gives a similar look for less; concrete tiles are the workhorse choice. We bring samples and give you prices for each so you can compare them side by side.