New Roofs in Wigan
Full re-roofs with nothing skipped: stripped to the timbers, new membrane and battens, tiles or slates laid straight, dry ridge as standard. A few miles west of Hindley Green.
New Roofs for Homes in Wigan
A re-roof in Wigan can mean very different things depending on the house. On a Scholes or Whelley terrace it is a tight slate slope shared along a row, so matching in matters and the work has to sit right against next door. On a Swinley villa it is a much bigger roof with valleys, hips and bay details to work through, and on a Marsh Green or Pemberton estate it is concrete tile on a straightforward pitch. We are set up for all three, from the scaffold down to the finish.
We cover Wigan and the surrounding area: Scholes, Whelley, Swinley, Newtown, Marsh Green and beyond (WN1, WN3).
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What’s Included
Whatever the roof, the method underneath is the same. We strip the old covering, fit breathable membrane and new treated battens, and re-cover in slate, a good slate alternative or tile to suit the house and the street. A dry ridge and dry verge system goes on so there is no mortar to crack and drop out over the coming winters, and the chimney and lead work is completed while the scaffold is up. We give you a price to re-roof and, where repairing is a real option, a price to do that instead, so you decide on the actual figures.
- 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 Wigan, FAQs
Yes. A concrete tile re-roof on a Marsh Green or Pemberton semi is a standard job for us, the same as a slate re-roof on a terrace. We renew the whole system underneath, membrane and battens included, so you are not left with worn-out underlay beneath a new covering.
Yes. The larger houses up on Swinley have more to them than a terrace, with extra valleys, hips and bay detailing, and we are geared up for that scale of re-roof, scaffold and all. 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.