Roof Repairs in Ince-in-Makerfield
Roof leaks found and fixed, tiles and slates replaced, ridges rebedded. Quick, tidy roof repairs that deal with the cause, not just the drip. A couple of miles west, toward Wigan.
Roof Repairs for Homes in Ince-in-Makerfield
Most of the roof repairs we get called to in Ince are on the low-pitch slate that covers the Victorian terraces. A shallow pitch was cheap to build and it looks right on a two-up two-down, but it leaves less fall for the water, so once a slate cracks or slips even a little, rain works its way back under the ones above it and into the roof. On the tight streets off Manchester Road we lift out the broken slate, tail in a reclaimed one that matches the rest of the slope and check that the slates around it are still gripping before we come down.
We cover Ince-in-Makerfield and the surrounding area: Lower Ince, Higher Ince, Spring View, Belle Green Lane, Manchester Road and beyond (WN2, WN3).
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What’s Included
Working a mid-terrace repair in Ince usually means going in from the back, since the fronts sit right on the pavement and the rear alley is where the access is. That suits us, because we can get a tower or a scaffold up the entry, repair the bad patch and be off the roof without the house next door ever being touched. Where a repair is all the slope needs, that is what we price, and we will tell you straight if a stretch of roof is starting to go rather than sell you a re-roof you do not need yet.
- Slipped, cracked and missing tiles and slates replaced
- Leaks traced to the source and fixed
- Ridge and hip tiles rebedded or dry-fixed
- Lead flashing repaired and dressed in
- Valleys cleared and relined
- Storm damage made safe quickly
How It Works
Roof Repairs in Ince-in-Makerfield, FAQs
The slate roofs here are laid at a shallow Victorian pitch, so there is not much fall to carry the water away. That means a single cracked or slipped slate can let rain track back underneath and into the roof. We find the one at fault, match it in and check the run around it.
Yes. We reach most Ince terraces from the rear alley and work the affected slope on its own, so a repair on your roof does not mean going onto the houses either side. We plan the access before we start so the job runs cleanly.
The obvious sign is a damp patch or drip on a ceiling, but earlier clues are stained loft timbers, wet insulation, daylight showing through the roof, or tiles in the garden after wind. If you can see any of those, it is worth getting it looked at before the next heavy rain.
Nearly always. We source reclaimed and new tiles and slates to match what is on your roof, so the repair blends in rather than sitting there as an obvious patch.
It depends on the felt and the fixings, not the age on paper. Plenty of older roofs take good repairs and run for years. If the roof is at the point where repairs would be throwing good money after bad, we will say so and quote both ways so you can decide.