Roofers Halton

Halton roofing: the short version

Comfortable inter-war semis and detached houses with post-war estates behind, on the flatter ground east of the city. Halton is roughly half an hour from Harrogate down the A61 or A658, and we are on that side of the county most weeks. The age of the house changes the materials, not the method: we survey properly, explain it in plain words, quote in writing and guarantee the work.

What we do for Halton homes

Roofers in Halton: Halton roofing and roof repairs across LS15

Comfortable and fairly flat, Halton is Edwardian and Victorian villas along the older roads, 1930s semis, post-war family housing and modern builds around Primrose Lane and Selby Road. The roofs are a mix of Welsh slate on the period properties and clay or concrete tile on everything after, with bay roofs, dormers and extensions adding the junctions that tend to leak. Roofers in Halton are mostly dealing with roofs that are simply old rather than badly built.

On the villas the work is slate and lead: nail-sick slates slipping, split valleys, bay roofs in original lead or asphalt that have been patched for decades, and stacks needing repointing and new trays. On the inter-war and post-war houses the pattern is ridge and hip mortar cracking, tiles laminating, eaves felt perished, and gutters that have been overflowing long enough to rot the fascia behind them. Roof repairs in Halton frequently turn out to be rainwater goods rather than the roof covering, which is a cheaper and faster fix and worth eliminating first.

East Leeds is open ground, and Halton has little to shelter it from wind coming across the flatter country towards Barwick and Garforth. Gable ends and hip ridges take the brunt. On the other side of the coin, the mature gardens and street trees on the older roads keep gutters and hopper heads full, and shaded rear slopes hold moss. Both problems are cheap to manage and expensive to ignore.

We come down from Harrogate on the A1(M) and in via the A64, usually around thirty-five minutes, and we are in east Leeds regularly rather than occasionally. Slate and tile repairs, re-roofing, bay roof renewal, lead and valley work, chimney repointing, flat roofing, fascias, soffits and guttering are all covered. The survey is free, the findings are photographed so you can see them for yourself, the quote goes in writing before anything starts and the workmanship is guaranteed for ten years. Ring 0113 460 1042 to arrange a visit.

Halton houses and their roofs

Edwardian & Victorian Villas

Big period houses in Halton, whether still one home or now several flats, need proper scaffold and a roofer comfortable with old slate. Like-for-like replacement, stacks rebuilt where they have gone, dormers and bays sorted.

1930s Semis

The 1930s houses in Halton have reached the age where the original roof covering, the cement-bedded ridges and the felt all fail within a few years of each other. We repair where a repair is honest and quote a full re-cover where it is not.

Post-War Family Homes

The 1950s and 1960s houses in Halton have plain hipped or gabled roofs, which keeps a re-cover sensible on price. Fascia, soffit and gutter replacement on these homes is a big part of what we do.

Modern Builds

Newer houses in Halton still have roof problems, just different ones: dry-verge caps lifting, ridges that were never bedded properly, and snagging the builder walked away from. We put the details right and take over where the warranty ran out.

Anywhere around Primrose Lane and Selby Road, or the streets behind them, is covered.

Faults we are called to most in LS15

• Lead back gutters and flashings behind tall stacks
• Nail sickness on Victorian and Edwardian slate roofs
• 1930s roof coverings at the end of their life
• Cement-bedded ridges cracking and letting rain in
• Porous concrete tiles losing their surface
• Felt that has gone brittle under the tiles

Recognise one of those? Ring 0113 460 1042 or book a free survey and we will come and look, normally within a few days.

Why Halton homeowners use Harrogate Roofing

• Harrogate firm, Halton covered — We work out of Harrogate, not a call centre. The roofer who surveys your roof in Halton is the one who turns up to do the job.
• Insured and guaranteed — £5m public liability, £10m employer's liability, and a ten-year written workmanship guarantee on all major work.
• Materials to match Halton houses — Welsh slate, stone slate, clay and concrete tile matched to what is on the house already, with lead where lead belongs.
• Storm line, seven days — When the wind takes tiles off in Halton, ring the same number. We make it safe first, fix it properly after, and photograph it for your insurer.
• Finance on the big jobs — Re-roofs and chimney rebuilds can be spread with finance on qualifying work. Ask when the quote arrives.

Around Halton

From Halton we also cover Colton LS15, Whitkirk LS15, Killingbeck LS14, Osmondthorpe LS9, Cross Gates LS15, Seacroft LS14, and everywhere else across Leeds and the Harrogate district.