Roofers in Alderley Edge
We cover Alderley Edge and Nether Alderley, a few miles west of Macclesfield along Alderley Road. Many of the village's houses are large Victorian villas built for Manchester merchants after the railway arrived in the 1840s, and their roofs are big, steep and detailed, with slate, ornate ridges, finials, tall chimneys and plenty of lead.
Victorian brick villas with steep roofs and gables on Trafford Road, Alderley Edge. Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alderley Edge's houses and roofs
When the railway reached Alderley in 1842, Manchester's cotton merchants began building substantial villas on the slopes below the Edge, many in stone or brick with Welsh slate roofs, decorative bargeboards and several chimney stacks each. Later decades filled in with large detached houses, and in recent years many have been extended or rebuilt.
These roofs reward careful work. Steep pitches, multiple hips and valleys, lead-lined gutters, turrets and dormers all need matching materials and good leadwork, and the wooded slopes of the Edge keep many roofs shaded and damp.
What goes wrong on Alderley Edge roofs
- Lead valleys and gutters
- Long valleys and hidden gutters on Victorian villas where old lead has cracked or been patched.
- Ornate details
- Decorative ridges, finials and bargeboards that weather and need repair to match, not replacement with plain fittings.
- Several chimney stacks
- Houses with four or more stacks, each with flaunching, pots and flashings to keep up.
- Leaves and moss
- The woods around the Edge drop leaves into valleys and gutters every autumn and keep roofs damp.
Planning and roof work in Alderley Edge
Alderley Edge is in Cheshire East, and parts of the village are conservation areas with listed buildings among the Victorian villas. Changes to roof materials, chimneys or roof windows facing the road in a conservation area may need planning permission, and listed buildings need consent for most changes. Repairs in matching slate and lead are usually straightforward.
Council: Cheshire East Council. Postcodes: SK9. Getting to you: Alderley Edge is a few miles from Macclesfield along the B5087 Alderley Road.
Roofing services in Alderley Edge
The jobs we are asked for most here come first.
- Slate roofingWelsh, reclaimed and natural slate repaired, refixed and relaid to match.
- Lead flashing and leadworkFlashings, soakers, valleys, back gutters, bays and porches in new lead.
- Chimney repairsRepointing, flaunching, pots, cowls, flashings, rebuilds and removal.
- Heritage roofingListed buildings, conservation areas, stone slate, lime and traditional lead.
Also in Alderley Edge: roof repairs, emergency roof repairs, new roofs, flat roofing, fibreglass roofing (GRP), rubber roofing (EPDM), guttering, fascias and soffits, velux and roof windows, roof surveys, garage roofs, roof cleaning and moss removal, commercial roofing, gutter cleaning, conservatory roofs.
Roofing in Alderley Edge: questions
Can you match the slate on my Victorian house in Alderley Edge?
Yes. We source reclaimed Welsh slate in a similar colour and size, and keep diminishing courses where the original roof has them.
Do you replace lead valleys and hidden gutters?
Yes. We reline valleys and box gutters in new lead of the correct code and lengths, so they can move with the weather without splitting.
Do you cover Nether Alderley and Over Alderley?
Yes. Alderley Edge is in SK9, Nether and Over Alderley are in SK10, and we cover nearby Wilmslow too.
Roof problem in Alderley Edge?
Call, or send a few details and a photo if you have one. We will come back to you, arrange a visit and give you a written quote before any work starts.