Roofers in Cheadle
We cover Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley and Heald Green, coming up the A34 from Macclesfield through Handforth. Cheadle has a village centre with Victorian buildings, Edwardian and interwar streets around it, and large post-war suburbs, so the roofs range from slate to tile and from old chimneys to new extensions.
Victorian brick former station building with slate roofs in Cheadle, now a pub. Photo: Cnbrb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheadle's houses and roofs
Cheadle's old village centre, around St Mary's church and the High Street, has Victorian and earlier buildings with slate roofs. Abney Hall, the Victorian mansion in Abney Park, is the best-known house in the area. Cheadle Hulme and Gatley grew with the railways, giving streets of Edwardian and interwar semis, and Heald Green expanded after the war.
Being close to Manchester Airport, parts of Heald Green and Gatley sit under the approach and departure paths. That is noise, not roof damage, but these suburbs share the usual issues of their age: tired 1930s roofs, flat-roofed extensions and garages, and chimneys that have not been looked at for years.
What goes wrong on Cheadle roofs
- Interwar semi roofs
- Hipped roofs on 1930s semis with original underfelt and loose ridge tiles.
- Chimney stacks
- Stacks on Edwardian and interwar houses with worn pointing and failed flashings.
- Flat roofs
- Felt extension and garage roofs needing replacement as warm roofs.
- Gutters and fascias
- Timber fascias rotted behind old gutters on houses that have never had them replaced.
Planning and roof work in Cheadle
Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley and Heald Green are in the borough of Stockport, so planning and building control are with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Cheadle village and parts of Cheadle Hulme have conservation areas. For most interwar and post-war houses, like-for-like re-roofing and rear extensions fall under permitted development.
Council: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Postcodes: SK8. Getting to you: We come north to Cheadle on the A34 through Handforth.
Roofing services in Cheadle
The jobs we are asked for most here come first.
- Roof repairsLeaks traced to the cause, then slates, tiles, ridges, valleys and flashings put right.
- New roofsStripped back to the rafters and rebuilt with new membrane, battens and coverings.
- Guttering, fascias and soffitsRotten boards replaced, uPVC fitted, gutters cleared, realigned and renewed.
- Flat roofingExtensions, dormers, garages and bays in GRP, EPDM rubber or torch-on felt.
Also in Cheadle: emergency roof repairs, fibreglass roofing (GRP), rubber roofing (EPDM), slate roofing, chimney repairs, lead flashing and leadwork, velux and roof windows, roof surveys, garage roofs, roof cleaning and moss removal, heritage roofing, commercial roofing, gutter cleaning, conservatory roofs.
Roofing in Cheadle: questions
Do you cover Gatley and Heald Green?
Yes. We cover the whole SK8 area, including Gatley, Heald Green and Cheadle Hulme.
Is it worth re-roofing a 1930s semi or just repairing it?
If the tiles are sound and only the ridge or a few areas are failing, repairs make sense. If the underfelt has perished across the roof and leaks keep moving, a re-roof on new membrane and battens is usually better value.
Can you replace timber fascias with uPVC?
Yes, and we check the rafter ends behind them for rot while the old boards are off.
Roof problem in Cheadle?
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.