Roofers in Chester
We cover Chester, Hoole, Handbridge, Upton and Boughton, travelling west across Cheshire on the A54. Chester's roofs run from the medieval Rows and Victorian black-and-white buildings in the city centre to streets of Victorian terraces in Hoole and Handbridge, nearly all with slate.
Black-and-white timber-framed buildings and the Rows on Bridge Street, Chester. Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chester's houses and roofs
Inside the walls, Chester is a conservation area of Rows, Georgian houses and black-and-white buildings, many of them Victorian revival work by architects such as John Douglas. Their roofs are steep, slate or tile, with lead valleys, gables and ornate timber that need specialist care.
Outside the walls, the city expanded in the nineteenth century with brick terraces in Hoole, Boughton and Handbridge, and larger villas in Curzon Park and Queens Park, mostly with Welsh slate. Upton, Vicars Cross and Blacon grew in the twentieth century with tiled semis and estates.
What goes wrong on Chester roofs
- Historic city-centre roofs
- Lead valleys, parapet gutters and complex junctions on old buildings in the conservation area.
- Victorian terraces
- Slate roofs in Hoole and Handbridge with nail sickness and worn chimney flashings.
- Student and rental houses
- Rented terraces where roofs and gutters have been neglected between tenancies.
- Twentieth-century estates
- Concrete tile roofs with loose ridges and old felt in Upton and Blacon.
Planning and roof work in Chester
Chester is in Cheshire West and Chester, a different council from Macclesfield, and planning and building control go there. The city centre conservation area is extensive and contains a very high number of listed buildings, where roof materials and details are tightly controlled. Hoole and parts of Handbridge and Curzon Park also have conservation areas.
Council: Cheshire West and Chester Council. Postcodes: CH1 to CH4. Getting to you: Chester is west across Cheshire from Macclesfield on the A54.
Roofing services in Chester
The jobs we are asked for most here come first.
- Heritage roofingListed buildings, conservation areas, stone slate, lime and traditional lead.
- 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.
- Gutter cleaningGutters, outlets and downpipes cleared, flushed and checked, with photos.
Also in Chester: roof repairs, emergency roof repairs, new roofs, flat roofing, fibreglass roofing (GRP), rubber roofing (EPDM), chimney repairs, guttering, fascias and soffits, velux and roof windows, roof surveys, garage roofs, roof cleaning and moss removal, commercial roofing, conservatory roofs.
Roofing in Chester: questions
Do you cover all of Chester?
We cover Chester and its suburbs, including Hoole, Handbridge, Boughton, Upton, Vicars Cross, Curzon Park and Great Boughton, and travel into Wrexham and Flintshire.
Can you work on a listed building in Chester city centre?
Yes, with consent where needed. We work in matching materials and traditional methods, and provide a written specification for the council.
Do you work for landlords with rented houses in Chester?
Yes. We survey, repair and maintain roofs and gutters on rented houses, with photos so you can see the work without visiting.
Roof problem in Chester?
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.