Roofers in Nantwich
We cover Nantwich, Stapeley, Wybunbury and Audlem, travelling across Cheshire from Macclesfield. Nantwich has one of the best collections of historic buildings in the county, rebuilt after the great fire of 1583, and roof work in the town centre often means working with old timber frames, clay tiles, slate and lead in a conservation area.
Timber-framed almshouses with tall chimneys on Welsh Row, Nantwich. Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantwich's houses and roofs
A fire in December 1583 burned for days and destroyed much of the town. Queen Elizabeth I contributed to the rebuilding, and many of the black-and-white timber-framed buildings on Welsh Row, Hospital Street and around the church date from that rebuilding, alongside later Georgian brick houses and Victorian shops.
Timber-framed buildings move, and their roofs follow. Old clay tiles and slate on these buildings sit on timbers that are rarely straight, and repairs have to work with that rather than against it. Outside the centre, Nantwich has Victorian and Edwardian villas and twentieth-century estates with more familiar roofs.
What goes wrong on Nantwich roofs
- Old timber-framed roofs
- Uneven roofs on historic buildings where coverings have slipped as the frame has moved.
- Valleys and lead details
- Complex junctions on old buildings with lead valleys, dormers and parapets that need renewal.
- Georgian parapets
- Hidden gutters and parapet walls on brick town houses that block and leak.
- Cement on old roofs
- Past repairs in hard cement mortar on roofs and chimneys that should have used lime.
Planning and roof work in Nantwich
Nantwich is in Cheshire East, and its centre is a conservation area with a high number of listed buildings. Most roof work on a listed building needs listed building consent unless it is a genuine like-for-like repair, and the council's conservation officer decides where that line falls. We help you prepare a method and materials list for the council where needed.
Council: Cheshire East Council. Postcodes: CW5. Getting to you: Nantwich is beyond Crewe, south-west of Macclesfield across Cheshire.
Roofing services in Nantwich
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.
- Roof repairsLeaks traced to the cause, then slates, tiles, ridges, valleys and flashings put right.
Also in Nantwich: 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, gutter cleaning, conservatory roofs.
Roofing in Nantwich: questions
Can you work on a listed timber-framed building in Nantwich?
Yes. We repair roofs on historic buildings with matching materials and traditional methods, and we can provide a written specification for a listed building consent application.
Should lime mortar be used on my Nantwich roof?
On historic buildings, usually yes. Lime lets old masonry and timber breathe and move. Hard cement mortar can trap water and damage what it touches.
Do you cover Audlem, Wybunbury and Stapeley?
Yes. We cover Nantwich and the CW5 area, Audlem in CW3, and the villages around them.
Roof problem in Nantwich?
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.