Roofers in Poynton
Poynton is a few miles up the A523 from Macclesfield, and we cover the town along with Higher Poynton, Adlington and Pott Shrigley. Much of Poynton was built after the Second World War, so most roofs here are tiled semis, detached houses and bungalows, with flat-roofed extensions and garages that are now reaching the end of their life.
Brick shops with slate roofs in Poynton village centre on the A523. Photo: Rovernut, CC BY 2.0.
Poynton's houses and roofs
Poynton was a coal mining village until the last pits closed in the 1930s, and older miners' cottages and Victorian houses still stand around the centre and in Higher Poynton. The town grew quickly in the decades after the war, with large estates of semis, detached houses and bungalows, most roofed in concrete interlocking tiles.
Those roofs are now fifty to seventy years old. Concrete tiles last a long time but weather and gather moss, ridge mortar cracks, and the felt underneath many of them has become brittle. Flat-roofed garages and porches from the same era are often on their original felt.
What goes wrong on Poynton roofs
- Brittle underfelt
- Old bitumen felt under concrete tiles that has torn or perished, letting wind-driven rain through.
- Ridge and verge mortar
- Mortar on ridges and verges that has cracked with age, so tiles loosen in high winds.
- Flat-roofed garages
- Original felt garage and porch roofs that have blistered or gone soft.
- Bungalow roofs
- Low roofs where moss and blocked gutters are common and dormer conversions add new joints.
Planning and roof work in Poynton
Poynton is in Cheshire East. Most work on post-war houses here, including re-roofing like-for-like and replacing garage roofs, falls under permitted development, though re-roofing more than a quarter of the roof needs Building Regulations sign-off. Higher Poynton and Pott Shrigley sit near the edge of the Green Belt and the hills, where changes to the shape of a roof are looked at more closely.
Council: Cheshire East Council. Postcodes: SK12. Getting to you: Poynton is a few miles north of Macclesfield up the A523.
Roofing services in Poynton
The jobs we are asked for most here come first.
- New roofsStripped back to the rafters and rebuilt with new membrane, battens and coverings.
- Garage roofsOld felt and cement sheet roofs replaced with GRP, EPDM or new sheeting.
- Flat roofingExtensions, dormers, garages and bays in GRP, EPDM rubber or torch-on felt.
- Roof repairsLeaks traced to the cause, then slates, tiles, ridges, valleys and flashings put right.
Also in Poynton: emergency roof repairs, fibreglass roofing (GRP), rubber roofing (EPDM), slate roofing, chimney repairs, lead flashing and leadwork, guttering, fascias and soffits, velux and roof windows, roof surveys, roof cleaning and moss removal, heritage roofing, commercial roofing, gutter cleaning, conservatory roofs.
Roofing in Poynton: questions
Can you replace the felt under my tiles without a new roof?
Only by lifting the tiles. If the tiles are sound, we can strip them, lay a new breathable membrane and battens, and relay them, topping up with matching tiles. Whether that or a full new roof makes more sense depends on the tiles' condition.
Do you do dry ridge and dry verge systems?
Yes. Dry-fixed ridges and verges are mechanically fixed instead of bedded in mortar, so they need less maintenance. They suit most concrete tiled roofs in Poynton.
Do you cover Adlington and Pott Shrigley?
Yes, along with Higher Poynton and the rest of the SK12 area, and Hazel Grove just to the north.
Roof problem in Poynton?
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.