Roofers in Warrington
We cover south Warrington and the villages around it, including Stockton Heath, Appleton, Grappenhall and Lymm, coming along the A50 through Knutsford. Warrington has Victorian terraces around its centre and large estates built when it was a new town, so the roofs we see range from century-old slate to concrete tiles from the 1970s and 1980s.
Edwardian houses with gables along London Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington. Photo: Richard Cooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Warrington's houses and roofs
Warrington was an industrial town of wire, soap and brewing, and its older streets around the centre, Latchford and Stockton Heath have Victorian terraces and villas with slate roofs. In 1968 it was designated a new town, and large planned estates followed in Birchwood and other districts through the 1970s and 1980s.
Those new-town houses now have roofs forty to fifty years old: concrete tiles, often low-pitched, many with flat-roofed garages and porches. Lymm and Grappenhall, south of the Ship Canal, have older village centres and larger houses.
What goes wrong on Warrington roofs
- New-town roofs reaching middle age
- Concrete tile roofs from the 1970s and 1980s with brittle felt and loose ridges.
- Flat-roofed garages and porches
- Original felt roofs on estate houses now well past their life.
- Victorian slate
- Older slate roofs in Latchford and Stockton Heath with nail sickness.
- Low-pitch tiles
- Shallow-pitched tiled roofs where wind-driven rain gets under the tiles.
Planning and roof work in Warrington
Warrington is a unitary authority, so planning and building control are with Warrington Borough Council. There are conservation areas in Lymm, Grappenhall, Stockton Heath and parts of the town centre. On new-town estates, check for covenants or planning conditions on roof materials before changing them.
Council: Warrington Borough Council. Postcodes: WA1 to WA5, and WA13 for Lymm. Getting to you: We reach Warrington from Macclesfield along the A50 through Knutsford, or the M56.
Roofing services in Warrington
The jobs we are asked for most here come first.
- New roofsStripped back to the rafters and rebuilt with new membrane, battens and coverings.
- Flat roofingExtensions, dormers, garages and bays in GRP, EPDM rubber or torch-on felt.
- Garage roofsOld felt and cement sheet roofs replaced with GRP, EPDM or new sheeting.
- Gutter cleaningGutters, outlets and downpipes cleared, flushed and checked, with photos.
Also in Warrington: roof repairs, 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, conservatory roofs.
Roofing in Warrington: questions
Which parts of Warrington do you cover?
Mainly south Warrington: Stockton Heath, Appleton, Grappenhall, Thelwall, Lymm, Latchford and Walton, with the rest of the town on request.
Can you fix a leaking low-pitch tiled roof?
Often, but a roof laid below the tile's minimum pitch will keep leaking. We check the pitch against the tile and explain whether a repair or a different covering is the answer.
Can you replace a flat-roofed garage on a new-town estate?
Yes. We strip the old felt, replace the deck if needed, and lay EPDM rubber, GRP or new felt.
Roof problem in Warrington?
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.