Roofers in Wilmslow
We cover Wilmslow, Handforth, Styal and Lindow from Macclesfield. Most Wilmslow roofs we are asked about are on large detached and semi-detached houses from the 1920s onwards, many extended over the years, so the work is often where old meets new: flat-roofed extensions, dormers, valleys and the joints between them.
A red-brick detached house with a tiled roof in Wilmslow. Photo: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilmslow's houses and roofs
Wilmslow grew as a commuter town for Manchester after the railway arrived in the nineteenth century and kept growing through the twentieth. That leaves a mix: Victorian and Edwardian villas near the centre and Fulshaw Park, a large number of interwar and post-war detached houses with clay or concrete tiled roofs, and newer executive homes with complex roof shapes.
Big houses mean big, complicated roofs. Hips, valleys, dormers, gables over bay windows and several flat-roofed extensions on one property are normal here. Each joint is a place water can get in, and many of the leaks we trace in Wilmslow start at a valley or where an extension roof meets the main wall.
What goes wrong on Wilmslow roofs
- Valleys and extension joints
- Old lead or mortar valleys between hips, and flashings where a later extension meets the original wall.
- Ageing flat roofs
- Felt roofs on garages and kitchen extensions from the 1970s to 1990s that have reached the end of their life.
- Mossy tiles under trees
- Mature gardens and woodland around Lindow keep roofs shaded and damp, so moss builds up and blocks gutters.
- Dormer cheeks and tops
- Dormers added for loft conversions, where the cladding, flashings and small flat roofs need regular checks.
Planning and roof work in Wilmslow
Wilmslow is in Cheshire East, so building control and planning go through Cheshire East Council. Like-for-like re-roofing does not normally need planning permission, but dormers, roof extensions and some roof windows can. Wilmslow has conservation areas and listed buildings, including around the older parts of the town, where changes to roofs facing the street need more care. If you are unsure, the council can confirm whether your property is affected.
Council: Cheshire East Council. Postcodes: SK9. Getting to you: The A538 through Prestbury brings us into Wilmslow from Macclesfield.
Roofing services in Wilmslow
The jobs we are asked for most here come first.
- 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.
- Velux and roof windowsNew roof windows, replacements, flashing kits and leak repairs.
- Lead flashing and leadworkFlashings, soakers, valleys, back gutters, bays and porches in new lead.
Also in Wilmslow: emergency roof repairs, new roofs, fibreglass roofing (GRP), rubber roofing (EPDM), slate roofing, chimney repairs, guttering, fascias and soffits, roof surveys, garage roofs, roof cleaning and moss removal, heritage roofing, commercial roofing, gutter cleaning, conservatory roofs.
Roofing in Wilmslow: questions
Do you cover Handforth and Styal as well as Wilmslow?
Yes. We cover the whole of the SK9 area, including Handforth, Styal, Lindow and Morley, along with Alderley Edge next door.
Can you replace the flat roof on my Wilmslow extension?
Yes. Most extension roofs we replace in Wilmslow go from old felt to a warm roof in GRP or EPDM rubber, with the joint to the main house flashed properly.
Is Wilmslow under the airport flight path a problem for roofs?
Aircraft noise does not damage a sound roof. Older roofs closest to the airport were sometimes checked for loose tiles after low passes, but wind and weather are far bigger causes of damage.
Roof problem in Wilmslow?
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.