A snapshot of roofing work we have completed across Stockport and East Cheshire. New roofs, flat roofing, loft conversions, leadwork, chimney repairs and more, all carried out by our own in-house team.
A detached bungalow off the back of Bramhall, leaking in two places along the rear slope. The original 1970s concrete tiles had started delaminating and the felt had pulled away from the eaves. Full strip back to the rafters, new breathable membrane, treated battens, fresh lead chimney flashings and a complete set of Sandtoft 20/20 Clay Tiles laid to a 120mm headlap, with 270-300mm mineral wool laid across the loft floor.
Late 1700s water-reed thatched cottage just off the A523 in Adlington. The thatch had reached end of life and the owners were facing roughly £25k for a full re-thatch, with a £7k maintenance top-up due at 7–10 years and another full replacement again at 15–20. The original timber structure was sized for thatch and couldn't carry the weight of natural slate or stone, so we re-roofed in Greys Artstone, a lightweight synthetic slate that delivers the slate look without the structural load. Breathable membrane, full insulation upgrade to current U-values, and ornamental ridge tiles to keep the period silhouette. Maintenance drops to effectively zero for the next 60+ years.
A detached Victorian on the Gatley side of Cheadle had been patched up so many times over the years that the original character was disappearing under cement repairs and mismatched slates. We stripped it back to the rafters, re-covered in reclaimed Penrhyn purple-grey Welsh slate over breathable membrane, and finished with dressed lead, wet ridge and dry verge throughout. Building regulations applied, loft insulation upgraded to current U-values as part of the works. Good for the next 80+ years.
A semi-detached home transformed with a full-width rear dormer designed to maximise internal headroom, turning a cramped attic into a multi-room space with a luxury en-suite. External finishing in matching hanging tiles to blend with the original property, while the flat roof section received a high-performance EPDM rubber covering for long-term durability.
The property's potential was unlocked without altering the external roofline, multiple large Velux roof windows flood the new master bedroom with natural light. Structural floor reinforcement and high-grade thermal insulation were installed to ensure year-round comfort, with no planning permission required.
Period property on Park Lane suffering from persistent water ingress around a failing bay window roof. We stripped back to the timber deck, replaced damaged boarding, and installed Code 5 lead sheet dressed over traditional wood-core rolls, the rolls let the lead expand and contract with temperature instead of splitting at the joints, which is what kills cheaper modern alternatives on a south-facing bay. The right specification for a character home: matches the period detailing of the surrounding stonework and delivers a 60+ year service life with no membrane replacement cycle to plan for.
Rear extension in Offerton with an aging mineral felt covering reaching end of life, plus a new rooflight planned to bring daylight into the kitchen below. We stripped back to the deck, replaced damaged boarding and corrected the falls, then laid a fully-bonded GRP fibreglass system finished with an integrated upstand around a new Velux flat-roof skylight. Fibreglass was the right call over EPDM here, the tight detailing around the rooflight kerb and the foot traffic that comes with future glazing maintenance both favour a hard-wearing, seamless laminate over a single-ply membrane. Walkable, fully sealed, and a 25–30 year service life with the rooflight bonded into the laminate rather than relying on a sealant joint.
A period property bay window roof where the original 40 to 60 year-old lead had finally reached end of life, lifting and splitting at the front edge after years of thermal-movement fatigue. We peeled the old lead back to reveal a deck rotten beyond patching, replaced every board, re-established the falls, then re-laid Code 5 lead sheet dressed over traditional wood-core rolls. The rolls let the lead expand and contract with the seasons without splitting again. Dressed neatly into the soffit and flashings for a 60+ year service life, with no membrane replacement cycle to plan for.
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