Roofers in Dundrum

Roofing in Dundrum: a mix of eras

Dundrum is a good example of how a Dublin village becomes a suburb in layers. Around the old Main Street and Windy Arbour there are older cottages and small terraces, some with natural slate roofs. Churchtown and the roads towards Milltown were built up mostly with 1930s to 1950s semi-detached houses, and Ballinteer, Goatstown and the land rising towards the mountains filled with estates in the 1960s and 1970s. More recently there has been a lot of apartment and infill building close to the village.

Each of those layers brings different roofing work. On the older slate roofs, rusted nails let slates slide out of position and the lead around chimneys and in valleys eventually splits. The mid-century semis in Churchtown often have hipped roofs with tall chimneys, and leaks around the chimney flashing or from cracked hip tiles are very common. The 1960s and 1970s estates in Ballinteer and Goatstown mostly have concrete tiles that are now worn, along with original underlay that has become brittle.

Attic conversions with dormers are popular in the area, as families make use of roof space instead of moving. A dormer adds a small flat roof, two cheeks and extra flashing joints to the main roof, and if any of those were finished poorly the leak can be hard to trace. Flat-roofed rear extensions are equally common. Gutters around Dundrum also tend to need more cleaning than average because of the mature trees along many of the roads.

Our work on Dundrum roofs

We carry out work on pitched, slate, tiled and flat roofs in Dundrum and the surrounding neighbourhoods, for homes and businesses, supplying and fitting all materials.

• Roof repairs in Dundrum, including slipped slates, broken tiles, cracked hips and ridges and leaks around chimneys and valleys.
• Flat roofs on dormers, rear extensions and garages, repaired or replaced with felt and torch-on systems.
• Guttering repair and replacement, and a yearly gutter clean to clear leaves on roads with mature trees.
• uPVC fascia and soffit installation to replace worn timber.
• Emergency roof repairs for storm damage and leaks, as part of our 24/7 emergency service.

Gutter cleaning in Dundrum

Mature trees along many Dundrum and Churchtown roads fill gutters with leaves every autumn, and moss washed off older roofs blocks the outlets. Our gutter cleaning in Dundrum clears the gutters and outlets and checks the downpipes, and late autumn suits most houses here, with a second clean in spring under heavy trees.

Inspecting dormers and extensions in Dundrum

Where there is a dormer or an extension, we check the joints between the old and new sections carefully, because that is where many leaks start. We then explain what we found and quote for the work free of charge, with no obligation to go ahead. Our guide to a dormer roof leak explains the three places water usually gets in.

Around Dundrum

Dundrum is part of the South Dublin area we cover. We also work in the districts on either side of it, so take a look at our pages for roofers in Rathfarnham, roofers in Stillorgan, roofers in Terenure and roofers in Dún Laoghaire, or view all our areas we serve.

Recent work near you

Photos from our own jobs in Ballinteer. See more on our roofing work page.

More answers on our roofing FAQs page.

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• Roof repairs
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• Gutter repairs
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