Roofers in Lucan

Roofing in Lucan: old village, newer estates

Lucan has one of the most mixed housing stocks in the Dublin area. The village itself, down in the Liffey valley, has older buildings with natural slate roofs, stone or rendered walls and cast iron rainwater goods, some going back well over a century. Climbing out of the valley, the town grew in stages, with estates from the 1970s and 1980s, a large amount of building in the 1990s and 2000s around Esker, Griffeen and Finnstown, and the more recent development at Adamstown.

On the older village properties the usual issues are those of any natural slate roof that has been in place for generations. The slates themselves are often still sound, but the nails holding them rust through over time, a problem roofers call nail fatigue, and slates begin to slip one by one. Lead flashings around chimneys and valleys crack with age, and old cast iron gutters can rust at the joints. Some of these buildings may be protected structures or sit in a conservation area, in which case conservation-appropriate materials are usually needed, and we would always suggest checking with South Dublin County Council before major work.

The 1970s to 2000s estates are mostly concrete tiled, and the usual problems are slipped tiles, cracked mortar on ridges, worn underlay at the eaves and blocked valleys. Even fairly modern Lucan houses can have ridge and verge fixings that have worked loose, and plenty of homes now have a flat-roofed extension or a dormer that needs its own attention.

Roof repairs, flat roofs and gutters in Lucan

We work on pitched, slate, tiled and flat roofs across Lucan for homeowners, landlords and commercial clients, supplying and fitting all materials.

• Roof repairs in Lucan, from refixing slipped slates on older village buildings to replacing broken concrete tiles and rebedding ridges on estate houses.
• Flat roof installation and repair on extensions, dormers and garages using felt and torch-on systems.
• Guttering services including uPVC gutter replacement, repairs to leaking joints, and gutter cleaning in Lucan.
• uPVC fascia and soffits to replace tired or rotten timber boards.
• A 24-hour roofer when a storm lifts tiles or a leak appears, through our 24/7 emergency service.

Village cottage or 2000s semi

Because a village cottage and a 2000s semi need quite different approaches, we always inspect the roof before quoting, checking the covering, ridges, flashings, gutters and any flat roofs and talking you through what we found. You then receive a free, no-obligation quote.

West of the city

Lucan falls within the roughly 50 km area we cover from our base in Dublin 7. We also work in nearby districts, including roofers in Clondalkin, roofers in Tallaght, roofers in Dublin 15 across the Liffey and roofers in Cabra, and you can see everywhere else on our areas we serve page.

Recent work near you

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

More answers on our roofing FAQs page.

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