Roofers in Stillorgan

Roofing in Stillorgan: mid-century semis

Much of Stillorgan was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, when the area changed from a rural village into one of Dublin's earliest car-based suburbs, complete with the shopping centre that opened in 1966. The typical house here is a semi-detached family home on a generous plot, often with a hipped concrete tile roof, a chimney or two and a garage to the side. Neighbouring Mount Merrion has a slightly older stock, with many houses from the 1930s and 1940s, while Kilmacud and the roads off the Lower Kilmacud Road mostly date from the same mid-century period as Stillorgan itself. Stillorgan is part of the area we cover as roofers in South Dublin.

Roofs of this age have now been up for sixty years or more, and many are still on their original covering. The concrete tiles have weathered and lost their surface, moss grows readily on them, and the old felt underneath has often perished, particularly at the eaves where it was exposed to the wind. Hip and ridge tiles set in mortar crack and work loose, and on hipped roofs a single loose hip tile at the bottom can let several above it slide.

The side garages, many converted into extra living space, almost always have flat roofs, and so do a lot of the rear extensions added since. These felt roofs are frequently the first part of the house to leak. Chimney flashings are another regular source of trouble on these homes, and timber fascias and soffits that have been painted many times over are often rotting behind the paint.

Roofing and roofline work in Stillorgan

We work on pitched, tiled, slate and flat roofs in Stillorgan for homeowners and commercial clients, and supply and fit all materials.

• Roof repairs in Stillorgan for worn and slipped concrete tiles, loose hips and ridges, chimney flashing leaks and failed underlay.
• Flat roof replacement and repair on garages, garage conversions and extensions, using felt and torch-on systems.
• uPVC fascia and soffit replacement to replace rotten painted timber for good.
• New guttering, including replacing old leaking gutters at the same time as fascias, and a yearly gutter clean.
• Emergency roof repairs after storms, available through our 24/7 emergency service.

Repair or replace on a 1960s Stillorgan roof

On a sixty-year-old roof, the honest answer is sometimes that repairs will buy you several more years and sometimes that the covering is due for replacement. After inspecting the roof, the flat roofs and the gutters and fascias, we will tell you which applies to your house, and your quote is free, with no obligation.

Near Stillorgan

Stillorgan is within the South Dublin area we cover. We also work in the neighbouring districts, so see our pages for roofers in Dundrum and roofers in Dún Laoghaire, as well as roofers in Terenure. The full list is on our areas we serve page.

Recent work near you

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

More answers on our roofing FAQs page.

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• Roofers in South Dublin