Roofers in Terenure

Roofing in Terenure: period homes and their roofs

Terenure is best known for its Victorian and Edwardian red-brick houses, built as the city spread south in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Many are terraced or semi-detached with natural slate roofs, tall brick chimney stacks carrying several pots, decorative ridge tiles and a rear return with its own small roof. Around the edges of the area, towards Kimmage, Templeogue and Fortfield, the housing moves on to 1930s and later semis with tiled roofs.

The slate itself on these period roofs is often perfectly serviceable after a hundred years. The problem is usually what holds it in place. The original iron nails rust through, a condition known as nail fatigue, and slates begin to slip down the roof one at a time. A few can be refixed individually, but when large numbers are moving, stripping and relaying is usually the better long-term answer.

Leaks on Terenure houses very often start at the chimneys, the valleys and the joints between the main roof and the rear return. Old lead flashings and valley linings split with age and movement, and mortar fillets used instead of lead on some houses crack and fall away. Some terraces also have hidden valley gutters running behind a parapet or between roof slopes, which collect leaves and silt and can overflow into the house when blocked. Original cast iron gutters and downpipes are still in place on many homes, and rusted joints and cracked sections eventually leak.

Some houses in Terenure are protected structures, and many of the red-brick roads are conservation areas in the city development plan. In that case, natural slate and other conservation-appropriate materials are usually expected, so we recommend owners check with Dublin City Council or South Dublin County Council, depending on the address, before any major roof work.

Slate, gutter and flat roof work in Terenure

We work on slate, tiled, pitched and flat roofs in Terenure for homeowners and commercial clients, supplying and fitting all materials.

• Slate roof repairs in Terenure, including refixing slipped slates, replacing broken ones and repairing leaks at chimneys, valleys and returns.
• Flat roof repairs on rear returns, kitchen extensions and garages, using felt and torch-on systems.
• Gutter repairs and replacement, including hidden valley gutters and failed sections, and gutters cleared of leaves and moss.
• Fascia and soffit replacement on later houses where the timber has rotted.
• Urgent leak repairs for slipped slates and storm damage, through our 24/7 emergency service.

Inspecting a period roof in Terenure

Period roofs reward a careful look before any decision is made, so we check the slates, chimneys, valleys, returns and gutters in person, then explain whether targeted repairs will do the job or whether a larger section needs relaying. The quote is free and there is no obligation.

Beside Terenure

Terenure is one of the South Dublin districts we cover. We also work in Rathfarnham, Dundrum, Tallaght, Crumlin and Dublin 12 and the period streets of Rathmines, and our roofers in South Dublin page lists the wider area.

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