Roofers in Oldham, OL1
Oldham sits high on the Pennine edge and its roofing shows it. Gritstone terraces climb exposed hillsides and stone slate coverings carry serious weight. Boardman Roofing covers Oldham for planned reroofing, slate relaying, chimney and leadwork, flat roofing and written surveys booked in advance. Call Dave on 07879 736629.
Height, weather and why Oldham roofs fail differently
The honest difference between a roof up here and a Salford one is altitude and exposure. A terrace in Glodwick, or a row climbing out of Waterhead toward the moor edge, takes wind driven rain at a pressure that pushes water uphill under a slate lap and through a mortar joint that looks sound from the ground. Frost cycles are harder and longer, which is what breaks the top courses off stacks and delaminates soft stone. We will not quote for a quick slate patch when a roof has reached full nail sickness; we tell you honestly when it is time to reroof. So we look hardest at the windward elevation, the verges, the chimney and the valleys.
Gritstone roofs: weight, sourcing and doing it properly
That covering is what makes this specialist work. A stone covering can weigh two or three times a modern interlocking tile per square metre, and that load has sat on original rafters and purlins for well over a century, so you cannot relay onto timber that has sagged and split without dealing with the structure first. We strip, sort the slates by size because a stone roof is graded large at the eaves to small at the ridge, replace broken ones with reclaimed Yorkshire slate of matching thickness, rebatten and relay.
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The districts, the stacks and the paperwork
OL1 covers the town centre and the ground rising through Northmoor and Coldhurst toward Moorside and Sholver, about as exposed as housing in Greater Manchester gets. OL4 runs east: Glodwick with Alexandra Park at its heart, then Greenacres, Clarksfield, Lees and Waterhead, with steep stone rows where access and scaffold take planning. Stacks get repointed in a lime based mix that suits gritstone, priced on the height of the stack, the number of flues and how a scaffold reaches it on a steep row. A written survey with photographs and costed options is paid work, priced on the size of the property and the depth of report wanted. The report is yours to keep.
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OL1, OL4
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