Howick was founded in 1847 by Fencible soldier-settlers, and the village core around Picton Street and Stockade Hill still holds buildings like All Saints' Church from that year. Most of the suburb, though, grew from the 1950s once Howick became a commuter suburb, so the typical Howick roof sits on a 1950s to 1970s family home.
Those homes were built with concrete tile, decramastic or corrugated iron roofs, and many are now on their second roof or due one. Being on the coast adds another layer, because salt air shortens the life of steel, fixings and spouting brackets. We start with a free on-site measure and an itemised written quote.
Roofing Services in Howick
Every other roofing service we offer in Howick, and what each one covers:
- Re-Roofing: A full re-roof replaces your old roofing, underlay and flashings with a new COLORSTEEL roof built to today's Building Code.
- Roof Replacement: When repairs no longer make sense, we replace the roof completely and leave you with a roof that is good for decades.
- Tile to Metal Re-Roofing: Swapping heavy concrete tiles for lightweight steel removes weight from the frame and ends the cycle of cracked tiles and leaks.
- Asbestos Roof Replacement: Older Super Six and fibre cement roofs can contain asbestos.
- Decramastic Roof Replacement: Decramastic tiles lose their chip coating and rust from the inside.
- Roof Leak Repairs: We track a leak to its source, which is often nowhere near the stain on your ceiling, and fix the cause.
- Emergency Roof Repairs: Storm damage made safe fast, then repaired with the photos and reports your insurer needs.
- Tile Roof Repairs: Cracked and slipped tiles replaced, ridges rebedded and repointed, and leaks under tiles traced and sealed.
- Roof Flashing: Flashings around chimneys, skylights, walls and valleys cause most leaks.
- New Roofs: New roofs for new builds, extensions and minor dwellings, installed to plans and signed off for your Code Compliance Certificate.
- Metal Roofing: Longrun COLORSTEEL roofing in corrugate and trapezoidal profiles, rolled to length for your roof.
- Membrane Roofing: Flat and low-pitch roofs, decks and gutters waterproofed with butynol and modern membrane systems.
- Skylights: Roof windows and skylights installed or replaced with proper flashing kits, so the light comes in and the water does not.
- Spouting and Gutters: New spouting, gutter replacement and repairs in steel and PVC, sized to carry Auckland downpours.
- Downpipes and Fascia: Downpipes and fascia replaced or repaired, often alongside new spouting or a re-roof.
- Roof Painting: Roof painting that starts with proper preparation: wash, treat, repair and prime, then two coats of roof paint.
- Roof Washing: Moss, lichen and grime removed with the right treatment for your roof type, without damaging the surface.
- Roof Inspections: A detailed roof report with photos and honest repair or replace advice, for owners, buyers and insurers.
- Roof Ventilation: Roof and ceiling space ventilation that reduces condensation, mould and heat build-up.
- Commercial Roofing: Re-roofs, repairs and maintenance plans for commercial, industrial and multi-unit buildings.
Howick Homes and Their Roofs
Suburban Howick has many 1950s to 1970s homes built with concrete tile, decramastic or corrugated iron roofs. Concrete tile roofs leak when ridge bedding, fixings or underlay fail, even if the tiles look sound. Decramastic loses its stone chip and rusts, and older tiles may contain asbestos in the bitumen coating, so testing comes first. Corrugated iron of this age often has tired fixings and corroded laps. Moving to longrun COLORSTEEL is a common choice, with the steel grade chosen for your distance from the water.
What Howick Conditions Mean for Your Roof
Much of Howick is coastline, and homes near Howick Beach, Mellons Bay and Cockle Bay can sit in a sea spray exposure zone that calls for the right steel grade, fixings and regular washing of unwashed areas. Brackets and fixings on spouting corrode faster here. Winds off the Tāmaki Strait reach the suburb, which matters for fixing patterns and ridge and barge flashings, and the heavy clay can show up as minor movement at flashings.
Roofers Howick FAQs
Why do my spouting brackets rust so quickly?
Coastal homes in Howick see faster corrosion of brackets and fixings, especially in sheltered spots that rain does not wash. We fit brackets and fixings suited to the exposure and can advise on a washing routine that slows corrosion.
Which COLORSTEEL product suits a Howick beach house?
COLORSTEEL MAXAM suits most environments including many coastal sites, while ALTIMATE is a premium product for extreme marine sites. Any site within 100 metres of salt water is confirmed with COLORSTEEL before we specify, and we do that as part of the quote.
Is my concrete tile roof worth repairing?
If the tiles are sound and only the ridges or a valley have failed, repair is often good value. When ridges need rebedding again, tiles crack every time someone goes up and the underlay has broken down across the roof, a tile to metal re-roof may be better over time.
Can you work on older buildings near the historic village?
Yes. Older buildings need care with materials and details, and if a property has heritage protection, changes to exterior materials may need consent. We check the planning position for your address before we quote.