Manukau was planned from scratch. Manukau City Council bought farmland here in 1966, the Manukau City Centre mall opened in October 1976 and the council building followed in 1977. Around that centre grew retail, offices, Rainbow's End and the Wiri industrial area, along with family homes and state houses from the same era.
That gives Manukau two kinds of roofing work. Commercial and industrial buildings need box gutters, long sheet runs and penetrations looked after without disrupting business. Homes from the 1960s and 1970s often carry concrete tile or decramastic that is reaching the end of its life. Every job starts with a free on-site measure and an itemised written quote.
Roofing Services in Manukau
Re-Roofing Manukau
A full re-roof replaces your old roofing, underlay and flashings with a new COLORSTEEL roof built to today's Building Code.
View serviceRoof Repairs Manukau
Leaks, loose sheets, failed flashings and cracked tiles repaired properly, with photos of what we found and fixed.
View serviceRoof Painting Manukau
Roof painting that starts with proper preparation: wash, treat, repair and prime, then two coats of roof paint.
View serviceEvery other roofing service we offer in Manukau, and what each one covers:
- Roof Washing Manukau: Moss, lichen and grime removed with the right treatment for your roof type, without damaging the surface.
- 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 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.
Manukau Homes and Their Roofs
Manukau's homes and state houses from the late 1960s and 1970s often carry concrete tiles or decramastic, alongside older corrugated iron. Concrete tile roofs fail at ridge bedding, fixings and underlay, while decramastic sheds its chip and rusts, and some older decramastic contains asbestos. The commercial centre and Wiri bring large low-pitch longrun roofs, box gutters and plant penetrations. Many older box gutters were never sized for the roof area they now serve, and BRANZ recommends overflows that can take the full flow if an outlet blocks.
What Manukau Conditions Mean for Your Roof
South Auckland is largely flat and open, so roofs in Manukau are exposed to wind across the Manukau Harbour and the farmland to the south, and fixings and ridge flashings take the brunt of it. Commercial roofs with low pitches are prone to ponding and blocked outlets. Buildings from before 2000, including some industrial sheds, may have fibre cement roofing that needs testing before any work begins.
Roofers Manukau FAQs
Can you repair our warehouse roof while we keep trading?
Yes. We stage work so only part of the roof is open at a time, plan around deliveries and shifts, and agree safe access with you before starting. Leaks over stock or equipment can be made safe first, with the permanent repair scheduled to suit you.
What usually fails first on a 1970s Manukau home?
On concrete tile roofs it is usually the ridge bedding, fixings and underlay rather than the tiles. On decramastic it is the chip coating, followed by rust. Our inspection report shows which applies to your roof, with photos.
Our box gutter keeps overflowing. Can it be fixed?
Usually. We check whether the gutter is sized for the roof area it drains, whether the outlets are big enough and clear, and whether there is an overflow. The fix might be a reline, larger outlets, an added overflow or a resized gutter.
Do you quote for landlords and rental properties?
Yes. We give the same free on-site measure and itemised written quote, and can work with tenants on access times. Photos of the roof before and after help you keep records for the property.
Roofers Near Manukau
- Roofers Papatoetoe
- Roofers Manurewa
- Roofers Botany
- Roofers East Tāmaki
- Roofers Papakura
- Roofers Pukekohe
- Roofers South Auckland
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