Mt Roskill grew in two big steps. Private estates such as Victory Estate and Winstone Estate went up in the 1920s and 1930s, then large-scale state housing began in 1939, and by 1953 some 2,529 new houses had been built. The population jumped from about 7,000 in 1936 to over 25,000 by 1956 as the state houses filled.
Many of those homes are on old roofs or their first replacement. State houses here were built with a mix of tile and corrugated roofs, and some have already been converted from tile to metal. We quote after a free on-site measure, with an itemised written quote that shows the condition of what is underneath, whether you are off Dominion Road or below Puketāpapa.
Roofing Services in Mt Roskill
Every roofing service we offer in Mt Roskill, 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 Repairs: Leaks, loose sheets, failed flashings and cracked tiles repaired properly, with photos of what we found and fixed.
- 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.
Mt Roskill Homes and Their Roofs
Mt Roskill's state houses were built with a mix of tile and corrugated roofs, and the 1920s and 1930s homes on the private estates mostly carry corrugated iron or its longrun replacement. Many homes are now 70 to 100 years old. Concrete tile roofs of this age usually need ridge rebedding and new underlay, or a tile to metal conversion that takes weight off the frame. Old iron roofs fail at fixings, laps and flashings. Any home built or renovated before 2000 may have asbestos in roofing materials, so we test first.
What Mt Roskill Conditions Mean for Your Roof
Mt Roskill is inland, so sea spray is less of a factor than on the harbour edges, though we check each address. Floods in Wesley in 1948 and 1953 are a reminder that heavy rain is part of life near Oakley Creek, so spouting and downpipes need to be sized for short, intense storms and kept clear. Mature trees on older sections fill gutters and keep shaded roof faces mossy.
Roofers Mt Roskill FAQs
Is my Mt Roskill state house still on its original roof?
It may be. Some state houses here have been re-roofed or converted from tile to metal, others have not. We can usually tell from the material, the fixings and the underlay in the roof space, and we note it in your report.
What does a tile to metal re-roof involve?
We remove the tiles and battens, check the rafters, fix new purlins at the spacing longrun needs, lay new underlay and install the steel with fresh flashings and ridging. The structure is checked for wind uplift because the new roof is much lighter.
Does my spouting need upgrading?
Spouting is sized from the rainfall intensity for the site, the roof area draining to it and the number of downpipes. If yours overflows even when clear, it may be undersized for the roof, and we can resize it or add downpipes.
Can you replace a few broken tiles on my roof?
Yes. Many older concrete tile profiles are no longer made, so we may source second-hand tiles of the same profile, or move sound tiles from a less visible part of the roof. We check the underlay beneath any broken tile at the same time.