Re-roofs, flat roofs, fascias and chimney repairs across Halton and Halton Moor, where most homes went up just before or just after the Second World War. Free survey, fixed written price, 10-year guarantee on major work.
Halton is listed in Domesday as Halletun and began as a village on the main road from Leeds to Selby. It became a suburb through building immediately before and after the Second World War, and almost three-quarters of its homes are semi-detached or detached. To the west, Halton Moor was built in the 1930s as one of Leeds’ low-density council estates for families moved out of inner-city slum clearance areas: around 1,000 homes, mainly red brick terraces and semis, arranged off Coronation Parade. Of three later tower blocks of 60 flats, two were demolished in the early 2000s and Lakeland Court was refurbished.
Halton has no conservation area, but it does have a few older buildings among the semis. On Chapel Street, Dial House is dated 1755 and has a stone slate roof; on Selby Road, Halton Primary School is dated 1842 and has a slate roof with large ornate barge boards. Most roofs we’re asked about here, though, are mid-century hipped or gabled tiled roofs that are reaching the end of their life.
A roof from the 1930s to 1950s may still have its original battens and, under the tiles, either no underlay or an early felt that has become brittle. Signs a re-roof is closer than a repair: tiles slipping in several places, daylight or damp patches in the loft, battens that crumble, and ridge and hip tiles that keep coming loose. Patching can buy time, but we’ll tell you honestly at the survey whether it is worth it.
A full re-roof means stripping to the rafters, fitting a breathable membrane and new battens, re-tiling, and renewing ridges, hips, valleys and lead. On a semi, the party-wall line and any shared chimney need care so your neighbour’s roof is left sound. See new roofs for what is involved.
Because Halton has no conservation area, replacing the covering on an ordinary house like for like is not normally a planning matter. Building Regulations are a separate question, and the government’s Planning Portal guidance on work to an existing roof sets out when an application is needed.
We set out in the written quote whether we think building control applies to your job. Listed buildings, such as St Wilfrid’s Church on Selby Road (Grade II*), are different again and need listed building consent for changes.
The bulk of Halton’s owner-occupied housing, built either side of the Second World War. Hipped or gabled roofs, bay roofs and shared stacks on the party wall.
Concrete or clay tile · hips · brick stacksRed brick 1930s council-built houses around Coronation Parade, Neville Road and Halton Moor Road, now a mix of council and privately owned homes.
Tiled pitched roofs · brick stacksThe remaining tower block on Halton Moor. Roof work on blocks like this is arranged by the owner or managing agent.
Flat roofA few earlier buildings survive, such as 18th-century Dial House on Chapel Street, built in brick with a moulded stone eaves cornice that doubles as a gutter.
Stone slate or slate · stone detailsGarages, porches and rear extensions across Halton often have flat roofs, and older felt coverings crack, blister and leak at the edges. Where the deck is sound we repair; where it isn’t we strip and recover. Our flat roofing page explains the options.
One caution with mid-20th-century roofs: asbestos cement was a common building material then. Even St Wilfrid’s Church, built in 1938 to a design by A. Randall Wells, has a flat roof of asbestos cement according to its listing. If your garage or outbuilding has corrugated or flat cement sheets, don’t drill, cut or break them. Mention it at the survey and we’ll advise on having it tested before any work is planned.
Many Halton Moor homes are still rented from Leeds City Council. If you are a council tenant, roof repairs are reported to the council, not to a private roofer: call 0800 188 4000 or use the Tenant Portal, and for emergencies the council’s 24-hour line is 0800 188 4000 or 0113 376 0410 (see the council’s report a repair page). We work for homeowners, including those who bought their former council house, and for private landlords.
Original timber fascias on Halton’s semis have often been painted over many times and rotted underneath. Replacing them with uPVC fascias and soffits, and renewing the gutters at the same time, saves a second scaffold later; see fascias and soffits. After high winds, we take emergency callouts 7 days a week, make the roof safe first, and quote in writing for the lasting repair via our emergency roof repairs service.
Strip and re-roof on mid-century semis, with new membrane, battens and lead.
Learn More →Garage, porch and extension roofs repaired or recovered.
Learn More →Rotten timber eaves replaced in uPVC, often alongside new gutters.
Learn More →Slipped tiles, loose hips and ridges, bay roof leaks.
Learn More →Shared party-wall stacks repointed, reflashed or rebuilt.
Learn More →Storm damage and leaks made safe, 7 days a week.
Learn More →From our base in Kirkstall (LS5) we cover Halton and Halton Moor, including Selby Road, Chapel Street, Coronation Parade, Neville Road, Halton Moor Road, Carden Avenue, Templenewsam Road and the surrounding streets of LS15.
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Free survey, honest advice on repair or re-roof, and a fixed price in writing.
