Roofing in Beach Haven: Pressed Metal Tile Re-Roofs
Pressed metal tile repairs, long-run re-roofs and spouting for 1960s and 70s homes in Beach Haven.
Roofing in Beach Haven
- Mostly 1940s-70s homes
- Harbour edge
- Bush and trees
- Hillside sections
Beach Haven sits right out at the north-western tip of the North Shore, where Rangatira Road runs down towards the wharf and the upper Waitemata. It is a quiet, family suburb with plenty of first homes and long-held family places, a lot of them on sloping sections that drop toward the water or into bush gullies. For a roofer it means honest working roofs, steep driveways and spouting that collects a lot from the trees.
Homes in Beach Haven
Most of the houses went up in the 1960s and 70s as the Shore filled out after the harbour bridge opened. Expect single-storey weatherboard and fibrolite homes, some split-levels on the steeper lots, and a scattering of brick-and-tile. Infill and replacement houses from the 2000s now sit between the originals, and a good share of the older stock has had a lean-to, deck or extension added over the years.
The roofs we work on here
Pressed metal tile is the roof we see most often here, along with concrete tile and some original corrugated iron. Pressed tiles from this era lose their stone chip, the base coat thins, and rust starts at the overlaps and around nail holes. Once the steel is breaking through, painting only buys a few years. Concrete tiles hold up better but their ridge bedding cracks and moss sets in on shaded faces. Many owners here end up replacing tired pressed tile with long-run Colorsteel, which is lighter, quicker to install and easy to maintain.
Weather and exposure
Beach Haven faces the sheltered upper harbour rather than the open Gulf, so salt is mild compared with the east coast. What matters more is shade and leaf fall from the bush reserves and big gardens. South-facing slopes stay damp, moss and lichen build up on tiles, and spouting near trees can block within a season.
Typical roofing jobs in Beach Haven
- Replacing rusted pressed metal tiles with long-run Colorsteel on a 1970s weatherboard family home.
- Swapping out corroded individual tiles and resealing laps before a full repaint on a sound pressed tile roof.
- Clearing and refitting blocked spouting and downpipes on a bush-edged section with heavy leaf fall.
- Re-bedding and re-pointing concrete tile ridges on a split-level home set into a steep slope.
Services most asked for here
- Roof RestorationCleaning, ridge re-bedding and re-coating tired concrete and clay tile roofs.
- Roof ReplacementTile-to-metal re-roofs when tiles are porous, brittle or beyond economic repair.
- Roof RepairsCracked tiles, slipped ridges, worn valleys and leaks around chimneys and flues.
- Gutters & SpoutingReplacing original spouting and downpipes that have rusted, sagged or split.