Roofing in Epsom: Bungalow & Villa Re-Roofing
Re-roofing, tile restoration and gutter work for Epsom's bungalows, villas and larger family homes.
Roofing in Epsom
- A mix of eras
- Character overlay
- Larger sections
Epsom wraps around Cornwall Park and Maungakiekie One Tree Hill, between Mount Eden, Newmarket and Greenlane, with Manukau Road running through the middle. It is a settled, leafy suburb of family homes, big trees and well-known schools. Many owners here are planning to stay a long time, so roofing conversations tend to be about doing the job properly once rather than finding the quickest patch.
Homes in Epsom
Epsom has a wide spread. There are Victorian and Edwardian villas, a great many interwar bungalows, some substantial 1930s homes in brick and stucco, and then a band of postwar houses, flats and units. Since the 1990s, larger old homes have been extended and some sections subdivided for townhouses. Sections are often generous by central Auckland standards, which helps with access and scaffolding but also means more trees overhanging the roof.
The roofs we work on here
Bungalows here commonly have corrugated iron or Marseille-style terracotta tiles, while the 1930s homes and many postwar houses carry concrete tiles. Terracotta lasts a long time but individual tiles crack and the ridge mortar breaks down; replacing broken tiles needs matching profiles, which takes some sourcing. Iron on bungalows rusts at laps and around valley gutters. Concrete tiles become porous and mossy. Work here ranges from careful tile repairs and ridge re-pointing to full long-run re-roofs on bungalows that have had their day. Chimneys on the older villas are another regular source of leaks once their flashings crack.
Weather and exposure
Epsom is inland and fairly sheltered, so salt is not a major factor. What does matter is the trees. Mature oaks, plane trees and natives drop leaves, twigs and seed pods into gutters and valleys every year, and shaded roof faces grow moss and lichen. The south sides of hip roofs often stay damp through winter, which is where tiles deteriorate first.
Typical roofing jobs in Epsom
- Replacing cracked Marseille terracotta tiles on a bungalow and re-pointing the ridges with flexible compound
- Re-roofing a 1920s bungalow from rusted corrugated iron to long-run, with new valley gutters
- Restoring and repainting a concrete tile roof on a 1950s house shaded by large trees
- Installing leaf guards and larger downpipes on spouting that overflows under mature trees every autumn
Services most asked for here
- Roof RepairsLeaks, cracked tiles, rusted iron and failed flashings across every roof type.
- Roof ReplacementFull re-roofs in Colorsteel, long-run iron or tile when repair no longer pays.
- Roof RestorationClean, repair and re-coat to add years to a tile or metal roof.
- Gutters & SpoutingNew spouting, downpipes and gutter repairs.