Roofing in Highland Park: Tile-to-Metal Re-Roofs
Re-roofing 1960s and 70s Highland Park homes from tired tiles to Colorsteel, with structure checks.
Roofing in Highland Park
- Mostly 1940s-70s homes
Highland Park is centred on its long-standing shopping centre, with residential streets spreading out on gently rising ground between Pakuranga, Howick and Bucklands Beach. It feels established and practical, with plenty of families and long-term owners. Many homes are now well over fifty years old, which means a lot of original roofs are reaching the point where owners must choose between more repairs or a full replacement.
Homes in Highland Park
Most houses date from the 1960s and 1970s, built as the eastern suburbs expanded. Typical homes are single-storey or split-level, in brick, weatherboard and fibre-cement, on medium-sized sections with established gardens. Some have been extended or modernised, while others remain largely original. Homes of this age may contain asbestos in soffits or other materials and should be tested before disturbance.
The roofs we work on here
Concrete tile and older long-run steel are common, along with some decramastic. Concrete tiles from this era can become porous, brittle and heavy with moss, and the battens and underlay beneath have aged too. Long-run steel roofs often show rust at laps and fixings after decades. Many owners choose to replace heavy tiles with lightweight Colorsteel long-run or pressed-steel tiles. That involves removing the old roof, checking framing and battens, installing new underlay and adjusting flashings and spouting to suit the new roof, which usually looks crisper and sheds moss far better.
Weather and exposure
Highland Park is near the coast but not right on it, so salt exposure is mild compared to the bays. Rain, sun and shade shape how roofs age. South-facing slopes and areas under mature trees stay damp and grow moss, while north faces fade. Leaves from established gardens collect in valleys and spouting.
Typical roofing jobs in Highland Park
- Removing a porous 1960s concrete tile roof and installing Colorsteel long-run with new underlay.
- Replacing rusted long-run sheets and flashings on a split-level home with original roofing.
- Checking framing and battens before a tile-to-metal conversion on a house with past leaks.
- Replacing original spouting and fascia during a re-roof on a 1970s brick home.
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.