Roofing in Kohimarama: Coastal Re-Roofs & Membranes

Roofing in Kohimarama

• A mix of eras
• Coastal exposure
• Hillside sections
• Flat and low-pitch roofs

Kohimarama lies between Mission Bay and St Heliers, with a long sandy beach along Tamaki Drive and streets climbing steeply inland toward Kepa Road and Selwyn College. Homes on the slopes look out over the harbour toward Rangitoto. It's a sought-after coastal suburb with a lot of renovation activity, and roofing here mixes classic bungalow work with modern membrane roofs and decks on rebuilt homes.

Homes in Kohimarama

Kohimarama has interwar bungalows and 1930s houses near the beach and lower streets, then a large layer of 1950s to 1970s homes up the hill. Since the 1990s many older houses have been extensively renovated or replaced with modern homes, often with flat or low-pitch roofs and roof decks to capture views. Apartment buildings along Tamaki Drive add a body corporate element to the mix.

The roofs we work on here

The older homes carry corrugated iron and concrete or terracotta tiles. Postwar houses have concrete tile and decramastic. Modern builds introduce membrane roofs, internal gutters and long low-pitch metal runs. Corrosion near the beach shortens the life of iron and fixings, tiles collect lichen on shaded faces, and membranes fail where outlets block or upstands were detailed poorly. Work ranges from re-roofing bungalows and restoring tiles to repairing and replacing membrane decks. Older houses also tend to have spouting and downpipes that were never sized for the run-off from a large modern extension, which shows up as overflows in heavy north-easterly rain.

Weather and exposure

With the harbour and Gulf to the north, Kohimarama gets salt air, especially on the beachfront and the first few rows of streets. North-easterly storms bring driving rain onto front elevations and roofs. The upper slopes are breezier and more open; the gullies and areas under large pōhutukawa stay damper. Sun exposure on north-facing roofs also fades and ages coatings faster.

Typical roofing jobs in Kohimarama

• Replacing a failing membrane on a modern roof deck and upgrading the outlets and overflow to cope
• Re-roofing a 1930s bungalow near the beach in coastal-rated long-run with stainless fixings
• Restoring and recoating a 1960s concrete tile roof on a north-facing hillside home
• Clearing pōhutukawa debris from spouting and fitting guards on a house near Tamaki Drive

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.

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