Roofing in Manurewa: Re-Roofing Post-War Homes
Re-roofs, corrugated iron replacement and tile repairs for state houses and post-war homes across Manurewa.
Roofing in Manurewa
- Mostly 1940s-70s homes
- Many rentals
- Larger sections
Manurewa is one of South Auckland's largest suburbs, stretching either side of Great South Road from Southmall out towards Totara Park and the Auckland Botanic Gardens. It has its own busy town centre, schools, churches and a strong community identity. For a roofer the scale matters: there are thousands of homes from the same post-war building boom, many of them now well into their second or third roof covering, and plenty still on their first.
Homes in Manurewa
The heart of Manurewa is 1950s and 60s housing, including a large stock of state houses in weatherboard and fibrolite, on generous quarter-acre style sections. Later decades added brick-and-tile homes in the 70s and 80s, particularly toward the eastern hills. In recent years many big sections have been subdivided, so older houses now sit beside new townhouses and duplexes. The mix gives Manurewa a wide range of roof ages on almost every street.
The roofs we work on here
Original post-war homes here were roofed in corrugated iron, Marseille-style clay tile or concrete tile, and some state houses have since been re-roofed in long-run or pressed-metal tile. Corrugated iron that has been painted many times eventually rusts at laps, nail holes and the lower edge where water sits. Old clay and concrete tiles crack and slip, and the timber battens under them can rot. Re-roofing in long-run steel is the most common big job, with tile repairs, repainting and spouting replacement close behind. Fascia and barge boards often need attention too.
Weather and exposure
Manurewa is inland enough to avoid real salt exposure, but the open, gently rolling land means westerly fronts come through with some force. Older iron roofs with loose nails or lifting sheets are the ones that suffer in a blow. Large established trees on the older sections drop leaves into spouting and valleys, and moss gathers on shaded tile faces through the wet winter months.
Typical roofing jobs in Manurewa
- Re-roofing a 1950s state house from rusted corrugated iron to long-run Colorsteel with new underlay and ridge flashings.
- Replacing cracked and slipped clay tiles on a post-war bungalow, then rebedding the ridge line in flexible pointing.
- Repainting sound corrugated iron after spot-priming rust at the laps and replacing popped nails with screws.
- Installing new spouting, downpipes and fascia flashings on an older home with large trees overhanging the roof.
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.