Roofing in Mount Albert: Iron Re-Roofs & Gutter Repairs
Iron re-roofs, tile repairs and gutter work for Mount Albert villas, bungalows and state houses.
Roofing in Mount Albert
- A mix of eras
- Hillside sections
- Many rentals
Mount Albert surrounds Owairaka, the volcanic cone at its heart, with New North Road and Carrington Road as main routes and Unitec on its western edge. It's a large, diverse suburb with a busy town centre and a mix of families, students and long-term residents. Roofing work here covers almost every era of Auckland housing, often on the same street.
Homes in Mount Albert
Mount Albert has villas and bungalows from the early 1900s through the 1930s, particularly on the older streets near the town centre. Around them is a substantial layer of state houses from the 1940s and 50s, many still recognisable by their simple hipped roofs, plus postwar private homes. In recent years, townhouses and apartments have gone up near the train station and on subdivided sections, and many homes near Unitec are rented.
The roofs we work on here
Villas and bungalows carry corrugated iron, the state houses usually concrete tiles or iron, and some postwar homes decramastic. On the old iron, rust starts at the laps and nail holes and spreads. State house tile roofs tend to need ridge re-bedding and a restoration, or replacement where tiles have gone soft. Decramastic loses its chip and rusts. Newer townhouses have low-pitch roofs and internal gutters that rely on good detailing. Our usual work here is iron re-roofing, tile restoration, gutter replacement and keeping rental roofs in sound order.
Weather and exposure
Mount Albert is inland and moderately sheltered, so salt is not a factor. The slopes around Owairaka catch more wind than the flatter streets, and shaded south faces on the hillside grow moss quickly. Large trees on older streets and around the Unitec grounds drop leaves into gutters. Otherwise the conditions are typical central Auckland, with bursts of heavy rain that test old spouting and downpipes.
Typical roofing jobs in Mount Albert
- Re-roofing a 1940s state house from concrete tile to long-run, with new ridge and barge flashings
- Replacing rusted corrugated iron on a 1920s bungalow and renewing its valley gutters and spouting
- Repairing gutters and downpipes on a rental near Unitec so stormwater drains away from the house
- Restoring a postwar concrete tile roof with moss treatment, ridge re-pointing and a protective coating
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.