Professional Roof Repairs in Howth

No — and we'll be straight about that. Our yard is in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, and Howth is a 25–30 minute drive via Sutton Cross. What we bring is the right kit for the trip: A4 marine-grade stainless fixings, code 4/5 lead, hand-cut natural slate and storm-rated underlay loaded on the van before we leave. We don't run multiple trips back to the yard for materials — Howth is too far for that.

The harbour terraces around Howth Village were built in natural Welsh or Bangor slate with ornate chimney stacks, and the original galvanised nails are now corroded through from Atlantic salt spray. The right fix is a strip-and-re-lay of the affected pitch in like-for-like hand-cut slate, fixed with A4 stainless rather than galvanised, with the lead aprons re-dressed in code 4/5 — not re-bedded in mastic.

Significantly worse. The Summit and properties on Balkill, Offington and Ceanchor Road sit on the most exposed ground in north Dublin and take the brunt of every winter gale. Ridge tiles lift, lead flashings perish from accelerated freeze-thaw, and chimney pots crack at the bed joint. Up there we re-bed ridges with a waterproof-additive mortar or fit mechanical dry-ridge, and we re-lead aprons rather than patch them.

Yes. Modern detached on the cliff-edge sites around Howth Head and Ceanchor Road usually have single-storey flat-roof extensions, and the original three-layer felt fails fastest on the exposed elevation. We strip back to the deck, replace any soft boards, lay GRP or two-layer torch-on, and re-dress the upstand against the original tile pitch in code 5 lead.

Yes, but be realistic — it's a 25–30 minute drive even when the M50 is clear. We can typically be on site the same morning if you call early, and the van leaves loaded with stainless fixings, lead, tarp and ridge tile so the make-safe gets done on the first visit. The follow-up planned repair is then scheduled when the weather allows safe access on the Summit.