Roofers in Newtownards

Newtownards is a County Down market town in Northern Ireland, set at the head of Strangford Lough beneath Scrabo Hill with its landmark tower, a historic planned town with a fine market square. The older stock is roofed in natural slate over rendered and stone walls, the regional covering, while the surrounding housing runs to concrete tile with flat-roofed additions.

At the head of a sea lough on the exposed east coast, Newtownards takes a wet, windy climate with salt-tinged air off the water, which works at ordinary fixings and lifts loose slate. Owners should favour corrosion-resistant fixings, mechanically secure slates and ridges against uplift, and keep flashings and rainwater goods sound against the damp salt air. On the older stock, relay tired slate roofs properly once the fixings have gone rather than patching, and mind the roof-to-wall junctions on rendered walls. On the newer housing the usual overhaul-or-replace judgement applies to ageing tile and flat roofs.