Re-roofing in Porirua

Re-roofing in Titahi Bay, Plimmerton or Pukerua Bay means specifying for severe marine exposure; up the hill in Whitby or Aotea, wind fixing is the bigger design question.

Re-roofing on Porirua roofs

Re-roofing near the coast in Titahi Bay, Plimmerton or Pukerua Bay means choosing a coating rated for the exposure; BRANZ advises against zinc and aluminium coated steel within 200 metres of breaking surf. Up the hill in Whitby the bigger concern is fixing for wind.

When rust has gone through the steel, fixings are failing right across the roof, or tiles are breaking faster than they can be patched, replacing the roof costs less than years of repairs.

The housing ranges from older long-run and tile roofs in the established suburbs to newer homes in Whitby and Aotea, so the right answer for a roof here depends very much on the street.

BRANZ notes that like-for-like re-roofing, where the existing roof has been weathertight for at least 15 years, may be exempt from building consent under Schedule 1. (BRANZ, Replacing a profiled metal roof)

What to look for

• Rust holes or rust through the steel in more than one area
• Repeated leaks in different places
• Fixings loose or failing across the whole roof

Every job follows the same steps: we look at the roof, photograph what we find, send a written quote, then send photos of the finished work. More about re-roofing.

Where we work in Porirua

Titahi Bay, Plimmerton, Pukerua Bay, Paremata, Mana, Camborne, Whitby, Papakowhai, Aotea, Ascot Park, Cannons Creek and Waitangirua. See everything we do in Porirua.