What tends to be worth checking around Delph?
Oldham’s conservation work for the Saddleworth villages is built around retaining the character of older stone buildings and roofs. A replacement slate or stone piece has to sit properly with what is already there.
On exposed stone houses, open mortar joints and cracked flaunching can let water into the stack. That can produce damp around the chimney breast even when the visible front lead looks sound.
Stone flags and heavier traditional coverings put different loads on battens and rafters from modern slate. A repair should not swap materials casually without considering the roof structure.
What would I want to know before looking at the roof?
On an older Delph house, tell the roofer whether the covering is thin slate or heavier stone flag. That changes how the roof is stripped, supported and matched.
What should the roofer show you?
If masonry around the chimney is wet, ask for photographs higher up the stack as well as at roof level. Open joints or cracked flaunching can let rain into the chimney even when the flashing is sound.
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MPK Roofing & Re-Pointing Solutions
Huddersfield Road, Delph, Oldham OL3 5DF
D C Rooflines
Blake House, 11 High Street, Lees, Oldham OL4 3BH
AT Roofing 27 Ltd
64 Queen Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8RR
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