VELUX® Windows and Roofing in Marple Bridge

Homes and roofs in Marple Bridge

The village centre around the bridge has stone-built cottages and terraces, some with stone slate or Welsh slate roofs. Victorian and Edwardian villas sit on the hillsides, and later semis and detached homes have been built on the higher ground. Several homes have been extended with loft rooms and garden rooms.

Valley village character

Older stone buildings need sympathetic repairs, and replacement slates or stone should match the original as closely as possible. The village centre is within a conservation area, where roof windows on slopes facing a road may need permission and low-profile designs are often preferred.

Homes in the Goyt valley can be damp and sheltered at the bottom and very exposed at the top. We see condensation problems around older roof windows in sheltered cottages and wind-driven leaks on exposed slopes, and we'll explain which is which before recommending work.

Typical work we're asked about in Marple Bridge

• Repairs to stone and slate roofs on cottages
• Low-profile roof windows for conservation areas
• Condensation and leak diagnosis around roof windows
• Chimney and lead repairs