VELUX® Windows and Roofing in Urmston

Homes and roofs in Urmston

Urmston grew rapidly after the railway arrived, so much of the town is late Victorian and Edwardian, with terraces and semis roofed in slate, often with bay windows and decorative details. Inter-war semis with tiled roofs are common towards Davyhulme and Flixton, and there are post-war estates and newer homes too.

Period homes in a busy town

Urmston's Edwardian homes are now well over a century old, and their original slates and fixings are reaching the end of their life. Slipped slates, worn ridge tiles and leaking chimney flashings are common. Many homes also have loft conversions with roof windows fitted twenty or thirty years ago, which are now due for replacement.

Davyhulme Park and the open land along the Mersey sit close to many homes. Where houses face open space, wind-driven rain tests flashings and roof window seals more severely.

Typical work we're asked about in Urmston

• Replacing older loft conversion roof windows
• Slipped slate repairs and re-slating
• Chimney flashing and stack repairs
• Flat roofs on rear extensions