What tends to be worth checking around Milnrow?
The council’s current heritage list covers Milnrow, Newhey, Littleborough and the surrounding Pennine area. Older roofs should be looked at as part of the building rather than stripped of traditional material without a reason.
One slate can lose a nail. If slates are sliding from different parts of the same slope, the useful check is whether the nails and battens are failing more widely.
A rear gutter behind a stack can cope in light rain and overflow when the roof above sends a much larger flow towards it. Leaves and old patching can make the channel narrower.
What would I want to know before looking at the roof?
If the leak only appears in very heavy rain, mention that before the visit. A rear chimney gutter or valley can cope with normal rain and then fill faster than it can drain during a downpour.
What should the roofer show you?
For a repeated slate repair, ask the roofer to show the fixing point and the condition of the batten. If the same area keeps moving, another clip on the visible slate may only postpone the next slip.
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Oldham Roofing Company Limited
45 Townley Road, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3EN
MW Roofing Ltd
The Foundry, Trows Lane, Rochdale OL11 2UF
D.S. Roofing and Cladding Limited
Park House, 200 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1PJ
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