Roofers in Aldridge

Aldridge is mostly 1930s to 1950s semi-detached housing around Stoney Lane, Broad Lane, Sneyd Lane and the Mossley estate, with older Victorian terraces along High Street and Elmore Green Road, and newer builds near Aldridge North station.

The 1930s semis have the classic Aldridge roof problem: original Marley Modern or Redland Renown concrete tiles, now 80 to 90 years old and delaminating, sitting on bituminous felt underlay that has perished. The big shared chimney stacks between the pairs are mostly unused since the gas fires went in, and the step and apron flashing has never been replaced. Mortar ridges that were re-bedded years ago are going again. These roofs are at the point where a repair buys time, but a full strip and re-roof with breathable membrane, new treated battens and a dry ridge system is often the right answer over a ten-year horizon.

The Victorian terraces on High Street and Elmore Green Road have slate, often nail-sick — the slates themselves are fine but the iron fixing nails have rusted through. Shared valleys and party wall flashings are where most of the leaks come from. The 1960s and 70s council houses on Mossley and Dudley Fields have low-pitch concrete tile roofs and flat-roof extensions with single-layer SBS felt that is long past its design life.

We cover all of WS9: Aldridge town centre, Leighswood, Whetstone Field, Streetly, Barr Beacon, Little Aston, Hardwick, Bosty Lane and Pool Green. We also go out to Rushall on the WS9/WS4 border. Familiar landmarks: Aldridge Court, St Mary the Virgin Church, Pool Green island and the A454 Walsall Road corridor.