Roofers in Altrincham
Period and large detached re-roofs across WA14 and WA15. Drone survey first, before and after photos on every job.
Book a free surveyWe work on the bigger Altrincham roofs — Edwardian semis off Hale Road, large detached houses around Bowdon, the kind of jobs where a cut corner shows for thirty years. We're not the cheapest. The homeowners here who call us aren't looking for the cheapest. They want it done once, done right, and documented.
Our flagship Altrincham job was a full re-roof for David and Angela on a large detached period house in WA14. Slate stripped to the rafters, new breathable membrane, treated battens, hand-cut valleys and lead-welded soakers throughout. We ran a drone survey before we quoted and again at handover, and they have the full before-and-after set. That roof is the reason most of our Altrincham calls now come from people who've stood in David and Angela's kitchen and looked up. We put a skilled lead welder on every job like this — on a period roof the lead is where cheap work fails first, usually inside five years.
Altrincham roofs we actually work on
Altrincham is not one kind of house. There’s the Edwardian and Victorian stock off Hale Road and through Bowdon — steep pitches, valleys, lead everywhere, chimneys that were built before anyone thought about how you’d reach them. Then there are the large detached houses with complicated roofs: multiple ridges, dormers, hips that all have to meet cleanly.
These are the roofs where shortcuts show. A valley cut wrong, lead that’s been dressed instead of welded, slate laid back over tired felt — none of it leaks on handover day. It leaks four or five winters later, by which time the cheap roofer is long gone.
That’s the work we do here.
The David and Angela re-roof
Our flagship Altrincham job was a full re-roof on a large detached period house in WA14, for David and Angela.
- Stripped the old slate to the rafters
- Found and replaced rotten battens the previous roof had hidden
- New breathable membrane, treated battens throughout
- Hand-cut valleys
- Lead-welded soakers and chimney work by our skilled lead welder
- Drone survey before we quoted, and again at handover
They have the full before-and-after set. Most of our Altrincham calls now come from people who’ve seen that roof.
Read the full case study: David and Angela’s Altrincham re-roof.
Why we’re not the cheapest
We don’t compete on price, and the Altrincham homeowners who call us aren’t looking for the lowest number. They’ve usually had a cheap roof go wrong once already.
What you’re paying for:
- A certified lead welder on the chimneys and valleys — on a period roof the lead fails first when it’s done cheaply
- Treated battens and a proper breathable membrane, not slate relaid over old felt
- A drone survey before the quote, so the price is the price
- Before and after photos on every job
- An in-house, fully insured team — no day-rate subcontractors who vanish
- A workmanship guarantee on the work
We’re the most-reviewed roofer across Cheshire and South Manchester, and every one of those 99 Google reviews is five stars. Three generations of doing it the same way is why.
What we cover around Altrincham
WA14 and WA15, including Bowdon, Hale, Timperley, Broadheath and across the wider Altrincham area. If you’re not sure you’re in our patch, ring and ask — we cover Cheshire and South Manchester.
Next step
If you’re planning a re-roof or you’ve got a leak you want looked at properly, call 01606 537305 — the line is answered 24/7 — or email middlewichroofing@gmail.com. We’ll book a drone survey, show you what’s actually up there, and give you a fixed price.
What Altrincham homeowners say
Every review we've ever had is five stars. Here are a few from this area.
★★★★★“Full re-roof on our detached house in WA14. They stripped it back, showed us photos of the rotten battens we'd never have seen, and the lead work around the chimney is genuinely better than the original. Tidy site every evening. We had three quotes and they weren't the lowest — glad we didn't pick the lowest.”
★★★★★“We had a recurring leak over a bay on an Edwardian house near Hale Road that two other roofers had 'fixed'. Middlewich drone-surveyed it, found the actual problem in the valley, and re-welded the lead properly. Dry through the whole winter since. Five stars.”
What we do in Altrincham
Common questions
Do you do full re-roofs on period houses in Altrincham?
Yes — that's most of our Altrincham work. Edwardian and Victorian roofs in WA14 and WA15, plus large detached houses around Bowdon and Hale. We strip to the rafters, replace the membrane and battens, and hand-cut the valleys and lead. We don't lay new slate over old felt to save a day.
Why are you more expensive than the quote I got down the road?
We're deliberately not the cheapest. The difference is usually in what you can't see: a certified lead welder on the chimneys and valleys, treated battens, a drone survey before and after, and before/after photos on every job so you know exactly what you paid for. Cheap roofing on a period house tends to show up as a leak in winter four or five years later.
How quickly can you get to a leak in Altrincham?
Our phone line is answered 24/7 and we offer same-day emergency repairs. Altrincham is well inside our patch — Cheshire and South Manchester — so we can usually have someone on the roof the same day to stop water getting in, then quote the proper fix separately.
Will you survey the roof before you quote?
Always. We run a drone survey first so we're quoting on what's actually up there, not a guess from the ground. On a large Altrincham roof that's the difference between a fixed price and a pile of surprises halfway through.
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Get a fixed price in writing
Tell us what's going on. We'll come out, survey it properly — drone and all — and give you one fixed price. We're not the cheapest, and we don't pretend to be.