Garage roofs in Oldham
Oldham is a hillside borough of mill-town terraces and 1930s council estates. Around Chadderton, Royton and Failsworth the semis are inter-war and post-war, and most have garages that went up in the cement-sheet era.
Up towards Shaw, Lees and Saddleworth the building stone changes and the plots get steeper, and so do the gardens that garages sit in.
Places we cover in Oldham
Postcodes: OL1 to OL4, OL8, OL9.
What is typical here
Wet, exposed weather on the Pennine edge speeds up the decay of cement sheets, so crumbling surfaces and split sheets are common in Shaw, Lees and Saddleworth.
Terrace garages and lock-ups in Werneth and Hollinwood are often built into back lanes where only a small van can get in, so tell a contractor about lane width.
Typical locally: Typical on hillside plots around Shaw and Lees.
Services in Oldham
- Removal and new roof: The old asbestos cement roof comes off and a new roof goes on, as one job.
- Removal only: Safe removal and disposal of an asbestos cement garage roof, without a new roof.
- New garage roof: A new steel, fibre, rubber or flat roof once the asbestos has gone.
- Solar on the new roof: Put solar panels on the new garage roof and a battery in the garage.
- Is it asbestos? Testing: A small sample settles whether a roof contains asbestos.
Oldham questions
Do you cover Saddleworth and Shaw?
Yes, as well as Royton, Chadderton, Failsworth and the rest of the Oldham borough.
The garage is on a steep plot. Can the roof still be done?
Normally yes. Access for scaffold and for taking waste out is the thing to plan, so add photos of the approach to your enquiry.