Slate Roofing in Carlow

Local roofers for slate roofing in Carlow

Looking for slate roofing in Carlow? There are 21 rated roofing contractors listed across Carlow, from Tullow and Bennekerry to right across the county, each shown with its Google rating, reviews and phone number, with an average rating of 4.7. Compare them and contact a roofer directly, with no booking fees and no middleman.

What the job actually involves is set out on the slate roofing page, which covers the work itself, the materials and what to expect. What follows is specific to Carlow.

What Carlow Does To A Roof

Carlow sits in one of the drier, more sheltered corners of the country, tucked in behind the Blackstairs and out of the worst of the Atlantic. Roofs here age slowly and fail quietly, which sounds like good news until you realise it means small faults sit unnoticed for years rather than announcing themselves in the first gale.

Between Carlow town and the villages along the Barrow there is a lot of solid nineteenth century stone housing with original slate, alongside newer estates on the edges of town. The older roofs are usually sound in the slate and tired in everything else: the nails, the ridge mortar and the valley lead.

Because the weather is not doing the diagnosing for you, a proper look at the fixings and the flashings matters more here than in an exposed county. Ask what condition the nails and the valleys are in, not just whether any slates are missing.

Contractors on the list here work out of Tullow, Bennekerry, Pollerton, Clonmelsh, Southcourt and Phelim Wood, so most of the county is within a normal call-out.

Getting slate roofing Done In Carlow

Because the summers are settled here, Carlow is one of the easier counties to get a full re-roof done in without weather delays, and local roofers book up accordingly. If you are planning work, spring enquiries get better dates than August ones.

Slate Roofing cost in Carlow

Individual slate replacement runs from about €80 to €200 per visit, while re-roofing a 70 square metre semi-detached house in slate costs from about €8,000 to €14,000 and a 120 square metre detached house from about €18,000 to €35,000. For the wider picture see our slate roofing guide, and compare written quotes from a few rated Carlow roofers before you decide.