Slate Roofing in Louth

Local roofers for slate roofing in Louth

Looking for slate roofing in Louth? There are 26 rated roofing contractors listed across Louth, from Dundalk and Drogheda 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 Louth.

What Louth Does To A Roof

Louth is on the Irish Sea rather than the Atlantic, so the weather is drier and the gales less frequent, but easterly wind is its own thing and drives rain against gables and chimneys that would otherwise stay dry. It is a county where the damp patch often turns out to be a chimney rather than a slate.

Drogheda and Dundalk both carry older terraced housing with shared valleys and a lot of chimney stacks, and there is a working port and industrial fabric with flat and sheeted roofs. Out from the towns it is farmland and coastal villages.

If damp is showing on an upstairs wall rather than a ceiling, ask the roofer to check the chimney flashing and pointing before anything else. On a terrace, establish who owns the valley you share with next door before work starts.

Contractors on the list here work out of Dundalk, Drogheda, Lordship, Ardee, Walshestown and Tullyallen, so most of the county is within a normal call-out.

Getting slate roofing Done In Louth

Being close to both Dublin and the border means contractors here often work across a wide area, so ask whether they are genuinely local before relying on a quick call-out. Drogheda and Dundalk both have decent local trade.

Slate Roofing cost in Louth

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 Louth roofers before you decide.