Bungalow roofing specialists for Birkdale and Hillside
Bungalow Roof Replacement Birkdale
Re-roofing Birkdale's 1930s and post-war bungalows for a coast that takes no prisoners. Built properly, guaranteed for ten years.
- Family-run, father-and-son team
- 30+ years' experience
- 10-year written workmanship guarantee
- Based in Formby, ten minutes down the coast road
No obligationHonest adviceFast response
🏠 Specialist bungalow roofers
We understand bungalows better than anyone
Bungalows have their own roofing problems: lower pitches, wider spans, a large loft sitting directly over every room, and long ridge and verge lines that take the full force of the wind coming off the Irish Sea. Get the tile, the underlay or the ventilation wrong and the roof fails early — usually at the eaves and verges first.
As a local father-and-son team we take pride in high-quality work with honest advice and no pushy sales. If your bungalow roof can be repaired rather than replaced, we'll tell you.
- 🛡️10-year workmanship guaranteeComplete peace of mind
- 🧱Premium roofing materialsBuilt for coastal conditions
- 📋Full project managementFrom start to completion
- 👥Local father & son teamReliable, friendly service
- ✅Fully insuredCertificates available before work starts
Roofing solutions for bungalows
What a bungalow re-roof involves
The order is fixed for a reason: every step protects the one after it, and the roof is left weathertight at the end of every day.
Ladder and loft inspection, then an itemised written quote with photos. We'll say plainly if a repair would do instead.
Scaffold to the eaves, old tiles and underlay stripped, and the timbers checked for rot or sag — bungalow rafters over wide spans often need attention.
Breathable membrane, treated battens set to the tile gauge, and eaves-to-ridge ventilation sized for a bungalow's large loft.
Tiles chosen for your pitch, mechanically fixed perimeters, dry ridge and verge, and any chimney or abutment leadwork dressed by hand.
We notify Building Control and meet the inspector. You get the completion certificate — your solicitor will ask for it when you sell.
All waste removed by a licensed carrier, scaffold down, and your 10-year written guarantee handed over on completion.
Coastal note for Birkdale: mortar bedding that lasts 25–30 years inland can start failing at 15–20 years this close to the sea. That's why we specify dry-fix ridge and verge systems on every bungalow we re-roof here — there's nothing to wash out.
Bungalow roofs in Birkdale and Hillside: what we find
Birkdale is better known for its Victorian villas, but the streets between Liverpool Road and the dunes — Hillside in particular — are full of 1930s and 1950s bungalows, many built as retirement homes and now on their second or third owners. They sit on sandy ground behind the Royal Birkdale links with nothing between them and the sea. On Birkdale bungalows the pattern is unmistakable:
- Sand and grit in the gutters and under the tiles — wind-blown sand off the dunes scours the tile surface and blocks the eaves, so water backs up under the first course.
- Washed-out verge and ridge mortar — the first thing the salt wind takes, and the usual source of slipped ridge tiles after a storm.
- Lichen-etched concrete tiles — decades of coastal damp leave the surface pitted and porous, so the tiles hold water and shed grit into the gutters.
- Perished bitumen underlay — brittle and torn behind tiles that look fine from the road, so wind-driven rain reaches the loft.
- Failed lead or fibreglass valleys — the valley between a gable projection and the main roof is where most bungalow leaks start, especially where the original lead was too thin.
None of these alone means you need a new roof. Two or three together, on a roof of that age, usually do — and we'll show you the evidence in photos before recommending anything.
Key facts
- Area covered: Birkdale village, Hillside, Birkdale Common and the Waterloo Road and Liverpool Road estates (PR8)
- Typical duration: about one week, weathertight every night
- Building Control: notified and signed off by us; completion certificate supplied
- Guarantee: 10-year written workmanship guarantee plus manufacturer's tile guarantee
- Insulation policy: mineral wool or PIR only — we never fit or recommend spray foam
- Base: 19 Duke Street, Formby, 15 minutes from Birkdale village
★★★★★“Used Select Roofing for a complete roof replacement. From the survey to the final tidy-up, they were professional throughout. The new roof looks excellent and the price was fair.”
Dave T., Southport — Google review
Bungalow re-roofing questions
How much does a bungalow roof replacement cost in Birkdale?
It depends on the roof area, the tile you choose and what we find underneath. Bungalow roofs are often larger in plan than the house footprint suggests, so a bungalow can cost as much as a two-storey semi to re-roof. We give a free, itemised written quote after inspecting the roof — no estimates over the phone.
Why do bungalow roofs need a different approach?
Bungalows usually have a lower pitch and a wider span than a two-storey house, with a large loft space directly above every room. That makes the choice of tile, underlay and ventilation more important — a tile rated for a steeper pitch will let wind-driven rain through, and a poorly ventilated bungalow loft condenses badly in winter.
Does the weather in Birkdale affect the roof?
Yes. Salt-laden wind off the Irish Sea accelerates wear on mortar bedding, verges and ridges compared with inland properties. On bungalows in Birkdale we use dry-fix ridge and verge systems, mechanically fixed tiles at the perimeters, and a breathable underlay so there is no mortar to fail in the first place.
Will I need Building Control sign-off?
Replacing more than 25% of a roof covering is notifiable work under the Building Regulations in England. We arrange the notification and the inspector visits as part of the job, and you receive the completion certificate for your records — it is something a buyer's solicitor will ask for.
How long does a bungalow re-roof take?
A typical Birkdale bungalow takes around a week including scaffold up and down, strip, new underlay and battens, tiling and clearance. We keep the roof weathertight overnight throughout.
Are Birkdale's older bungalows different to re-roof?
Some of the 1930s bungalows around Hillside and Birkdale Common carry the original clay tiles on close-boarded roofs rather than the concrete tiles found on later estates. They are lovely roofs when done right, but the boarding often hides rot at the eaves and the tiles have frost-laminated after ninety winters. We assess whether the boarding can stay and price both ways so you can decide.
Does living near the golf course change anything?
Only the exposure. The properties along the links edge and towards Ainsdale get the full westerly with no shelter, and we fit those roofs with the same specification we would use on Formby seafront — mechanically fixed perimeters, dry ridge and verge, and a heavyweight breathable underlay.
Is the work guaranteed?
Every roof we replace comes with our 10-year written workmanship guarantee, issued on completion, on top of the manufacturer's guarantee on the tiles.
Bungalow roofing around Birkdale
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