Slipped slates on period roofs
Victorian and Edwardian roofs across Rathmines, Rathgar, Sandymount and Ranelagh often have sound slate held by nails that rusted out decades ago. Slates start slipping one or two at a time.
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Roofers in Dublin
Mikey & Sons is a family-run roofing team working across Dublin city and county — repairs, new roofs, replacements, flat roofing, maintenance and roofline.
Dublin is where we are based and where most of our work is. That is not a marketing line — it is the reason we can usually get to a leak quickly, and the reason we already know what tends to go wrong on a Rathgar Victorian, a Clontarf red-brick or a Castleknock estate house before we get the ladder off the van.
You deal with Mikey directly. The person who looks at your roof and prices the job is the same person standing over the work when it is finished. There is no call centre, no commission-based salesperson and no pressure to book on the day.
Property types we work on
- Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian period homes
- Red-brick terraces and converted townhouses
- Semi-detached and detached family homes
- 1970s–2000s estate housing
- Coastal properties exposed to salt and wind
- Rear extensions, dormers, garages and porches
Local knowledge
Roofing Problems We See Most In Dublin
Different housing stock fails in different ways. This is what tends to go wrong on Dublin roofs.
Chimney and flashing leaks
Older Dublin houses have big chimney stacks. Lead flashing, back gutters and soakers are the single most common leak source we are called to.
Hidden parapet and box gutters
Red-brick terraces frequently have concealed gutters behind a parapet. When they block, water backs up under the slate and straight into the ceiling.
Coastal wind damage
Howth, Sutton, Malahide, Portmarnock, Dalkey and Killiney take salt-laden wind that erodes ridge mortar and lifts flashings faster than inland roofs.
Failed extension flat roofs
Thousands of Dublin homes have a rear extension under old felt. Ponding water and poorly detailed abutments to the original wall cause most of those leaks.
Perished felt in estate housing
In 1970s–1990s estates the tiles often look fine while the felt underneath has gone brittle and torn at the eaves.
Services
Our Roofing Services In Dublin
Every job starts the same way: we look at the roof properly, show you photos and give you a clear written price.
Roof repairs in Dublin
Leaks, slipped slates, flashing and storm damage.
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Slate and tile roofs built from the rafters up.
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Full re-roofs when patching no longer pays.
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Extension, dormer and garage roofs done properly.
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Where We Work In Dublin
If your area isn't listed, give us a ring and ask — we'll tell you straight whether we can look after you.
- Rathmines, Dublin
- Rathgar, Dublin
- Terenure, Dublin
- Ranelagh, Dublin
- Donnybrook, Dublin
- Sandymount, Dublin
- Blackrock, Dublin
- Booterstown, Dublin
- Monkstown, Dublin
- Stillorgan, Dublin
- Dundrum, Dublin
- Foxrock, Dublin
- Leopardstown, Dublin
- Glenageary, Dublin
- Dalkey, Dublin
- Killiney, Dublin
- Shankill, Dublin
- Clontarf, Dublin
- Raheny, Dublin
- Sutton, Dublin
- Howth, Dublin
- Portmarnock, Dublin
- Malahide, Dublin
- Castleknock, Dublin
Reviews
What Our Customers Say
Feedback from homeowners around Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare.
“Had water coming in around the chimney for months. Mikey came out the next morning, showed me photos of the flashing and had it sorted in a day. No fuss, no big bill.”
“Full re-roof on a 1930s house. The lads were on time every morning, kept the garden clean and the finish is spot on. Would have them back.”
“Three quotes and Mikey's was the only one that explained what we were actually paying for. Honest to deal with from start to finish.”
Questions
Roofers In Dublin — Common Questions
- Southside, northside, coast and west — including Rathmines, Rathgar, Terenure, Ranelagh, Donnybrook, Sandymount, Booterstown, Blackrock, Monkstown, Stillorgan, Dundrum, Leopardstown, Foxrock, Glenageary, Dalkey, Killiney, Shankill, Clontarf, Raheny, Sutton, Howth, Portmarnock, Malahide and Castleknock.
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