Johnsonville was a small rural town by 1896 and grew rapidly from 1938, when state houses went up on the former Native Reserve between Broderick Road and Fraser Avenue, starting in Bould Street. From 1938 to 1956, 329 state houses were built.
The suburb sits in a small basin at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge, about 7 km north of the city centre, and housing now spreads from the shopping hub to the base of Mt Kaukau and over the hill towards Newlands. Wellington's first shopping mall was built here in the 1960s. Every job starts with a free on-site measure and a written, itemised quote.
Roofing Services in Johnsonville
Every roofing service we offer in Johnsonville, and what each one covers:
- Re-Roofing: A full re-roof replaces your old roofing, underlay and flashings with a new COLORSTEEL roof built to today's Building Code.
- Roof Replacement: When repairs no longer make sense, we replace the roof completely and leave you with a roof that is good for decades.
- Tile to Metal Re-Roofing: Swapping heavy concrete tiles for lightweight steel removes weight from the frame and ends the cycle of cracked tiles and leaks.
- Asbestos Roof Removal: Older Super Six and fibre cement roofs can contain asbestos.
- Decramastic Roof: Decramastic tiles lose their chip coating and rust from the inside.
- Roof Repairs: Leaks, loose sheets, failed flashings and cracked tiles repaired properly, with photos of what we found and fixed.
- Roof Leak Repairs: We track a leak to its source, which is often nowhere near the stain on your ceiling, and fix the cause.
- Emergency Roof Repairs: Storm damage made safe fast, then repaired with the photos and reports your insurer needs.
- Tile Roof Repairs: Cracked and slipped tiles replaced, ridges rebedded and repointed, and leaks under tiles traced and sealed.
- Roof Flashing Repairs: Flashings around chimneys, skylights, walls and valleys cause most leaks.
- New Roofs: New roofs for new builds, extensions and minor dwellings, installed to plans and signed off for your Code Compliance Certificate.
- Metal Roofing: Longrun COLORSTEEL roofing in corrugate and trapezoidal profiles, rolled to length for your roof.
- Membrane Roofing: Flat and low-pitch roofs, decks and gutters waterproofed with butynol and modern membrane systems.
- Skylights: Roof windows and skylights installed or replaced with proper flashing kits, so the light comes in and the water does not.
- Spouting and Gutters: New spouting, gutter replacement and repairs in steel and PVC, sized to carry heavy downpours.
- Gutter Cleaning: Gutters and downpipes cleared by hand, flushed and checked, with before and after photos of what we found.
- Downpipes and Fascia: Downpipes and fascia replaced or repaired, often alongside new spouting or a re-roof.
- Roof Painting: Roof painting that starts with proper preparation: wash, treat, repair and prime, then two coats of roof paint.
- Roof Cleaning: Moss, lichen and grime removed with the right treatment for your roof type, without damaging the surface.
- Roof Inspections: A detailed roof report with photos and honest repair or replace advice, for owners, buyers and insurers.
- Roof Ventilation: Roof and ceiling space ventilation that reduces condensation, mould and heat build-up.
- Commercial Roofing: Re-roofs, repairs and maintenance plans for commercial, industrial and multi-unit buildings.
Johnsonville Homes and Their Roofs
Johnsonville's state houses from 1938 to 1956 were built to standard designs, and their roofs, underlay and spouting are now many decades old. Later homes towards Mt Kaukau and Newlands can carry concrete tile, decramastic or longrun steel, and infill units add low-pitch roofs. A COLORSTEEL re-roof suits most of these homes.
What Johnsonville Conditions Mean for Your Roof
Like the suburbs from Karori north, Johnsonville sits on high ground at the edge of an upthrust block beside the Wellington Fault, and homes on the basin slopes are exposed to wind. Fixings need to suit the NZS 3604 wind zone for the site, which we confirm for your address. On sloping sections, downpipes should discharge to stormwater rather than onto banks.
Roofers Johnsonville FAQs
Our Johnsonville state house still has an old roof. What should we do?
Get it inspected. Roofs of that age often have brittle underlay, worn fixings and tired flashings even if the sheets look fine. If the roof is fibre cement, we test for asbestos before any work.
Can you replace just the spouting?
Yes. We replace spouting, downpipes and fascia on their own or with a re-roof, sized for the roof area.
Do you work on units and townhouses in Johnsonville?
Yes. We repair and re-roof units and townhouses, including low-pitch roofs, and can quote to a body corporate.
Is the measure really free?
Yes. We measure on site, take photos and give you an itemised written quote with no obligation.