Mt Victoria is one of Wellington's oldest suburbs, and its houses are mainly 19th century wooden villas and cottages, with some bungalows and apartment blocks among them. Most are one to two and a half storeys, with painted weatherboard walls, corrugated iron roofs, shallow front yards and little on-site parking.
Much of the housing was renovated from the 1970s, and many houses show repeated alterations and additions. On the ridges, houses tend to be taller and narrower, while in hollows such as Brougham Street and Austin Street they sit lower and closer to the street. Each of those layouts needs its own plan for scaffolding and access. Every job starts with a free on-site measure and a written, itemised quote.
Roofing Services in Mt Victoria
Every roofing service we offer in Mt Victoria, 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.
Mt Victoria Homes and Their Roofs
Corrugated iron is the original roof on most Mt Victoria houses, and longrun corrugate keeps that look on a re-roof. Decades of additions mean many roofs have junctions between old and new sections, internal gutters and lean-tos, which is where leaks tend to start. Taller houses on the ridges need more scaffolding, while houses in the hollows are often hemmed in by neighbours.
What Mt Victoria Conditions Mean for Your Roof
The suburb sits on the north-western slopes of the 196 metre Mount Victoria, and houses on the ridges are fully exposed to the wind, so fixings and flashings need to suit the wind zone for the site. The District Plan includes the Mt Victoria North Townscape Precinct, and other streets may be in a character precinct, so check with Wellington City Council before changing the roof profile or colour.
Roofers Mt Victoria FAQs
Why does my Mt Victoria house leak where the extension meets the original roof?
Junctions between an original roof and a later addition are often finished with short flashings or sealant that fails as the building moves. We replace them with properly lapped flashings, or rework the junction during a re-roof.
Do I need permission to re-roof in Mt Victoria?
Replacing a roof with comparable materials often does not need a building consent, but if your house is in the Mt Victoria North Townscape Precinct or a character precinct, check the District Plan rules before changing the profile or colour. We can supply roof details for that check.
How do you work on houses with no side yard?
We plan scaffolding with the neighbours, use the street frontage where permitted, and carry materials in by hand when needed. Access is shown as a separate line on the quote.
Can you match the ridging and barge details on my villa?
Yes. We fold ridging, barge and apron flashings to suit the house, so the new roof keeps the look of the original.