Roofing and driveways in Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Athlone straddles the Shannon between Westmeath and Roscommon, with the castle and St Peter and Paul's on the west bank and the town and the university on the east.
It is the biggest town in our area, with every kind of roof: slate terraces in the old town, big estates of semis and townhouses from the 1990s and 2000s, and rural bungalows out towards Moate and Glasson. Estate roofs of that age are now losing ridge and verge mortar, and the felt under older tiles is reaching its end.
We re-roof semis, fit dry ridge and dry verge, replace fascias and gutters, and clean and re-colour roofs right across the town and its hinterland.
A Shannon town with every kind of roof
Athlone spreads over both banks of the Shannon, from the castle and the old streets of the left bank to the large estates on the edges of town and the university campus. That means a real mix of roofs: natural slate and lead on older buildings, concrete tile on the semis and detached homes, and flat roofs on extensions and commercial units. Most Athlone addresses have an N37 Eircode.
River damp and Lough Ree weather
Mist off the river and Lough Ree keeps roofs damp, and westerly weather arrives over the open Roscommon side with nothing to slow it. Moss on concrete tile, blocked gutters and leaking valleys are what we see most. A roof clean and re-colour and fresh gutters solve a lot of it; worn valleys and flashings need proper roof repairs.
Homes and businesses
We quote for houses and commercial buildings in Athlone, including flat roof repairs and re-coating on shops, offices and extensions. On the Westmeath side out towards Moate and Glasson and on the Roscommon side towards Monksland and Ballykeeran, we also lay tarmac and block paving driveways for new and older homes.
Older town centre buildings
Around Church Street, Connaught Street and the streets near the castle, many buildings have shops or offices below and flats above, with valleys and parapet gutters that are hard to see from the ground. We get up and check them properly, clear blocked outlets, renew lead where it has split and replace slipped slates, so tenants and businesses stay dry.
Places we cover around Athlone
- Athlone town
- Monksland
- Coosan
- Glasson
- Cornamagh
- Willow Park
- Garrycastle