Roofers in Lanesborough

Roofing and driveways in Lanesborough, Co. Longford

Lanesborough stands where the Shannon leaves Lough Ree, on the Longford and Roscommon border, with Ballyleague across the bridge.

Being right on the lake, homes here face wet westerly weather straight off the water. Moss and lichen build up fast, gutters fill and fascias rot sooner than they do further inland.

We clean and re-colour roofs, replace fascias, soffits and gutters, and repair the slate and tile roofs on older houses along the main street and the river.

On the Shannon at Lough Ree

Lanesborough sits where the Shannon leaves Lough Ree's northern end, with the bridge over to Ballyleague in County Roscommon. Houses close to the water and the bogland around the town see plenty of damp air, so moss and lichen build up quickly and timber fascias swell and rot. A roof clean and re-colour and new uPVC fascias and gutters are the two jobs most often asked for here.

Wind off the lake

With the open water of Lough Ree to the south and flat bog to the east, there is little shelter, and a south-westerly gale can lift slates and ridge tiles in one night. We fix storm damage quickly through our emergency roof repair line, then look at whether a dry ridge and dry verge system would stop it happening again.

Both sides of the bridge

We work in Lanesborough, Ballyleague, Rathcline and Killashee, and across the river into the Roscommon side. Driveways are a big part of the work here too, from tar and chip on a long country lane to block paving at the front of a town house, and we finish with power washing and sealing where a drive just needs bringing back.

The power station years and the houses built then

Lanesborough's estates went up over several decades when the town's power station and the bogs employed many local families. A lot of those houses still have their first roof, first fascias and first gutters. They are now at the age where a planned upgrade, done in one visit, saves the stop-start cost of fixing one thing at a time.

Places we cover around Lanesborough

• Lanesborough
• Ballyleague
• Killashee
• Rathcline
• Lough Ree shore
• Cashel