Roofing and driveways in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Mullingar is the county town of Westmeath, ringed by Lough Owel and Lough Ennell, with the Royal Canal running through it towards Longford.
Housing around the town ranges from Georgian and Victorian terraces near the cathedral to large commuter estates on the Dublin and Ballinderry sides, and lakeside bungalows out by the loughs.
Common work here includes dry verge and dry ridge on estate roofs, chimney and lead repairs on older town houses, roof cleaning and re-colouring, and tarmac or tar and chip driveways for country homes.
Westmeath's county town
Mullingar is ringed by the Royal Canal and the lakes, with Lough Owel to the north and Lough Ennell to the south, and its housing ranges from Victorian terraces and townhouses near the cathedral to large estates on every approach road. Mullingar addresses carry N91 Eircodes. Older roofs here are mostly slate with lead valleys and chimney stacks; the estates are concrete tile.
Lake air and canal-side homes
Homes near the lakes and along the canal stay damp for long spells, which feeds moss on the tiles and rot in timber fascias. We clean and re-colour roofs, swap timber for uPVC fascias and soffits, and fit new gutters sized for the rainfall. On the terraces, it is usually chimney and slate work.
Drives for town and country
From townhouse frontages to bungalows on the Ballinea and Castlepollard roads, a lot of Mullingar homes want a better drive. We lay block paving, tarmac and tar and chip, and bring tired paving back with power washing and sealing when a full relay is not needed.
New estates, new roof questions
Some of the newer Mullingar estates now have roofs fifteen to twenty-five years old. That is too young for a new roof but old enough for verge mortar to crack, gutters to sag at the joints and the first moss to appear. A dry verge upgrade and a gutter check now keep a young roof in good order for the long term.
Places we cover around Mullingar
- Mullingar town
- Lough Owel
- Lough Ennell
- Multyfarnham
- Ballinea
- Rochfortbridge
- Killucan