Serving Hamilton, Waikato & surrounding areas
Roofing Frankton work ranges from the older homes that grew up around the railway to new townhouses and rural properties on the suburb's Waipā side. As older house and townhouse roofers, we start every job by finding out what the roof is made of, how old it is and whether any district plan listing applies.
In the Frankton Junction and Swarbrick census areas, dwellings grew 14.1% between 2018 and 2023, so new roofs and extensions sit alongside roofs that are decades old. Our Licensed Building Practitioner (Roofing) handles repairs, leak work, re-roofs and new roofs, and every one of those jobs is inspected free and quoted in writing.
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Frankton has a long building history. The settlement was established in 1877 and was its own borough until it merged with Hamilton in 1917. Many workshops and railway workers' homes were in the area west of the railway, and roofs on houses of that age have often been re-roofed at least once. The next replacement needs the purlins, sarking and flashings checked as well as the cladding.
The Hamilton City Council District Plan lists thirteen Frankton buildings as Built Heritage items, the Frankton Junction NZ Railways Institute on Weka Street and the Frankton Hotel on High Street among them. If a building is on the schedule, we read the rules before quoting. For ordinary older houses, the bigger question is usually whether a cement roof needs testing for asbestos first.
Newer homes bring a different job list. Townhouses, infill units and extensions need new roofs fitted with the right flashings from day one, and young roofs need checks around penetrations and fixings. We price all of this the same way as the rest of our work for new roofs and re-roofs in Hamilton, inspecting at no cost and setting the price down in writing.
Re-roofing for the older railway-area homes comes first here, followed by new roof work, rural sheds, leaks and listed buildings.
We re-roof older homes in Frankton, including houses in the former railway workers' area west of the line. Where a cement roof is suspected, it is tested for asbestos before any work and removed by a licensed removalist if needed. We then repair or replace tired purlins and sarking, fit new underlay and lay long-run steel. Flashings, ridges and barges are finished to suit the age and style of the house.
Our team installs new roofs on Frankton townhouses, infill builds and home extensions. With dwellings still being added in the Frankton Junction and Swarbrick census areas, each new roof has to tie in cleanly with the buildings around it. We set out the roof to drain properly, fit flashings at every junction and penetration, and leave the owner a note of the materials used for future maintenance.
We roof houses, sheds and garages on the rural properties in Frankton's Waipā District area. Doing the house and outbuildings in one visit saves on set-up costs, and longer gutter runs on sheds get checked at the same time. On more open sites we pay extra attention to fixings and flashings, because the Waikato's exposed spots can get very windy. Long-run steel suits both house and shed roofs.
We repair roof leaks on Frankton units, flats and townhouses. Joined homes were 60% of occupied dwellings across the Frankton Junction and Swarbrick census areas at the 2023 Census, so many leaks involve a shared roof or gutter. We trace the water to its source, work out which unit the fault serves and agree access with neighbours before repairing it. The cause and the cost come to you in writing.
We carry out roof repairs on older and heritage-listed buildings across Frankton, such as St James Church and Hall on Massey Street. Before quoting we check the district plan schedule so any rules about profile, material or detail are built into the price. Repairs focus on flashings, fixings, spouting connections and damaged sheets, using materials and fixings that suit the age of the building.
A small roof repair in Frankton usually costs NZ$350 to NZ$1,500. Replacing the roof on an older house with a simple shape works out at roughly NZ$120 to NZ$250 a square metre, while complicated rooflines, premium products or substrate repairs cost more. New roofs on extensions are priced from the plans. After the free inspection, the written quote lists each part of the job.
A Frankton house built or altered from 1950 to 2000 carries a real chance of containing asbestos. If a Frankton roof looks like asbestos-cement, a test comes first, and a licensed removalist does any removal. That adds a cost and a few days to the programme.
Rural properties on the Waipā side of Frankton often have sheds and garages as well as the house. Adding them to the same job increases the roof area, but one set-up is cheaper than two separate visits.
Extensions on older Frankton houses have to join the existing roof at a valley, apron or parapet. Getting that junction watertight can mean replacing nearby sheets or flashings on the original roof, which we price as part of the new roof quote.
About 21% of Frankton falls inside the Rural Zone of the Waipā District Plan. Properties there tend to carry sheds and outbuildings alongside the house, with longer gutter runs and more open sites. Hamilton is relatively sheltered, with about 17 days a year of gusts over 63 km/h at Ruakura, but a roof on open ground still deserves a closer look at its fixings.
Closer to the railway, where many railway workers' homes were located west of the line, the picture is homes of many ages and roofs at every stage of life. In the Frankton Junction and Swarbrick census areas, 38.1% of occupied dwellings were separate houses and 60% were joined at the 2023 Census, so roof work here splits between standalone re-roofs and shared-roof repairs. Both census areas averaged 2.4 bedrooms per occupied dwelling, which points to mostly moderate-sized roofs. Damp, always or sometimes, was recorded in 17.2% of occupied dwellings in that census, and inspecting the roof and spouting shows whether a roof leak is involved or can be ruled out.
We cover roofs right through Frankton, from the homes along Killarney Road and Lake Road to the streets around Frankton School.
Spotted a leak, a lifted sheet or a cracked tile? Call for a free roof inspection and a written quote.
Call for a Free EstimateQuick answers for Frankton homeowners, landlords and rural property owners.
Budget NZ$350 to NZ$1,500 for most Frankton repairs and NZ$120 to NZ$250 for each square metre when replacing a simple roof. Complicated shapes, premium sheet or substrate repairs cost more. A new roof on an extension is priced from the plans, so have them ready at the free inspection and we can include it in the written quote.
Yes. Part of Frankton sits in the Waipā District Rural Zone, and we can re-roof or repair the house, sheds and garages in one visit. That cuts set-up costs and lets us check the longer gutter runs and fixings across every building at once.
If the roof might be asbestos-cement, yes. WorkSafe treats asbestos as quite likely in homes built or altered between 1950 and 2000, and cement roofing is among the materials it names. Testing happens before any work, and licensed asbestos removalists take positive sheets away before the new roof.
Yes. We fit new roofs on townhouses, infill units and extensions across Frankton. For extensions we also allow for tying the new roof into the existing one, which often needs new flashings or sheets at the junction to stay watertight. Plans or drawings help us price it accurately.
Call 07 808 3123 and we will book the first available visit. If water is coming inside, a temporary repair can go on first to limit damage. We then find the actual source, explain what failed and quote the permanent repair in writing.
Frankton has 13 listed Built Heritage items, including the Railways Institute on Weka Street and several buildings on Commerce Street. Most houses are not listed, but we check the district plan schedule for your address before quoting and tell you whether any rules apply.
Long-run coil-coated steel suits most re-roofs and new roofs here, on houses, units and sheds alike. We choose a profile to suit the building and its age, and we can repair existing tile or iron roofs where that is the better option. Options are explained on site.
Phone 07 808 3123 or describe your Frankton roof in the form, and we will come out to inspect for free and put a quote in writing.
