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Lancashire roofers covering Kirkham: slates, gable stacks and ridges
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A slate slid into the gutter, or a stain round the stack on the gable wall? Peak Roofing is a roofing company based in Lancashire, covering Kirkham, Wesham and Freckleton. Older Kirkham houses often have their chimney on the gable, flashed in lead that lifts with age, and that’s where we look first. On the newer estates, more than a third of the town, it’s usually the ridge.
Frost on ridges and old pointing
Kirkham sits a little inland, and rain rises as you move away from the coast. At Myerscough, the nearest weather station, there are about 42 air-frost days a year. Every freeze and thaw works at ridge mortar and the pointing on old stacks: water gets into a fine crack, freezes, and opens it a little wider each time.
On the newer estates that shows up as a loose ridge tile. On the older houses it’s crumbling pointing round the gable stack, and the lead beside it pulling away from the brick.
Roof repairs in Kirkham: what we check first
- Gable stacks and their lead Older Kirkham houses can have chimneys on the gables, flashed in lead that lifts with age.
- Nail-sick slates Slates on pre-1900 roofs tend to slip as their original nails rust through.
- Ridges on newer estates Homes built since 1983 have mortar or dry-fix ridges, and both are worth a look after frost.
- Kitchen and garage flat roofs Felt over extensions usually splits first at the joint with the main wall.
What goes wrong on Kirkham roofs
Kirkham is a town of two ages, with very little built between the wars. The oldest houses, 17% of homes from before 1919, tend to be brick under slate. On roofs like that the slate usually outlasts the nails, and once those rust through, slates slip into the gutter one at a time. We refix or replace the slipped ones and tell you plainly if the nails are going right across the slope.
Where the stack sits on the gable, lead flashing seals the joint between the brickwork and the slates. As it ages it lifts and cracks, and water runs down inside the gable wall, so the stain shows on the wall rather than the ceiling. Renewing the lead, and repointing the stack where the joints have opened, puts it right.
Building picked up after the war, and 36% of homes date from 1983 on. These mostly carry concrete tiles with mortar or dry-fix ridges, and both are worth a look after a frosty spell. Kitchen and garage extensions on the newer homes often have felt roofs that split first at the joint with the main wall.
Listed homes and conservation areas in Kirkham
Kirkham is one of Fylde Council’s ten conservation areas, and the council publishes a map of its boundary. None of the council’s Article 4 directions falls in Kirkham. Listed buildings include 32 Poulton Street, Grade II: brick with sandstone dressings, a slate roof and gable stacks. Repairs like for like are normally fine; if the house is listed or inside the boundary, get Fylde Council’s view before a different material goes on the roof.
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How a roof job runs
- Call or text Peak Roofing, or send the form, with what you can see.
- We look at the roof itself, not just the stain inside.
- You get the price before any work starts.
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Questions
Kirkham roofs: questions
The felt roof over our Kirkham kitchen leaks where it meets the house. What’s gone wrong?
That joint is where felt usually splits first, because the extension and the main wall move a little differently and the upstand or flashing opens up. Where the boards underneath are still sound, the joint can be re-sealed; where they’ve softened, the roof is stripped and re-covered in felt or fibreglass. See flat roofs.
Can you match old slates on a Kirkham house?
Usually, yes. Slipped or broken slates are refixed, or replaced with slates of the same size and colour. On a listed house, matching like for like is the normal approach, and anything more may need consent. See roof repairs.
Can you renew the lead round a gable chimney in Kirkham?
Yes. Once the lead beside a gable stack lifts or cracks, the wall below takes the water and the damp spreads down inside it. We renew the lead and repoint the stack if it needs it. See chimney repairs.
Nearby
Roofers covering towns near Kirkham
Also covered with Kirkham: Wesham, Freckleton.
Where the facts on this page come from
- ONS Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (Nomis), output areas in the ONS 2022 built-up area: Households by accommodation type in Kirkham: 26% detached, 38% semi-detached, 25% terraced, 10% flats (3,748 households). Read 2026-11-05.
- Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax stock of properties 2026, table CTSOP4.1 (build period), LSOAs in the built-up area: Homes by build period in Kirkham: 17% before 1919, 7% 1919-1939, 40% 1945-1982, 36% since 1983 (England and Wales: 21% before 1919). Read 2026-11-05.
- Met Office: Myerscough climate station, 1991-2020 averages: 1,058.1 mm of rain a year, 157.9 days with 1 mm or more. Read 2026-11-05.
- Fylde Council: conservation areas: Kirkham is one of ten Fylde conservation areas (map linked); the three Article 4 directions are Lytham Conservation Area, Lytham Quays, Lytham Avenues Read 2026-11-05.
- British Listed Buildings: 32 Poulton Street, Kirkham: Grade II, early-mid C19 house now offices, brick in Flemish bond, sandstone dressings, slate roof, gable stacks Read 2026-11-05.