The Roof - The Hip Roof Replacement

The Hip Roof Replacement

The hip roof is the last part of the roof to be replaced.  We have had a roof painter in who says because it is so high up and possibly so old it is cheaper to replace the whole roof rather than paint and repair it.  I think we should ring another painter to get a second opinion on this....

However, we called Shamrock Roofing again to get a cost of the replacement of the roof.  We intend to paint the top half the house whilst the scaffolding is up for the roofers and avoid the cost of putting up scaffolding twice.

Geoff from Shamrock Roofing phoned to confirm that he was coming tomorrow (15th January) to start the job and asked about the chimney.  He advised that we would need to contact the Auckland City Council before doing anything regarding fixing/removing the chimney.

Therefore phoned the Council.  The chimney has lime mortar (sand and what looks like shells but is the lime part of the composite) which is quite dry looking.

Because the house is pre-1900 we have to get a permit to do anything to the chimney.  There are options open to us eg heritage houses in Wellington have made a copy of the roof in plywood.  This is to preserve the look and illustrate historical usage of the house.  

The advantage of not having the chimney is that it would open up the master bedroom and allow for a wardrobe to be installed.  

We will be working with Brian Pooley (021 2449123) who will give us advice about how to progress.  The house was almost put on the scheduled category last time they had the historical scheduling meetings - we missed out by 2 points.  We may be put on the list in the near future and will be able to access funds to assist with restoring/preserving the house. The council have copy of the profile of our house on their files.  The Local Board has access to discretionary funds for heritage buildings which we may be able to apply for.

Therefore Shamrock Roofing has been phoned and we have delayed the job until April school break - so that we can get the resource consent needed from Auckland Council.