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Roofers in Kerry

Describe the job once and roofers working in County Kerry answer with their own price and when they could start. Slipped slates, a leaking flat roof, gutters that overflow every storm: roofing work is often urgent and always at height.

38.8% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.

Central Statistics Office, 2022

Roofing services in Kerry

What roofers find in County Kerry

  • 38.8% of households in County Kerry live in homes built before 1981 — below the national figure of 40.7%, and the 12th highest share of the 26 counties.

    Roofs on houses of that age were usually laid on bitumen felt rather than a breathable membrane and many are on their original covering, so one repair often turns up others — ask for photographs.

    Central Statistics Office, 2022
  • County Kerry has 58,179 households and 2,596 active construction businesses (2023) — about 22 homes for every firm, against about 23 across Ireland. The figure covers construction as a whole, not any one trade.

    Central Statistics Office, 2023

Roofers by town in Kerry

Choose your town for roofers close to home.

What the work usually involves

  • Replacing slipped or broken slates and tiles
  • Flat roof repairs and replacement
  • Gutters, fascia and soffit
  • Chimney flashing and roof windows

What to put in your task

  • Where the water comes in, and when — every rain or only in wind
  • The type of roof: slate, tile or flat
  • Photos from the ground, if you can take them safely
  • Whether there is access at the side and back

Hiring a roofer in Kerry

Roofing ranges from replacing a few slipped slates to a full re-roof with new membrane and battens, plus flat roofs, chimneys, gutters, fascia and roof windows. Access — scaffolding or a cherry picker — is often a large part of the cost.

A good roofer shows you what they found: photographs from the roof before and after a repair are reasonable to ask for, and they are your evidence if the leak comes back.

What roofers in Kerry cost, and why

What jobs on Talqero came to

Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.

What affects the price

  • Access: height of the house, scaffolding or a cherry picker
  • Natural slate, fibre-cement slate or concrete tile, and matching what is there
  • Rotten battens, rafters or decking found once the covering is off
  • Lead flashings, valleys and chimney work
  • VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.

How long it usually takes

  • A repair: a few hours to a day.
  • A flat roof: one to three days.
  • A re-roof: one to three weeks, weather allowing.

What to ask before you choose

  • Will you send photographs of what you find and what you fixed?
  • Is scaffolding included, and for how long?
  • What guarantee is there on the work and on the materials?
  • Do you carry public liability insurance?
  • Is VAT included?

County Kerry in figures

Active construction enterprises
2,596
Central Statistics Office, 2023
Homes built before 1981
38.8%
Central Statistics Office, 2022
Homes heated by natural gas
2.2%
Central Statistics Office, 2022
Homes heated by oil
62.6%
Central Statistics Office, 2022

Construction as a whole. The CSO does not publish enterprise counts per trade at county level, so this figure is not a count of any one trade.

Roofing · Kerry

Need a roofer? Describe the job.

Post it once. Roofers near you reply with their own price and when they could start. Free, and no obligation.

Questions about hiring a roofer

How do I find a roofer in Kerry?

Post your task on Talqero with the town in County Kerry where the work is. Roofers who work there see the town — never your address — and reply with their own price. You compare the offers and choose.

Which towns in Kerry can I post a task for?

Any town in County Kerry, including Tralee, Killarney, Listowel, Castleisland, Killorglin, Kenmare. Choose it when you post the task.

What does it cost to post a roofing task in Kerry?

Nothing. Posting a task, reading offers and choosing somebody are free. The price of the work is what you agree with the professional, and you pay them directly.

How long does roofing work take?

A repair: a few hours to a day. A flat roof: one to three days. A re-roof: one to three weeks, weather allowing.

Before you hire: roofing questions answered in the guides

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