Large enough to have been split into four flats, the 112 year old brick beauty comes with its own rich history, and has 180-degree views of the coast and Dunedin city.
For new owners Eunan Cleary and Gillian Alexander, a new roof was an important first step in what will be a thorough restoration, as Eunan explains:
“The terracotta roof was original and was badly damaged. Many of the tiles themselves were cracked or missing and there were obvious signs of mould in some of the rooms – even the ones downstairs.”
Keen to keep the traditional look, they originally investigated re-roofing in terracotta:
“We were looking at well over $120,000 just for the re-roof, which wasn’t really an option.”
Their builder put them in touch with Horizon Roofing. It was also their introduction to Gerard as a roof system with multiple benefits:
“Our engineer was adamant that we shouldn’t be replacing one heavy roof with another, and that Gerard was the ideal solution. When we saw that we could keep the original look at a fraction of the weight and cost, we were in.”
They eventually settled on Gerard Tuffcoat in the satin option of ’Marseille Clay’, and as Gillian explains, they are satisfied customers both of Gerard Roofs and Horizon Roofing:
“The Gerard roof looks fantastic, it’s enhanced the overall exterior and the weather-tightness meant we could get on with doing the rest of the house. The Horizon guys were also a delight to have around the site, and when you’re working with builders and tradespeople for a long period – for us it will be over a year – you need to have those great relationships and levels of trust.”
