Roofs in Greenside
Greenside was part of the old Braamfontein farm, bought in 1886 by Lourens Geldenhuys for its mining rights. It became a township on 4 February 1931, surveyed by the Rand Mines Group, and its name is thought to be Scottish in origin, after the neighbouring Parkview Golf Club.
A house from Greenside’s early years may still have parts of its original roof. Roof timbers are usually pine, and pine does not last forever under a roof, so on an older house we check the frame and battens before replacing anything on top.
Greenside is also a restaurant centre, with about a dozen restaurants around its main strip. Business roofs there have their own needs: extractor fans, air-conditioning units and flat sections all need well-sealed flashings around them.
Worth checking on roofs like these
- A sagging ridge line, or tiles that keep slipping
- Water-stained timbers in the roof space
- Flashings around chimneys and roof-mounted units
- Old waterproofing patches that have cracked
- Gutters overflowing in heavy rain
