Meath · storm damage and leaks
Emergency Roofer in Meath
One local roofer covers all of Co. Meath, including Navan, Ashbourne, Trim and Kells, and rings you back 6am to 7pm, seven days a week. 9% of homes here were built before 1946, and around Kells it rains about 928 mm a year.
Storm damage, leaks and slipped slates in Navan, Ashbourne, Trim, Kells. Tell us in 3 taps and the roofer rings you back.
Free, no obligation. One local roofer rings you back, 6am to 7pm, seven days a week.
- 72,549households in Meath
- 9%built before 1946, against 15% nationally
- 50%detached, against 41% nationally
- 928 mmof rain a year around Kells
Roofs and weather in Meath
Meath grew fast. A big share of its homes went up between 1991 and 2010 around Navan, Ashbourne, Ratoath and Dunboyne, so many roofs are now 15 to 35 years old: the age when ridge mortar, valleys and felt start to show it.
During Storm Éowyn in January 2025, Met Éireann's station at Dunsany in Co. Meath set its own record for the highest 10-minute mean wind, 76 km/h.
How old the homes are tells a roofer a lot before they arrive. 9% of homes here were built before 1946, mostly natural slate on timber, where nails and lead flashing are the usual failures. 21% went up between 1946 and 1980, and 47% between 1991 and 2010, when concrete tiles and felt were standard and ridge mortar, valleys and felt are now the weak points.
Where the rain falls hardest
Rain is what turns storm damage into a leak. Around Kells it's about 928 mm a year; around Ashbourne, 835 mm. Every town here gets its most rain in the autumn and winter months, the same months the gales come.
Met Éireann's 1991–2020 averages, within 3 km of each town.
Chimneys in use, towns covered
5% of households in Meath heat mainly with coal, peat or wood, so have a chimney in regular use. Chimneys in use go through more heat and moisture than capped ones, and their flashing and flaunching need watching. Chimney and flashing leaks explains what fails.
Largest towns (Census 2022): Navan (33,886), Ashbourne (15,680), Laytown-Bettystown (15,642), Ratoath (10,077), Trim (9,563), Dunboyne (7,155). The roofer covers the towns, villages and townlands between them.
Water coming in? Do this first
- Stay safe. Don't go on the roof or up a ladder in wind or rain. Keep clear of anything hanging loose.
- Catch the water. Buckets under drips, move what you can, and switch off lights or sockets near the wet.
- Take photos and video of the damage inside and out, close up and wide, once it's safe.
- Get a roofer out for a temporary repair, and keep every receipt. Insurers usually pay for temporary repairs.
- Tell your insurer as soon as you can.
Roof jobs we pass on
Storm damageSlates off, ridge loose, flashing lifted. €600 to €3,000+.More on storm damage →
Roof leaksFinding where the water really gets in. €300 to €900.More on roof leaks →
Slipped slates and tilesRefixed or replaced before the wind lifts the next. €350 to €1,100.More on slipped slates and tiles →
Chimney and flashingLead, soakers and back gutters. €650 to €2,500.More on chimney and flashing →
Gutters after a stormDown, loose or overflowing, and the damp it causes.More on gutters after a storm →
Emergency tarpingKeeping the weather out until the repair.More on emergency tarping →Every area and town we cover
- Louth49,332 households
- Meath72,549 households
- Monaghan22,855 households
- Cavan28,776 households
- North Dublin107,599 households
- DundalkCo. Louth
- DroghedaCo. Louth
- ArdeeCo. Louth
- NavanCo. Meath
- AshbourneCo. Meath
- TrimCo. Meath
- KellsCo. Meath
- Monaghan townCo. Monaghan
- CarrickmacrossCo. Monaghan
- CastleblayneyCo. Monaghan
- ClonesCo. Monaghan
- Cavan townCo. Cavan
- VirginiaCo. Cavan
- BailieboroughCo. Cavan
- CootehillCo. Cavan
- Swordsnorth Dublin
- Balbriggannorth Dublin
- Malahidenorth Dublin
- Skerriesnorth Dublin
What's happened
Tell us what's happened in 3 taps
Tap what's wrong and leave your number. It goes to one roofing company that covers your area, and they ring you back, 6am to 7pm, seven days a week.
Questions people ask
Do you cover all of Meath?
Yes. Requests from anywhere in Co. Meath go to one roofing company that covers your area.
When does the roofer ring?
6am to 7pm, seven days a week. Send the form any time and they ring you in those hours.
Which town in Meath gets the most rain?
Of the towns here, Kells: about 928 mm a year. Ashbourne gets about 835 mm.
How much does a repair cost here?
A few slipped slates are €350 to €1,100 and a chimney flashing €650 to €2,500. The roofer prices your job after seeing it.
Roof damaged? Tell us in 3 taps
One local roofer rings you back, 6am to 7pm, seven days a week. Free, no obligation.