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Roof replacement in Brisbane

Old tiles or tired tin off, new COLORBOND® steel on. Most homes take three to five days.

QBCC Lic. XXXXXXX / 4.9 on Google (212 reviews) / 10-year workmanship warranty

Signs it's time to replace

Rust-through
Rust-through Rust showing through the sheets, or eating the laps and screw holes.
Tiles past repair
Tiles past repair Concrete tiles that are porous, cracked or crumbling at the edges.
Sagging
Sagging A dip along the ridge or between trusses you can see from the street.
The same leak, again
The same leak, again Patched twice and still coming back after heavy rain.

What's included

Use this list when you compare quotes. If another quote doesn't mention it, ask.

✓ Old roof stripped and taken away
✓ Every batten checked, replaced where needed
✓ New insulation blanket or sarking
✓ New COLORBOND® or ZINCALUME® sheeting
✓ All flashings and ridge capping
✓ Gutters and fascia (optional)
✓ Site cleaned every afternoon
✓ Photos of the finished roof and warranty paperwork

Options

Profile Corrugated for the classic look. Trimdek-type for a sharper, more modern line.
Material COLORBOND® steel in 22 colours, or ZINCALUME® for a bare metal finish.
Bayside Within a few hundred metres of salt water we use COLORBOND® Ultra and stainless fixings.
Colour Monument®, Surfmist®, Basalt®, Shale Grey™ and Woodland Grey® are the most common in Brisbane.

Process and timeline

You can stay home. It's noisy between 7am and 3pm, and you'll want the car out of the driveway.

1 Day 1 Strip the first section, check the battens, cover the same day.
2 Days 2 to 4 Sheet, flash and cap. We never strip more than we can cover by the afternoon.
3 Last day Gutters, final clean-up, magnet over the lawn, walk-through with you.
Price guide · Brisbane, inc. GST $80 to $180 per m² installed
Most single-storey homes: $10,000 to $25,000 Two storey: $15,000 to $40,000

Going from tile to metal makes the roof much lighter, so we check the tie-downs. Jobs over $3,300 come with a written contract and QBCC home warranty cover.

Pushes the price up ↑ Steep pitch or two storeys ↑ Asbestos to remove first ↑ Battens or trusses to replace ↑ New gutters and fascia
Brings it down ↓ Simple gable roof ↓ Single storey with easy access ↓ Metal over metal, no tiles to strip
Licence QBCC Roof and wall cladding licence. Lic. XXXXXXX.
Warranty 10 years on our workmanship. Up to 36 years from BlueScope on COLORBOND® steel, depending on where you live.
Contract Written contract and Queensland Home Warranty Scheme cover on jobs over $3,300.
How long does it take?

Three to five days for most homes, if the weather behaves.

Do we need to move out?

No. It's noisy between 7am and 3pm, and you'll want the car out of the driveway.

What deposit do you take?

Queensland law caps it. For jobs from $3,301 to $19,999 it's 10% at most. For $20,000 and over it's 5%.

Can you re-roof in storm season?

Yes. We watch the radar, strip only what we can cover the same day, and keep tarps on site.

Will you find asbestos?

Sometimes, on pre-1990 homes. We stop, a licensed removalist takes it off, and we come back when the site's cleared. We'll tell you before we start if we think it's likely.