The cheapest thing on this site and often the most useful, because Perth's main roof defect is invisible from the ground.
No obligation. Takes 30 seconds.
Roofers Perth connects Perth and the Perth metropolitan area property owners with qualified, connects Perth property owners with experienced local roofers for inspections. Tell us the tile type and what you're seeing and we'll match it to a roofer who covers your suburb. Written scope and firm price after an inspection.
Ridge capping fails silently. The roof looks perfect until water is in the ceiling, and by then it's July and every decent roofer is booked out.
An inspection in February costs the same as one in July and gets you a considerably better roofer, at a better price, with time to think about the quote.
Ridge and hip capping, tiles, valley irons, flashings and penetrations, gutters and downpipes, and the roof space from inside — sarking, battens and any evidence of past water entry.
You should get photographs. An inspection done from the ground is not an inspection.
A standard building inspection often covers the roof only in general terms. On a Perth tile roof, whether the capping has ever been repointed is a several-thousand-dollar question, and it's the part of the house a buyer never sees.
Worth its own report on anything over fifteen years old.
Perth.
Where this job typically sits. Access is usually a bigger cost driver than size.
| Job | Indicative price | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Roof inspection and written report | $150 – $350 | Often credited against the work. Worth it on its own before a big job. |
| Ridge capping re-bed and repoint | $1,500 – $4,500 | The most common Perth roof job. Priced by lineal metre of ridge and hip. |
| Leak trace and repair | $300 – $850 | Finding it is most of the job on a tile roof. |
| Replace broken or slipped tiles | $250 – $600 | Per section. Matching discontinued terracotta profiles can add to it. |
| Valley iron replacement | $1,200 – $3,500 | Requires lifting tiles both sides, which is why it costs more than the metal. |
| Gutter replacement | $45 – $95 per metre | Licensed plumbing work in WA. Includes brackets and fall correction. |
| Downpipe replacement | $150 – $400 each | More where it ties into underground stormwater. |
| Roof restoration — tile | $3,500 – $9,500 | Clean, re-bed, repoint and coat. Cosmetic plus sealing, not structural. |
| High-pressure clean only | $500 – $1,200 | Ask what pressure they use — too high strips the glaze off older terracotta. |
| Full re-roof — tile to Colorbond | $16,000 – $38,000 | Depends on area, pitch, access and whether battens need replacing. |
| Asbestos roof removal | from $4,000 | Licensed removal, separate trade. Common on pre-1990 sheds and patios. |
| Emergency make safe / tarping | $300 – $900 | Winter callout during a front. Buys time until a proper repair. |
Prices are indicative only. What a roof costs depends on tile type, pitch, access, how much ridge capping there is and whether the battens or sarking are affected. You get a firm written price after an inspection.
The most common roof repair in Perth, and the one people leave too long.
Leaks, slipped tiles, failed valleys and the rest of it.
Tracing a leak to where the water actually enters.
Terracotta and concrete — the two roofs almost every Perth home has.
Winter front damage — lifted capping, displaced tiles and driving rain.
Clean, re-bed, repoint and coat — and the honest limits of it.
Tell us the suburb and the roof type and we'll get it to the right person.
Call 0468 181 708