The biggest job here, and the one where a second opinion most often pays for itself.
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 re-roofing. 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.
Battens rotted. Sarking perished across the roof. More than roughly a third of tiles broken. Repeated repairs that keep failing somewhere new.
Outside those, repair and repointing almost always wins on economics. Ask which specifically applies to your roof and ask to see photographs of it.
Common here. Metal is much lighter, sheds wind-driven rain better, needs no repointing ever again, and suits the coastal suburbs where tile capping suffers.
The trade-off is heat and noise — a metal roof needs proper insulation under it in a Perth summer, and 'insulation included' should be spelled out in the quote rather than assumed. Battens normally need replacing too.
Corrugated asbestos cement was widely used in WA into the late 1980s, especially on sheds, patios and carports. It's safe intact and hazardous once broken or cut.
This must be established before any work starts. Removal is a separate licensed trade starting around $4,000, and a roofer who waves it away is not one to use.
Roof area and pitch. Access — a two-storey in Mount Lawley with no side access costs materially more than a single-storey in Canning Vale. Battens. Disposal.
And timing: quoting in summer gets better prices and better roofers than ringing in the middle of a wet July.
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.
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