Perth's roof damage season is winter. If you've moved from the eastern states, that's the opposite of what you're used to.
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Roofers Perth connects Perth and the Perth metropolitan area property owners with qualified, connects Perth property owners with experienced local roofers for storm damage. 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.
Sustained westerly wind for hours, with rain driven almost horizontally. It lifts ridge capping that was already loose, displaces tiles at the edges of the roof, and forces water up under flashings.
It's a fundamentally different load to an eastern-states hailstorm. There's rarely impact damage — the failure is pressure and water ingress at existing weak points.
Every elevation from the ground, any displaced tiles where they landed, and the damage inside. Do it before anyone climbs up or throws a tarp over it.
Insurers ask whether the roof was already deteriorated, and in Perth that question has teeth: failed ridge capping left for years is usually treated as maintenance, not storm damage.
If water is actively coming in, a tarp stops it getting worse and is a legitimate claimable cost. It isn't the repair.
Don't get on the roof yourself during or after a front. A wet tile roof is genuinely dangerous, and displaced tiles make the footing unpredictable. If a powerline is down near the property, stay eight metres clear and ring Western Power on 13 13 51, or 000 if life is at risk.
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.
Clean, re-bed, repoint and coat — and the honest limits of it.
Guttering, downpipes and stormwater — the one part of WA roofing that IS licensed.
Tell us the suburb and the roof type and we'll get it to the right person.
Call 0468 181 708