Terracotta or concrete — which one you have changes the repair, the coating advice and the price.
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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 tile roofs. 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.
Fired clay, on most pre-war and interwar Perth homes and plenty of newer ones. It doesn't fade, it lasts extremely well, and it's brittle — it breaks under foot traffic and impact.
The catch is profile matching. Older terracotta profiles are discontinued, so repairs may need salvaged tiles. Worth raising early because it affects both time and price.
Standard on Perth housing from the fifties onward. Tougher under impact, more forgiving underfoot, but porous and it fades noticeably under WA sun.
That fading is why restoration is so heavily marketed here. Sealing a concrete tile roof has genuine value; the same pitch made about terracotta usually doesn't.
The metal channel where two roof planes meet takes everything the roof sheds. It rusts from underneath while looking perfectly sound from the gutter, and by the time it leaks it's well gone.
Replacement means lifting tiles along both sides — $1,200 to $3,500. On coastal suburbs it comes round faster.
High-pressure cleaning at the wrong pressure strips the glaze off older terracotta and erodes the surface of concrete tile, which shortens the roof's life to make it look clean.
Ask what pressure they use. It's a fair question and a good roofer will have a specific answer.
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.
Winter front damage — lifted capping, displaced tiles and driving rain.
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