Interwar and post-war roofs in Ashburton get a proper on-roof inspection and a written quote before anything starts. Whether yours needs a few tiles, a repointed ridge or a complete restoration, you will know exactly what you are paying for.
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Ashburton has a lovely mix of homes: interwar bungalows and brick houses near the High Street shops, a large stock of post-war homes further out, and newer townhouses where older houses have been replaced. Many of the original roofs are terracotta or concrete tiles that have been up for 60 to 90 years. When they start to leak or look tired, owners want two things: honest advice and a price they can rely on.
That is how we work. Our owner travels over from Cairnlea, climbs onto your Ashburton roof and photographs everything worth noting. A written quote follows, setting out each recommendation and the reason behind it. When repairs alone will do, the quote stops there. If it is worn across the board, we spell out what a restoration involves. The price you see is the price you pay for the work described.
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Interwar roofs in Ashburton are usually terracotta, with ridge caps set in mortar that has had the best part of a century to break down. Post-war homes often have concrete tiles whose surface has worn away, leaving them porous and spotted with lichen. Either way, the galvanised valleys tend to rust from the underside, and old chimney and wall flashings pull away or crack.
The suburb’s established trees, particularly around Ashburton Park and along the Gardiners Creek corridor, drop leaves into gutters and valleys. Shaded faces stay damp and grow moss. Many homes have had extensions over the decades, and where a new roof section meets the original, flashings are a common source of leaks. Summer heat dries out old mortar and sealants, and winter rain then finds every crack. None of this is unusual for a suburb of Ashburton’s age, and most of it is fixable without replacing the roof.
Your quote lists each repair on its own line with a short explanation, so there is never any mystery about what you are paying for. The items that come up most in Ashburton are:
We never quote from the footpath. The ladder goes up and we look closely at the tiles, test each ridge and hip cap for movement, look along the valleys for rust and trapped leaves, and examine flashings where the roof meets chimneys, walls or extensions. If there is a stain inside, we head into the roof cavity to follow it.
The photos taken become part of your quote, so you can match every line item to a picture. The inspection is free, and nobody will hound you afterwards.
Sometimes the written quote recommends the bigger job. If pointing has let go along most ridges, cracked or porous tiles are spread across the roof and leaks keep turning up, a string of separate repairs stops making financial sense.
A restoration quote lists every stage, just like a repair quote. High-pressure washing to clear lichen and grime. Replacement of cracked tiles. Every ridge and hip relaid where loose and repointed in full. Valleys and flashings repaired or renewed. On post-war concrete tiles, the tiles then get sealed, primed and coloured to your choice; on interwar terracotta, we talk through whether coating it or keeping the natural finish suits the house better. For the full rundown, see our roof restoration services page. The total sits comfortably below what new tiles would cost.
A quote is a promise, and promises depend on who makes them. Ours are written by the owner, who has roofed in Melbourne for over 25 years and is on the tools for every job, so the person who priced the work is the one checking it is done exactly as described.
We carry a full licence and insurance, and we hold every job to a quality-assured standard. Before work begins, drop sheets cover the garden beds and the driveway is protected; by the time we leave, the yard is tidy and the rubbish is in our trailer. And the figure on the quote does not grow halfway through the job.
Ring 0421 990 207 for an Ashburton roof inspection and a price you can hold us to.
First, we will begin with a professional roof inspection. This will help us assess your needs for roof restoration and / and repair in Albion. And also we will confirm all the conditions of all the processes and the services accordingly.
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