Avondale Heights sits on the high ground inside a big bend of the Maribyrnong, and many of its late-1960s and 1970s roofs feel the wind coming up the valley. We fix cracked tiles, rebed and repoint ridges, and repaint roofs that have faded, from a team just down the road.
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Avondale Heights grew up fast in the late 1960s and 1970s, with family homes spreading across the plateau that sits inside the curve of the Maribyrnong River. Brick veneers and solid brick houses with concrete or terracotta tiles still make up most of the suburb, and many of them now carry roofs that are fifty-plus years old. Add the exposed slopes running down to the river, and you have roofs that have worked hard.
Our Cairnlea base is only a short drive away, so we are often up on Avondale Heights roofs. Ring us and we will be up a ladder on your place before long. We photograph every issue, then talk you through it: a cracked tile and some ridge work, or a roof that has reached the stage where a full restoration and new coating make more sense. You get the facts and our honest opinion, and the decision is yours.
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The Maribyrnong valley acts like a funnel. Wind flowing up the river corridor reaches the edge of the plateau and hits houses on the upper slopes and ridgelines with surprising force. Over the decades, that repeated push and pull has loosened ridge caps, cracked bedding and nudged tiles out of line, particularly on homes facing the river.
Age is the other factor. A roof built in 1970 has now been through more than fifty summers. The factory glaze on most concrete tiles wore off years ago, so they now soak up rain, which helps lichen grow and makes them crack more easily. Original galvanised valleys have rusted thin, and flashings around chimneys from that era have often perished.
Finally, many Avondale Heights homes have been extended or renovated, with skylights, pergolas and second storeys added. Each new join creates a potential leak point if the flashing work was not done carefully.
Plenty of roofs in Avondale Heights need repairs rather than restoration. We regularly carry out:
We photograph every repair so you can see what was done.
We go up and check the roof thoroughly, giving extra attention to ridges and hips on the side facing the river, along with tiles, valleys, flashings and gutters. Skylights and extension junctions get a close look too, since they are common leak points on renovated 1970s homes. Each worry earns a photo. Then, in your lounge room, we go through the pictures in plain English, sorting must-do from could-wait, and follow up with a written quote listing the must-dos. The inspection is free, with no obligation.
When a fifty-year-old roof has loose ridges on most sides, faded and porous tiles and leaks appearing in different rooms, patching it bit by bit is not good value. That is when restoring it all at once pays off.
On a typical 1970s Avondale Heights brick veneer, here is what that involves. Half a century of lichen and grime gets blasted off. Every cracked tile is swapped out. Ridges and hips are taken down to bare battens, rebedded, and finished with flexible pointing so the river wind cannot work them loose again in a hurry. Valleys and flashings are renewed. Then the clean tiles are sealed, primed and given colour coats, which stops them drinking in rainwater and makes the house look ten years younger from the street. Replacing the roof outright would cost several times as much.
For more detail, see our page on roof restoration in Avondale Heights.
From Cairnlea to Avondale Heights is a quick hop across the west, which is handy when you have a drip in the hallway and want someone up there this week rather than next month.
The owner of Ultra Finish does the inspecting, the quoting and the hands-on roof work himself, backed by over 25 years in the trade. Nothing is subcontracted to people you have never met. We are licensed and insured, we stand by quality-assured work, and quotes come in writing with each line explained. Rose beds, pavers and the car in the carport are protected, and the site is swept before we leave.
Give 0421 990 207 a call to book your free look.
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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