Living among the gums in Research means gutters that fill fast, shady slopes that grow moss and the odd branch on the roof after a windy night. We clear, repair, repoint and recoat roofs here, and we tell you plainly which of those your home actually needs.
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Research is about as bushy as Melbourne’s outskirts get. Homes sit on big, treed blocks between Eltham and Kangaroo Ground, and many owners chose the area precisely for the canopy overhead. The catch is that the same trees keep a roof busy all year, dropping leaves, bark and the occasional branch.
We head out to Research from Cairnlea often enough to know the winding roads well. Our owner gets up on the roof, checks it thoroughly and snaps a picture of every fault. What follows is a no-nonsense explanation. If clearing the gutters, replacing a few tiles and repointing a ridge will do it, we say so and quote for exactly that. Should the whole roof be past that stage, the photos will make the case for us.
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Housing in Research varies a lot, from mudbrick and timber homes of the 1970s to brick houses built in later decades, often with tiled roofs that have never been restored. What they share is the bush around them.
Eucalypts shed all year round, and the debris they drop collects in valleys and gutters. Once the valleys dam up, rainwater spills sideways under the tile laps or pours over the fascia board. Under a heavy canopy, some slopes hardly dry out between showers, so moss and lichen spread and slowly break down the tile surface. A gusty night can drop limbs heavy enough to split tiles or shunt ridge caps out of line. Meanwhile, the usual ageing is happening underneath: ridge mortar drying and cracking, coatings wearing thin, and old valley irons starting to rust. A roof in Research usually needs more regular attention than one in a treeless street, but it does not have to be a constant headache.
We photograph the problem before we start and the repair when we finish, letting you compare the two from the safety of the lounge room.
On a bush block, the inspection takes a little longer because we pay close attention to the parts of the roof sitting under branches. We look at the tiles and how much growth is on them, every ridge line, the valleys, flashings, spouting and downpipes, and note any limbs that look likely to come down onto the house. Each fault ends up in a photo.
You then get those pictures with a plain summary of what to tackle first, plus a written price. The visit is free, and if you would rather wait until after winter, that is entirely up to you.
Sometimes the moss has taken over, the tiles are porous and the ridges are crumbling end to end. At that stage, repairs will only patch over a bigger problem. A full restoration fixes the roof as a whole.
On a Research roof, the first and biggest job is the wash, which lifts years of moss, lichen and leaf stain off the tiles. With the surface clean, we can see every crack, so broken tiles get changed, ridges get new bedding and pointing, and any rusty valley or perished flashing is sorted. The finish is a sealer, a primer and a colour coat you have chosen. That coating helps the tiles shed water rather than hold it, which also makes it harder for moss to settle back in. All up, it is a modest fraction of what a brand-new roof would cost. Anyone wanting the finer points can browse our roof restoration services.
Out on a bush block, you want someone who knows what they are doing and does not cut corners. That is how we work.
To get your Research roof looked at, ring 0421 990 207. We will work out a day when the weather and your diary both cooperate.
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.
Based in Cairnlea, we provide our services to all suburbs across Melbourne. Distance is never a problem. We are open 7 days a week.
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