Sunshine North's postwar brick and weatherboard homes are only a few minutes from our Cairnlea base. We fix leaking roofs, worn pointing and cracked tiles, and restore whole roofs when patching no longer makes sense.
No Fees. No Obligation. Open 7 Days a Week.
Sunshine North is mostly made up of homes built from the late 1940s through the 1960s, many by families who came to work in the factories of Melbourne’s west. The houses are modest and solid: cream or red brick, weatherboard, and a lot of low-pitched concrete tile roofs. Those roofs have been sitting under western suburbs weather for six or seven decades now.
We are practically neighbours, based a few minutes away in Cairnlea, and we have worked on roofs from this era more times than we could count. That experience helps us spot quickly what is wrong and what it will take to fix. Occasionally it is a couple of hours on one cracked ridge or a single rusted valley. Sometimes the tiles across the whole roof are spent and a restoration is the better choice. We will tell you which, with photos to show you why.
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A roof built in the 1950s was put together with sand-and-cement bedding under the ridges, concrete tiles with a thin factory finish, and galvanised steel valleys. All three have a natural lifespan, and on most Sunshine North homes that lifespan has been reached or passed. The bedding cracks and falls away, leaving ridge caps loose. The tiles lose their finish and start absorbing rain, so they stay damp, grow lichen and crack more easily. The valleys rust where leaves and water have sat for years.
The west’s weather speeds this along. Hot northerly days followed by cool changes put roofs through a constant cycle of expansion and contraction, and the open ground means gusty winds hit at full strength. Many homes have also had extensions or patch repairs over the decades, using whatever tiles were available, and those joins are often where leaks begin.
Covering up a fault only delays the bill. On postwar roofs that usually includes:
We are close, so arranging a visit is rarely a long wait. Once up there, we start at the ridge line and work down, inspecting tile faces, hips, valleys and the flashings where the roof meets walls and chimneys, then the gutters. Junctions between an extension and the original house get a careful look, because that is where many leaks on these homes begin. Faults are photographed as we go.
Afterwards you get our findings in simple terms, with costs in writing and the urgent items flagged. No fee, and the decision is entirely yours.
Once tiles across the whole roof have turned porous and ridges are cracking from end to end, repairs start chasing their own tail. Restoring the roof breaks that cycle.
The job opens with a high-pressure wash that takes off seventy years of lichen and city dust. Broken tiles are changed, every ridge is rebuilt, and valleys and flashings are made sound. Then come the coatings: a sealer to bind the tile, a primer, and a colour coat of your choosing. Better still, a restoration hides the patchwork left by earlier repairs, since the roof ends up one even colour. The spend is small next to re-roofing.
Our dedicated roof restoration in Sunshine North page has the full rundown.
Whether you are off Ballarat Road or further north in the suburb, ring 0421 990 207. Living this close, we are happy to pop round and have a look at your Sunshine North roof. If it turns out you only need a few tiles and some pointing, that is all you will be quoted for.
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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Ensure your home’s safety by telling us when we can inspect your roof. No obligation. No fees. Here 7 days a week when you need us.
Whether you have a roofing emergency, want a free inspection, or just need honest advice, we are available 7 days a week.
Let us know how we can help you.