The roofs in Shoal Bay
For a unit or coastal house, identify ownership arrangements and the roof face affected by the leak.
An enquiry about roof repairs in Shoal Bay should identify the building and include any relevant information about gutter sand or open-water exposure.
What we look at first in Shoal Bay
Authority to approve work should be clear before shared roofing is altered.
Open-water exposure
Repair components need suitability for the actual site.
Attached buildings
Common-property responsibility requires checking rather than assumption.
Gutter sand
Deposits can obstruct outlets beneath relatively clear-looking roof edges.
Council and approvals in Shoal Bay
Port Stephens Council is the consent authority here. Putting the same roof back in the same form is maintenance rather than development, so it does not go to them. Changing the material, the pitch or the roof line can, and that is the point to ask before anything is ordered.
Before finalising work involving open-water exposure and attached buildings, confirm the ownership and authority for shared roof work for the property with Port Stephens Council or the appropriate authority.
Coastal and foreshore mapping applies to blocks near the water here. It bears on building work rather than on re-covering a roof, so it is worth checking for anything beyond a like-for-like replacement.
Bushfire prone land is mapped across a great deal of this council area. Where it reaches a property it sets requirements for roof and gutter detail, ember protection at the eaves and the materials used, rather than for the covering alone.
General information about how the process works, not planning advice. Your council is the authority on your property.
What we do in Shoal Bay
Pressure clean, re-bed and re-point the ridge capping, replace broken tiles, then a coating system. Typically buys another 10 to 15 years out of a sound tile roof.
Learn moreSlipped and cracked tiles, failed pointing, rusted valley irons and flashing. We find what is actually causing the problem rather than patching the wet patch.
Learn moreWhen the battens or sarking have gone, a coating will not save it. We strip the old roof and re-sheet, usually to Colorbond steel.
Learn moreColorbond steel roofing, supplied and installed. Lighter than tile, quick to install, and it holds up well to the salt air along the coast.
Learn moreRoof plumbing is its own licensed trade: metal roofing, guttering, downpipes, flashing and box gutters. If water is meant to move, this is the work that moves it.
Learn moreA stain on the ceiling or a drip during last night's rain. Call us and we will come and look at it, find where the water is actually getting in, and make it safe.
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Common questions about roof repairs in Shoal Bay
Our block of units needs the roof done. How does that work?
For roof repairs in Shoal Bay, we assess the authorised point of contact alongside who can approve the scope before confirming responsibility for the roof.
Are we ocean exposure or harbour exposure?
We assess the council named in property records alongside advice from the responsible authority before confirming the responsible authority.
The gutters fill with sand. Is there anything that stops it?
The assessment includes evidence of standing water and the existing discharge connection when tracing the overflow.
Shoal Bay and the suburbs around it
We cover the streets either side of Shoal Bay as well, so if you are just over the boundary it is the same job and the same free inspection.
Every suburb we cover in Port StephensRoof playing up in Shoal Bay?
Give us a call and we will come and look at it. Free on-site inspection across Port Stephens and the wider Hunter, with the quote in writing before anything starts.