The roofs in Swansea Heads
A coastal house enlarged over time can combine exposed original roofing with lower additions.
An enquiry about roof repairs in Swansea Heads should identify the building and include any relevant information about added rooms or perimeter fixings.
What we look at first in Swansea Heads
Different roof sections can have different materials, ages and exposure.
Perimeter fixings
Wind-facing connections need checking with surrounding sheets and supports.
Different orientations
Exposure can vary across the same roof rather than follow the street address.
Added rooms
A changed roof pitch (the roof’s steepness) creates junctions needing compatible flashing (a shaped metal piece keeping rain out at a roof joint or opening).
Council and approvals in Swansea Heads
If the work goes beyond a repair involving perimeter fixings and different orientations, check the relevant mapping and proposed drainage changes for the actual address with Lake Macquarie City Council or a certifier.
General information about how the process works, not planning advice. Your council is the authority on your property.
What we do in Swansea Heads
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 Swansea Heads
Our roof is only eight years old and the screws are rusting. Is that normal?
For roof repairs in Swansea Heads, rusting screws need checking for product suitability, damaged washers and corrosion around the holes. The roof’s age alone cannot establish whether the fasteners are performing as intended.
What grade of steel should we be using?
We assess the building’s actual exposure alongside shelter around the affected slope before deciding which components need replacing.
Is it worth restoring an old shack roof or replacing it?
Both the extent of corrosion or tile damage and the condition of adjoining roof sections need consideration before comparing repair and replacement.
Swansea Heads and the suburbs around it
We cover the streets either side of Swansea Heads 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 Lake MacquarieRoof playing up in Swansea Heads?
Give us a call and we will come and look at it. Free on-site inspection across Lake Macquarie and the wider Hunter, with the quote in writing before anything starts.