Roof repair cost

Roof repair in Brisbane: what moves the price?

Two roofs with the same leak can be very different jobs. Pick the repair and see what it usually involves, what changes the number and what a fair quote shows.

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What needs doing?

Cracked or slipped tiles

How urgent: It depends on the roof, so the guide gives no set price. A few photos are the quickest way to a real number. Cracked, slipped or missing tiles let water straight in. What it probably is: Matching tiles and resetting around the damage. What moves the price: the roof type, the pitch, access, and older tiles can be hard to match, which can change the plan. What you can safely check: From the ground: tiles out of line, cracked or missing. Inside: new ceiling stains. Who to call: A roofer. Priced from your photos or an inspection, and set out in writing before any work starts.

Crumbling ridge capping

How urgent: It depends on the roof, so the guide gives no set price. A few photos are the quickest way to a real number. Crumbling pointing lets wind-driven rain in under the caps. What it probably is: New bedding and pointing along the ridges and hips. What moves the price: the roof type, the pitch and access. What you can safely check: From the ground: gaps, missing chunks of pointing, or caps that sit out of line. Who to call: A roofer. Priced from your photos or an inspection, and set out in writing before any work starts.

Lifting or rusted flashings

How urgent: It depends on the roof, so the guide gives no set price. A few photos are the quickest way to a real number. Lifting or rusted flashings are a common leak point. What it probably is: Resealing or replacing flashings at walls, chimneys and vents. What moves the price: the roof type, the pitch and access. What you can safely check: From the ground: flashings lifting, rusted or with cracked sealant. Who to call: A roofer. Priced from your photos or an inspection, and set out in writing before any work starts.

Rusted metal sheets

How urgent: It depends on the roof, so the guide gives no set price. A few photos are the quickest way to a real number. What it probably is: New sheets, screws and flashings to suit. One leak rarely means a new roof: replacing makes sense when damage is spread across the roof, sheets are rusted through or the same repair keeps failing. Your quote should say which, and why. What you can safely check: From the ground: rust along the laps, lifted sheets and screws backing out. Who to call: A roofer. Priced from your photos or an inspection, and set out in writing before any work starts.

Loose or rusted screws

How urgent: It depends on the roof, so the guide gives no set price. A few photos are the quickest way to a real number. What it probably is: New fixings so the sheets stay put in the wind. What moves the price: the roof type, the pitch and access. What you can safely check: From the ground: screws backing out, missing screws, or rust stains running down from the fixings. Who to call: A roofer. Priced from your photos or an inspection, and set out in writing before any work starts.

A leak, and I am not sure where from

How urgent: It depends on the roof, so the guide gives no set price. A few photos are the quickest way to a real number. It depends on the cause: a slipped tile is a small job, rusted sheets or rotten timber are bigger. What it probably is: Tracing it inside and out, then fixing the source. Rotten battens or damaged sarking only show once tiles come off. What you can safely check: Inside: where the stain or drip is, and whether it is new. Take photos of the ceiling and the whole roof from the ground. Who to call: A roofer. Priced from your photos or an inspection, and set out in writing before any work starts.

Storm damage that needs making safe

How urgent: Today. Making it safe comes first. Take photos before anything is moved, then call your insurer. What it probably is: Tarping or a temporary repair to keep water out, then the proper repair. Check with your insurer before repairs start, apart from making it safe. What you can safely check: Photos from the ground before anything is moved. If anyone is in danger, call 000. For storm help, the SES on 132 500. Who to call: A roofer for the make-safe and the repair, after the SES if water is coming in.

An older roof, built or renovated before 1990

How urgent: It depends on the roof, so the guide gives no set price. A few photos are the quickest way to a real number. Older fibro repairs differently from tile or metal. What it probably is: The roof may contain asbestos. That needs a licensed specialist. What you can safely check: When the house was built or last renovated. Who to call: A licensed asbestos specialist.

Not sure what is wrong

How urgent: Whenever suits. Start with a free Pre-Storm CheckPoint, subject to availability. What it probably is: Hard to say from the ground. Clear photos of the damage and the whole roof help; some jobs need someone up there first. What you can safely check: From the ground only: tiles, ridge capping, flashings, rust and gutters. Inside: ceiling stains. Who to call: Linc Point, for a visual check of the roof and gutters with a written plan and photos.

General information, not a quote. No prices here on purpose: height, pitch, access and materials all move the number. A good quote says exactly which repairs and where, what is not included, and how extra work is priced and approved, in writing. Please stay off the roof.

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