Roof Painting & Restoration in Toorak
Tile and metal roof restoration — high-pressure cleaning, re-bedding and re-pointing ridge caps, replacing broken tiles, then sealing and recoating with a membrane system that protects the roof and lifts the whole look of the home from the street. Colours matched to the house and its heritage setting.
A roof restoration is not a paint job with a longer ladder. On a tiled roof most of the work happens before any colour goes on, and on a metal roof the preparation decides whether the coating stays stuck.
Tiled roofs
Concrete and terracotta tiles across the older parts of Toorak and Kooyong are usually structurally fine long after they look tired. What has failed is the pointing along the ridge and hip lines, where the old mortar has cracked and dropped out, and a handful of tiles that have broken underfoot or slipped.
Restoration runs in order: replace broken and slipped tiles, rake out and re-bed ridge capping where it has lifted, repoint with a flexible pointing compound rather than a rigid sand and cement mix, then pressure clean the whole roof back to sound tile. Only then does the sealer go on, followed by the topcoats.
Terracotta is a different conversation. Glazed terracotta generally should not be painted at all. It wants repointing and cleaning, and a coating over the glaze rarely holds. We will tell you when that is the case rather than sell a coating that will peel.
Metal and Colorbond roofs
Metal roofs fail at the fixings and the laps first. Rusted screws get replaced, surface rust is treated and primed, and any sheet that has perforated needs replacing rather than coating. Once the sheet is sound, a metal-specific primer and topcoat system goes on. Painting over active rust simply hides it while it keeps going.
What a restoration will and will not do
It will make a sound roof look new, seal the surface against moisture absorption, and add years before the next attention. It will not fix a leak caused by broken tiles you have not replaced, failed flashings or blocked valleys, so those get addressed as part of the work rather than painted over.
Roof work is often booked alongside Exterior House Repainting so that gutters, fascias and eaves are done in the same access period, which usually costs less than bringing scaffolding or a lift back a second time.
Why choose us for roof painting & restoration
- Honest assessment, including when a restoration should not be done
- Broken and slipped tiles replaced before coating
- Ridge and hip capping rebedded and repointed, itemised separately
- Moss and lichen treated rather than only washed off
- Sealer and two coats of membrane coating on sound concrete tiles
- Safe access planned and priced on large and steep roofs
Roof Painting & Restoration — common questions
Is roof painting actually worth it, or is it just cosmetic?
On a concrete tile roof it is worth it, because the repointing and tile replacement that come with it are genuine maintenance and the sealed surface sheds water rather than absorbing it. On glazed terracotta it usually is not. Those roofs want cleaning and repointing, not a coating.
How long does a roof restoration take?
A typical single-storey home runs three to five working days, spread over a slightly longer window because pointing needs to cure and the coats need dry weather between them. Larger or steeper roofs, and anything needing significant tile replacement, take longer.
Do you replace broken tiles as part of the job?
Yes. Broken and slipped tiles are replaced before anything else happens, because coating a roof with cracked tiles in it just puts a nice finish over a leak. We match the profile and colour as closely as the tile is still available.
Will roof painting fix a leak?
Not on its own. Most leaks come from broken tiles, failed pointing, rusted valleys or bad flashings. Those are repaired during the restoration, and it is the repair that stops the leak. The coating protects the surface afterwards.
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