Commercial Roofing in Cottesloe

When a Cottesloe roof is genuinely finished by the salt, a re-roof has to be built for the exposure and sympathetic to the house. We spec the right coastal-grade materials and fixings, detail the flashings to shed wind-driven rain, and sort the framing and sarking underneath, mindful of keeping a look that fits one of Perth's grand old beachside streets. On heritage-affected homes we'll flag anything that needs approval before we start.

Cottesloe's beautiful old beachside homes take the full brunt of the salt air, and it's the metalwork that suffers first — a valley iron thinned through, a flashing lifted, corroded fixings letting a ridge loosen in the sea breeze. On these character properties we work carefully, match old profiles where they're needed, and trace the leak to its real source, because a Cottesloe roof has to look the part as much as stay dry.

Restoring a roof on a Cottesloe character home is careful work — the salt air is relentless this close to the beach, and the homes are worth doing properly. We treat the growth the sea damp feeds, clean back to sound tile, deal with the corrosion the salt's started on the metal, re-point what the wind's loosened, and coat it in a system rated for genuine coastal exposure and a colour that suits the house. Done right it protects a lovely old roof for years.

A gorgeous Cottesloe home can hide a roof that's quietly corroding from years of salt, so knowing exactly what you're buying matters here. We inspect on top and inside the roof space and look hard at the metal the coast eats first — valleys, flashings, fixings — plus the tiles and the older framing, then give you a clear written report with photos so you're negotiating on facts, not on how good the place looks from the street.

Under many of Cottesloe's older roofs is timber that's taken decades of sea air and the odd slow leak, and coastal leaks are the quiet kind — a thinned valley weeps unnoticed until the rafter beneath it softens. We repair the structure properly, cutting back to sound wood, matching old timber, and fixing whatever corroded above it, so a beautiful old home isn't left with rot working away under a roof that looks fine.

Decades of salt and wind take a toll on a Cottesloe roof structure — corroded connections, a ridge starting to sag, framing weakened where a coastal leak got in. When an inspection flags a genuine fault, the rectification must be carried out and certified by a registered builder to stand at sale, and we're licensed for both. On heritage homes we work within the listing's constraints, involve an engineer where warranted, and deliver certified work.