Roofer in Kallaroo

Roofing in Kallaroo

There is a reason Kallaroo roofs fail the way they do and it has more to do with the ground and the setting than with the builder.

Kallaroo is one of the four “Whitfords” suburbs created when the State Government rezoned a large stretch of coastal land in 1969 and it was built in two distinct phases . The original core went up from the early 1970s. The local primary school opened in 1972 in demountables. Then the land west of Dampier Avenue was developed in the mid-to-late 1980s as the Northshore estate . Is still part of Kallaroo but is a noticeably different, later, more planned piece of suburb. For an inspection that matters: an early-70s house in the original streets and an 80s Northshore house are a decade or more apart in construction methods and they sit in the same postcode. There is a nice piece of documented local evidence about the ground here: the early school oval was sand and limestone rock , rough enough that it was grassed over after student injuries. That is the Tamala limestone story again, rock near the surface , unevenly, which is what makes footings and any excavation on a Kallaroo block worth looking at rather than assuming. It is a coastal Whitfords suburb , so salt exposure applies, heaviest toward the western Northshore edge nearest the sea. That matters. On the older 1970s tiled roofs, that puts delignification on the checklist for the roof space; the 1980s Northshore stock is younger, so there it is a check rather than an expectation.

Living this close to the water sets the clock differently. Metal corrodes from cut edges and screw heads inward, mortar goes chalky and porous years early and a roof can look sound from the driveway while the components holding it together have quietly given up.

The sandy profile here drains quickly and moves very little, so roofs age fairly predictably. What matters is sun, wind and time rather than seasonal ground movement.

This vintage of housing runs to concrete tile bedded in rigid sand and cement. That mortar has a working life of roughly two to three decades. Most roofs of this age are well past it, which is why ridge caps loosen and mortar crumbs turn up in the gutter.

How we approach a Kallaroo job

Perth weather gives a roof two different problems each year. Summer bakes the surface, drives moisture out of mortar and chalks whatever coating remains. Then winter arrives as a run of cold fronts off the Indian Ocean, throwing rain almost horizontally at the western face of the building. Most leaks announce themselves in June rather than January, though the damage that caused them happened months earlier under a very hot sky.

Most work here is easier outside the winter fronts. That said, leaks do not wait and we will make a roof watertight in any weather that is safe to work in.

Our work carries a ten year workmanship warranty. Manufacturer product warranties are separate documents with separate terms. You should finish a job holding both.

One more practical note. Our crew are employees rather than a rotating cast of subcontractors, so the person who quotes your roof is generally the person standing on it. Gear gets carried in, rubbish gets carried out and the garden survives. Small things, but they are the difference between a tidy job and a fortnight of picking mortar out of your lawn.

We cover the whole of the City of Joondalup. Short drives keep roofing affordable on smaller jobs and most of ours are smaller jobs.

We will also tell you when work is not needed. A roof that looks tired from the street is often sound underneath and a clean plus fresh pointing can buy years. Selling somebody a replacement they do not need is a short career.

Questions we get asked in Kallaroo

How long will it take? A straightforward repair is often half a day. Roof Bedding & Pointing Perth and pointing a whole roof usually runs two days. A full restoration with cleaning, repairs and coating typically takes three to five working days, weather permitting.

Do you charge for the quote? No. Inspection, photographs and a written price cost nothing.

Is my roof insured for this? Depends entirely on cause. Insurance Roof Repairs Perth cover sudden events such as storms or impact. Gradual deterioration is excluded, whatever the salesman told you.

Can you deal with asbestos? Older roofs sometimes contain it. We identify it before disturbing anything and handle it lawfully rather than pretending it is not there.

Talk to us

If you want a straight answer about your roof, ring us. We will look at it, tell you what we find, and put a price on the work that is actually required.