UniCote® Select
More than 1 km from the coastThe standard sheet for most of Adelaide and inland SA.
Warranty up to 45 years
Adelaide & South Australia
Roof replacement and re-roofing in Adelaide
Once a roof starts letting water in, the bill grows every winter you leave it: ceilings, insulation, wiring, then the timbers. We replace roofs across Adelaide and South Australia, and we will tell you honestly whether yours needs replacing or just fixing.
What we do
Roof replacement is most of what we do: stripping old concrete or terracotta tiles and re-roofing in Colorbond® or UniCote® steel, or replacing a tired metal roof with new sheeting. Every re-roof includes new sarking and insulation blanket, new flashings, ridges and valleys, and any timber repairs the old roof was hiding.
We re-roof houses right across South Australia. Brick veneers in the northern suburbs, stone homes in the east, farmhouses past Gawler. Most of the work is stripping old tiles and putting steel on, but we also replace tired metal roofs and repair the timbers underneath when they have had enough.
Every job starts with someone getting up on the roof and photographing what is there. If it has another ten years in it we will say so. If it does not, you get a fixed price in writing, a start date, and the same crew from the first day to the last.
Licensed trades
Fully insured
Maker's warranty
25% off all services
Signs your roof needs replacing
A roof can look rough and still have years in it. These are the signs that it is past repairing.
- Leaks in more than one place, or leaks that come back after repairs
- Rust through the sheets, not just on the surface
- Cracked, porous or slipping tiles across large areas
- A sagging roofline or soft battens
- Water stains on the ceilings after rain
- Sheets lifting or rattling in strong wind
- Damp or mould in the roof space
- A roof that has been restored before and is failing again
What affects the cost of a roof replacement
Every roof is priced on site, because these are the things that change the number. You get a fixed price in writing before anything starts.
- Size and pitch. More area and steeper roofs take longer and need more safety equipment.
- What comes off. Stripping tiles is more work than removing old sheets.
- Timber repairs. Rotten battens or rafters are fixed first, and priced separately so you can see them.
- Steel and coating. Colorbond® or UniCote®, and which coating suits how close you are to the sea.
- Insulation. Sarking and builder's blanket under the new sheets.
- Access. Two-storey homes, narrow sides and steep blocks.
- Gutters and fascia. Often worth replacing while the roof is open.
Roof replacement across Adelaide and SA
Greater Adelaide and the Hills every day, and regularly right across the state. Not sure if we come to you? Ring and ask. The answer is usually yes.
- Northern suburbs. Salisbury, Elizabeth, Modbury, Golden Grove, Tea Tree Gully and Gawler
- Eastern suburbs. Norwood, Kensington, Burnside, Campbelltown and Athelstone
- Inner suburbs. North Adelaide, Prospect, Walkerville, Unley and Mitcham
- Southern suburbs. Marion, Morphett Vale, Reynella, Happy Valley, Aberfoyle Park and Seaford
- Western suburbs and the coast. Glenelg, Brighton, Somerton Park, Henley Beach, West Lakes, Semaphore and Port Adelaide
- Adelaide Hills. Stirling, Aldgate, Hahndorf, Mount Barker and Woodside
- Fleurieu Peninsula. McLaren Vale, Willunga, Victor Harbor and Goolwa
- Regional South Australia. The Barossa, Mid North, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Murraylands, Riverland and the South East
What's included
All of it is written into the quote before we start.
- Roof inspection with photos. We get up there and show you what we find. You see the same photos we do.
- Tile strip and removal. Old tiles off, sorted, and taken away. Your yard goes back to how it was.
- Timber check and repair. Battens, rafters and purlins checked before anything new goes on. Rot gets fixed, not covered.
- Sarking and builder's blanket. Foil sarking and an insulation blanket under the sheets. This is the cheapest time you will ever have to insulate your roof.
- Steel sheeting. Colorbond® or UniCote® in the full colour range, fixed to the manufacturer's spec.
- Flashings, ridges and valleys. This is where roofs leak, so we do not hurry it.
- Clean-up and magnet sweep. Every screw and nail off the driveway and lawn before we leave.
- Covered by warranty. The steel maker's warranty on the sheeting, plus the guarantees Australian Consumer Law gives you on our work.
Popular Colorbond colours
Colorbond® steel, made and tested for Australian weather. The same shades are available in UniCote® steel if you want the longer coastal warranty. Tap a swatch to see it on a roof profile.
Corrugated profile
All eight are available across our roofing range, and the full Colorbond® palette has 22. Colours look different on a phone, so we bring real samples to the quote and hold them against your bricks.
UniCote steel and its warranty
How long a roof lasts depends mostly on the coating on the steel, so it is worth choosing before the steel is ordered.
We can supply your roof sheets in UniCote®, an Australian pre-painted steel with two grades chosen by how close you are to the sea. Both are tested to the Australian standard for pre-painted steel (AS/NZS 2728).
What a sheet is made of
- Colour coatOven-baked polyester paint
- PrimerStops rust getting a start
- Metal coatingAluminium and zinc alloy bonded to the steel
- SteelThe structural core
- Metal coatingSame protection on the underside
- PrimerStops rust getting a start
- Backing coatProtective paint on the side you never see
Both sides are coated. The steel core never touches the weather.
UniCote® Coastal
Within 400 m of the waterA thicker coating with magnesium added, which seals the cut edges where steel usually rusts first.
Warranty up to 50 years
How the warranty works
There is no one number. The warranty is written for your address, based on how far you are from the water and what is going on the roof. We lodge it before the steel is ordered and it comes back within 48 hours, so you have it in hand before the sheets arrive. Like every steel warranty it needs the roof washed down now and then. We will tell you how often.
Colours
UniCote® has 21 standard colours plus three matt finishes, and a larger range if you want something different. Same rule as always: we bring samples, you hold them against the house.
How a job runs
1
We come and look
Someone gets up on the roof or into the space and photographs what is there. You see the photos. No sales pitch.
2
You get a fixed price in writing
For carports and verandahs we draw it in CAD and show you a 3D picture. Every job gets a written quote with the scope and inclusions spelled out.
3
We handle approvals and book a date
Where council approval or engineering is needed, we prepare and lodge it. Then we book a start date and tell you what to expect each day.
4
Our own crew does the work
Licensed trades, on site when we said, working to the quoted scope. If something unexpected turns up we stop and speak to you first.
5
We clean up and hand it over
We clear the site, sweep the driveway and lawn for screws, and take every offcut away. Then we walk the finished job with you and pass on the maker's warranty for the materials, so you are left with a job done properly and nothing to chase up.
Questions about re-roofing
It depends on the size and pitch of the roof, what is coming off, any timber repairs, the steel you choose and how easy the roof is to get to. We inspect it for free, photograph what we find and give you a fixed price in writing, so you know the full cost before you decide.
If the tiles and timbers are sound, a roof restoration costs far less than a replacement, and we will tell you if that is all you need. If the roof does need replacing, steel is lighter and quicker to put on than tiles, which helps keep the cost down.
Three to five working days for most single-storey houses, weather allowing. Whatever we strip in a day is sealed by the end of that day. Your house is never left open overnight.
Yes. The strip is noisy, but the house stays dry and liveable the whole time. We will tell you which days are the loud ones.
Steel is lighter, quicker to put on, and shrugs off hail. Tiles suit some older streets. We will go through both against your house rather than push one.
We stop, photograph it, and talk to you before doing anything. The repair is priced separately so you can see exactly what it is. No surprise line on the final invoice.
It can, and the reason is what goes under the sheets rather than the sheets themselves. A re-roof is the only time the roof cavity is open, so it is the cheapest moment to add a builder's blanket. That is a foil-faced insulation blanket rolled out over the battens before the steel goes on. It keeps summer heat out and winter heat in, which takes load off the air conditioner all year. You will feel it in February. Adding the same blanket later means lifting the roof again, so it is worth doing now.
Other services
Roof Restoration
Repointing, resealing and recoating a tiled roof that is not ready to be replaced.
Gutters & Downpipes
Guttering, fascia, downpipes and stormwater that take water away from the house instead of into the footings.
Carports
Carports designed to your house and drawn in 3D before a post goes in the ground.
Verandahs
Verandahs measured and drawn for your house, in steel sheet or insulated panel.
“Great communication, good vision, creativity… I didn’t have to source other people. It was all organised for me.”
“You want someone who’s going to take charge of everything.”
Get a fixed price on your roof
Free on-site quote. We ring you to book a time, come and look, and give you a fixed price in writing. If it can wait, we will tell you.
Quicker to talk? Call 1800 284 584.
Answered any time, day or night.
Licensed trades
Fully insured
Maker's warranty
25% off all services