Roof Restoration Sydney

What a restoration includes

• Full inspection and replacement of broken, chipped and slipped tiles
• Re-bedding ridge and hip capping where the mortar bed has failed
• Re-pointing with a flexible pointing compound that tolerates movement
• High-pressure clean to remove moss, lichen and oxidised surface material
• Repair or replacement of rusted valleys and failed flashings
• Primer or sealer coat followed by protective membrane coats on tile roofs
• Gutter clean-out and a check of downpipe flow before we leave

Tile restoration vs metal restoration

On concrete tiles, restoration renews a surface that has become porous, which slows moss growth and reduces water absorption. Terracotta tiles are glazed and generally should not be coated — for terracotta, restoration means repairs, re-pointing and cleaning rather than membrane.

On metal roofs, restoration means treating surface corrosion, replacing rusted screws and washers, resealing laps and penetrations, and applying a compatible protective coating. Badly perforated sheeting is replaced, not painted over.

When restoration is the wrong answer

If tiles are widely delaminating, battens are rotten, or the roof leaks in several unrelated places, coating the surface will not solve those problems. In that situation replacement is the more economical decision even though the upfront number is higher.

We will say so at the inspection rather than sell a restoration that will not hold up.