Roof replacement & reroofing in Toowoomba.

When replacement beats repair.

We’d always rather repair or restore a sound roof than replace it. But some roofs are genuinely finished: metal that’s rust-perforated through the sheets and laps, concrete tiles that have delaminated and gone porous, battens that have rotted out, or a roof that’s leaked in so many places that chasing patches is throwing good money after bad. At that point a reroof is cheaper over the next twenty years than the endless repairs — and we’ll show you the photos that prove which camp your roof is in.

Tile-to-Colorbond conversions.

The most popular reroof we do. We strip and dispose of the old tiles, inspect and replace any failed battens, lay new sarking (foil insulation and a secondary water barrier), then fix a Colorbond roof in your chosen profile and colour. Colorbond is dramatically lighter than tile, which eases the load our reactive-clay ground movement puts on the frame, and it stands up to hail and wind better. A 150–200m² conversion is typically $25,000–$35,000 — the strip-and-dispose (~$20–$50/m²) is what makes it dearer than a like-for-like metal reroof.

Metal-to-metal reroofs.

Replacing a tired or rusted metal roof with new Colorbond is faster and generally cheaper than a tile conversion — there’s less to strip and dispose of. We check the battens and structure, upgrade fixing to current wind ratings, and renew flashings, ridge and gutters at the same time so the whole system is new together. See our metal roofing page for profiles and detail.

Battens, sarking & bringing it up to code.

A reroof is the one chance to fix what’s under the roof, not just what’s on it. We replace any rotten or under-spec battens, add sarking where the original roof had none (it improves insulation and gives a second line of defence against wind-driven rain and hail melt), and bring fixing up to AS 1170.2 wind ratings for our region. The new roof is installed to AS 1562.1 for metal or AS 2050 for tile.

Licensing, approval & insurance.

A reroof is far over the $3,300 QBCC threshold, so it must be done by a licensed roofing contractor — check the number on the free QBCC register. A like-for-like reroof is usually maintenance, but changing material, pitch or structure (and some heritage/character overlay streets) can need approval — we flag that up front. If the replacement is storm-driven it may be an insurance job; see storm & hail damage.

Why we don’t cut corners.

The temptation on a reroof is to skip the bits no one sees — reuse marginal battens, leave out sarking, under-fix the sheets to save screws. We don’t, because those are exactly the things that fail in the next big Downs storm and turn a twenty-year roof into a ten-year one. We keep the roof weather-tight every night it’s open, fix to full wind ratings, and leave you with documentation for insurance and resale.