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The most common roof across Brisbane's suburban estates, and the one that benefits most. Concrete tiles lose their factory coating over time and go porous. Primer plus two coats of membrane restores a sealed, protected surface and a colour that holds.
Terracotta needs a specific approach. In most cases the right answer is a clear or tinted terracotta glaze that restores depth and shine while letting the tile breathe. Terracotta can also be coated in a full colour range if you want a different look entirely.
Rust treated and sealed, sheets primed, then recoated. Far cheaper than replacement and standard practice on bayside homes through Wynnum, Manly and Redcliffe where salt air shortens coating life.
High pressure clean, fungicidal treatment, broken tile replacement and repointing where needed. Preparation is not an optional extra on a roof coating, it is most of the job.
A wide range of colours with samples so you can see them against your walls, guttering and trim before committing. We will give you an honest opinion on what works with your home.
Ridge caps, valleys, vents and edges coated properly rather than sprayed past. The detail work is where a cheap roof paint job becomes obvious within a year.
Roof coatings do not fail suddenly. They give you plenty of warning.
✔ The colour has faded noticeably, especially on north and west facing slopes
✔ A chalky white residue comes off on your hand when you touch a tile
✔ Coating is visibly flaking, peeling or lifting in patches
✔ The roof looks patchy, with some sections far more faded than others
✔ Tiles darken and stay dark for a long time after rain, meaning they are absorbing water
✔ Moss and lichen returning quickly after the roof has been cleaned
✔ Bare grey concrete showing through where the coating has worn away completely
✔ The roof looks noticeably older than the rest of the house
✔ You are preparing to sell and the roof is letting the street appeal down
✔ It has been more than ten to fifteen years since the roof was last coated
The chalky residue is the one worth acting on. It means the coating has broken down under UV and is no longer bonded to the tile. From that point the tile surface is exposed and starts absorbing water, and the longer it is left the more preparation the roof will need before it can be painted.
Worth knowing before you spend anything, because these are genuinely different jobs at different prices.
Painting on its own is the right answer when:
The tiles are sound, the pointing is intact and the ridge caps are solid. Nothing is cracked or slipped. The only real issue is that the coating has worn out and the roof looks tired. The structure is fine, the surface is not.
A full restoration makes more sense when:
The pointing has cracked across the roof rather than in one section. Ridge caps are loose. Multiple tiles are broken or slipped. There is heavy lichen growth, or the tiles have gone properly porous.
The honest reality is that most roofs old enough to need repainting are also old enough to need repointing, because both fail on a similar timeline under Brisbane conditions. Painting a roof with failing pointing means you get a beautiful looking roof that still leaks, and the repointing work later damages the fresh coating.
We assess both at the inspection and tell you which one you actually need, with photos. If it is just paint, we will say so.
The difference between a roof coating that lasts fifteen years and one that fails in three is almost entirely in the preparation and the number of coats.
Preparation. High pressure clean and fungicidal treatment, then repairs. Any moss left behind will grow through the new coating. Any damp left in the tile will stop the coating bonding. This stage is not glamorous and it is where cheap operators cut corners.
Coat one, the primer. A sealing primer that soaks into the tile surface and gives the colour coats something to bond to. Skipping primer is the single most common reason roof coatings peel, and it is invisible on the day the job finishes.
Coats two and three, the membrane. Two full coats of UV stable membrane, with proper cure time between them. Two coats give you the film thickness that actually delivers protection. One thick coat is not the same thing, it cures unevenly and cracks.
You will be quoted for a two coat job by someone cheaper. It will look identical the week it is finished. The difference shows up in year four, and by then the roof needs full preparation again before anything can be applied.
Cleaned, treated, repaired and primed before a drop of colour goes on. The preparation is what determines whether a coating lasts fifteen years or three.
Fully QBCC licensed and insured, working to Queensland height safety requirements. (QBCC Licence No. [INSERT])
Every job documented before and after, so you can see exactly what you paid for without taking anyone's word for it.
Chermside, Aspley, Bracken Ridge, Everton Park, Stafford, Nundah, Clayfield, Ashgrove, The Gap, Ferny Grove
Mount Gravatt, Sunnybank, Carindale, Holland Park, Coorparoo, Camp Hill, Annerley, Salisbury
Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Chapel Hill, Toowong, Jindalee, Centenary Suburbs
Wynnum, Manly, Cleveland, Capalaba, Victoria Point, Thornlands
North Lakes, Redcliffe, Caboolture, Strathpine, Narangba, Burpengary
Springfield, Springwood, Shailer Park, Browns Plains, Booval, Ripley
The Gold Coast on request. If your suburb is not listed, call us anyway. We most likely cover it.
