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Roof Restoration Glen Waverley
Terracotta and concrete tiled roofs in Glen Waverley, Wheelers Hill and Mulgrave — restored, repaired and replaced by roof tilers who have been working with these tiles since the 1930s.
Glen Waverley has an unusual problem: most of the suburb’s roofs are reaching the end of their first life at the same time.
A suburb built in one go
The railway arrived in 1930 but the farmland stayed farmland until after the war. Then, through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Glen Waverley filled in fast, on large blocks of typically around 800 square metres and to a generally high standard. A.V. Jennings built a great deal of it. Lend Lease commissioned Robin Boyd to design six brick veneer houses for the Appletree Hill display village in 1965.
The result is a suburb where whole streets went up within a few years of each other.
Why that matters for your roof
A concrete tile roof laid in 1965 is now sixty years old. Everything that fails on a tiled roof — the bedding and pointing, the valley irons, the flashings, eventually the sarking — fails on a timescale, and when a street was built together it ages together.
So if your neighbours have been getting roofs done, that is not a coincidence and it is not a sales pitch. It is arithmetic.
The good news is that concrete tile of this age has usually lost its surface coating rather than its structural integrity. The colour is applied to the surface, and it chalks, fades and washes off while the tile underneath stays perfectly sound. That makes most Glen Waverley roofs candidates for restoration rather than replacement.
Access here is genuinely cheaper
This matters more than people expect. Glen Waverley’s large blocks, wide street frontages and predominantly single-storey housing make roofs here straightforward to get at and to work safely on.
Access is one of the biggest variables in any roofing quote — a steep, tight, two-storey site with no side access costs considerably more to scaffold than an open single-storey block. Glen Waverley sits at the easy end of that range, and the quote should reflect it.
Restore, repair or replace
Repair when specific things have failed — a leak, a section of pointing, storm damage.
Restore when the roof is sound but tired across the whole surface. We clean it, replace broken tiles, re-bed and repoint the ridge and hip capping with flexible pointing, clear and check the valleys and flashings, then seal and recoat.
Replace when the sarking, battens or fixings have reached the end of their life. A restoration does not renew those, because they sit underneath the tiles. That is the honest limit of the work, and it is why we inspect before quoting.
We work on terracotta and concrete tiled roofs only — no metal, no Colorbond, no slate.
Some of our recent projects
WHAT FAILS FIRST
Signs a Glen Waverley roof needs attention
On these roofs the tile usually outlasts everything holding it down.
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Concrete tiles gone chalky and faded
The surface coating has broken down, not the tile. This is exactly what a restoration is for.
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Ridge capping mortar dropping out
On a sixty-year-old roof the pointing is usually the first thing to go.
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Neighbours having roofs done
The streets were built together, so they age together. Worth an inspection even if nothing looks wrong.
WHY US
Why call us for a Glen Waverley roof
We know this vintage of roof
Easy access means a fairer price
We will tell you not to replace
Tile only, and we say so
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Frequently asked questions
All my neighbours are getting their roofs done. Is that a coincidence?
No. Glen Waverley filled in rapidly through the 1950s to 70s, so whole streets were built within a few years of each other and their roofs reach the same age at the same time. If yours is the same vintage, it is worth an inspection even if nothing is obviously wrong.
My roof is 1960s concrete tile. Restore or replace?
Almost always restore, if the structure is sound. The colour on a concrete tile is a surface coating that chalks and washes off long before the tile loses strength. A clean, repoint and recoat gets you a roof that looks new for a fraction of a replacement.
Why would a quote here be cheaper than elsewhere?
Access. Large blocks, wide frontages and mostly single-storey housing make Glen Waverley roofs straightforward to scaffold and work on safely. Access is one of the biggest variables in any roofing price, and this suburb sits at the easy end.
How do I know if the sarking has gone?
You generally cannot tell from the ground, which is the point of the inspection. Sarking sits under the tiles, and if it has reached the end of its life a restoration will put a good finish on a roof that still needs replacing. We check before we quote and tell you either way.
How long does the work take?
A straightforward repair is often an hour. Re-bedding and repointing is generally a day. A full restoration with pointing and coating runs to two or three days. A complete re-roof is one to two weeks, depending on size, pitch and access.
Do you cover Wheelers Hill and Mulgrave?
Yes, along with Mount Waverley, Vermont South and Glen Waverley itself. We are based in Burwood and work right across the eastern and south-eastern suburbs.
Do you work on metal or Colorbond roofs?
No. Terracotta and concrete tiled roofs only, and we have done since the 1930s. If you want a metal roof you want a different trade, and we will say so rather than quote for something we do not do.
Tiled roof in Glen Waverley that needs looking at?
If you have a tiled roof in Glen Waverley, Wheelers Hill or Mulgrave and you want it assessed honestly, we will come and look at it.
Free inspection and obligation-free quote. Call 03 9888 7088, Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm. Safety is always our first priority — hand-rail, scaffolding or a roof harness is used on every job and included in the quote.
