South West Sydney · Metal roofing
Metal Roof Replacement in Mount Pritchard
An old subdivision on high ground, and the one suburb here that sits across two councils.
- Trade
- Certificate III roof plumber
- Work
- Re-roofs, new roofs, guttering
- Material
- Metal only. No tile.
- Area
- Sydney, west prioritised
The housing stock
The roofs in Mount Pritchard
Mount Pritchard is seven kilometres from us and it has a quirk none of the other suburbs on this list have: it sits across two local government areas, partly in the City of Fairfield and partly in the City of Liverpool.
For a straight re-roof that makes no difference at all. For anything that needs an approval, it means the answer depends on which side of the line your property falls, and that is worth knowing before you ask the wrong council.
It is also an older subdivision than most of its neighbours. The land was cut up for housing as the Cabramatta Park Estate in 1913 and renamed after the man who subdivided it in 1919.
Post-war and mid-century brick under concrete tile makes up the bulk of it, on an older street pattern than the estates to the west.
Those roofs are at the point the rest of this area is at: intact tiles, tired bedding, and the second repointing decision in front of the owner.
There is a scattering of genuinely older housing from the earlier subdivision, including weatherboard and fibro cottages, some with original corrugated iron under later work.
Additions are common and were often built in stages, which is the Fairfield pattern rather than the Liverpool estate one. Each stage is a junction, and the junctions are where the water gets in.
Local conditions
What changes the specification here
Two councils, one suburb
Part of Mount Pritchard is in Fairfield and part is in Liverpool. It changes nothing about the roof and everything about who you ask if an approval is needed.
High ground
The suburb sits on a rise, which is where the name came from. Higher ground means more wind, and wind is a fixing question rather than a sheet one.
Staged additions
Enclosed verandahs, carports and rear extensions built at different times, each meeting the original roof at a different pitch. Those junctions are the usual fault.
Inland specification
Well clear of the coast, so the standard coating range applies and corrosion is not what drives the choice.
What we get called for
The jobs Mount Pritchard actually sends us
Whole-roof conversions
Where a house has grown in stages, taking the whole thing back to one material in one go removes the junctions rather than patching them.
Old iron under later roofing
On the pre-war cottages there is sometimes original iron underneath what was laid over it. Good news for the frame, awkward news for anyone who quoted off a photograph.
Ridge and flashing repairs
Where the roof has life left, the bedding and the junction flashings are where a repair is worth spending on.
Services
What we can do in Mount Pritchard
Where this is
Mount Pritchard on the map
Mount Pritchard sits in South West Sydney. We also cover Green Valley, Cabramatta, Liverpool, Bossley Park, Lurnea nearby, so if you are between two of these it is still worth a call.
Common questions
Roofs in Mount Pritchard: common questions
Which council covers Mount Pritchard?
Both, depending on where you are. The suburb sits across the City of Fairfield and the City of Liverpool. For a straight re-roof it does not matter; for anything needing approval, check which side you are on first.
How old is the housing here?
Mostly post-war and mid-century brick under tile, on an older street layout. The subdivision itself dates to 1913, so there is some considerably older stock mixed in.
My back addition leaks where it meets the house. Is that the roof?
It is the junction, and that is flashing work rather than sheet work. Additions built in stages are the pattern here and the junctions between them are the usual fault.
Is it worth converting to metal or just repointing again?
Depends how many times it has been done. We price both and tell you what each buys you, rather than assuming you want the bigger job.
Next step
Replacing a roof in Mount Pritchard
Call and describe what the roof is doing. If it is worth a look we will come out and measure it, and if it is not we will say so.