Metal roofing, answered plainly

Rust in the valleys and rust rings around the fixings usually mean the roof is at the end of its life rather than damaged in one spot. A single leak on an otherwise sound roof is a repair, and we will say so rather than sell you a roof you do not need.

It depends on the product, the coating range and how close the roof is to salt water, so the honest answer is to read the warranty for the specific product. Installation to the manufacturer's specification is a condition of most of them, which is a reason to care who fits it.

No, and a large share of Sydney re-roofs are conversions to metal rather than like-for-like tile replacements. The frame is assessed for the lighter load and the correct batten spacing before anything is quoted.

Most can. Roof pitch is the limit, because each metal profile has a minimum pitch below which it will not shed water reliably, so a very low pitch roof restricts which profiles can be used.

Changing roof material can be subject to local controls, and it matters more in a heritage conservation area or where the change alters the appearance. Check with your council before committing to a colour or profile, because the answer varies by area.

A standard Sydney house is typically a few days, weather permitting. Size, roof complexity and how much timber underneath needs replacing are the variables.

No. We only strip as much roof as goes back on the same day, so the house is never left open under a tarp overnight. It is the single most common thing that goes wrong on a re-roof elsewhere.

No. Roof replacement is external work and an open roof in rain is a flooded house, so wet weather moves the job rather than pushing through it.

No. It is noisy and there will be people walking over your ceiling, but the house stays weathertight throughout.

You hear about it while the roof is open and the timber is visible. Battens are a normal part of a re-roof and usually included, but structural rafter damage is a separate conversation and should be quoted separately rather than absorbed quietly.

It sounds different from tile, but a roof installed with an insulation blanket underneath is much quieter than people expect from experience with an uninsulated shed.

A darker colour absorbs more heat than a light one, and whether you feel it indoors depends almost entirely on the ceiling insulation. In the western suburbs in particular, treat colour and insulation as one decision.

A tile roof breathes and a sheet roof does not, so moisture rising out of the house can condense on the cold underside of the steel and drip back into the ceiling. That is why a sarking or insulation layer under the sheet is part of the roof rather than an optional extra.

Not for a long time inland, and faster near salt water, which is why there is a heavier duty coating range specified for marine environments. Fixings and flashings need to match the sheet, because there is no point putting marine-grade steel on a roof and screwing it down with fixings that rust out first.

It depends on roof area, complexity, access, and what is underneath. We do not publish a price because a number without your roof attached to it is not useful, so we measure it and give you a figure.

Usually because they are not for the same work. One may include battens, sarking, guttering and disposal of the old roof and the other may not. Compare what is listed rather than the totals.

No. Where access to the roof is genuinely awkward we can start from satellite imagery and confirm on site, which saves a wasted visit.

A roof plumber. In New South Wales that is the trade covering metal roofing along with the guttering, downpipes and flashings that move water off it, which is why one trade can finish the whole job.

It is not what this business is set up to do well. Complete re-roofs, new roofs and guttering are the work, and small leak chasing is better handled by someone who specialises in it.