Roof Painting and Roof Restoration Services Sydney

Roof Condition Assessment:

Do a proper roof inspection to figure out where you've got broken tiles, cracked ones, or maybe some moss, lichen, rusted flashings. You'll also want to look out for surface grime that's built up.

Access and Safety Planning:

Before you even start, sort out your roof access. Get some good roof harness points in place & put up some edge protection & safety barriers to keep people safe while they're working. Then, get a SWMS drawn up that matches up with all the WHS rules.

First things first, the roof needs a real good scrub, mate. Over the years all sorts of muck builds up - dirt, moss, lichen, loose paint and general grime - and if we don't clear that out first the new coating ain't gonna stick like it should. So we fire up the high-pressure washer (it's got to be a good 3,000 to 4,000 psi, or it just ain't worth it) and give the whole roof a good going over, blasting all that old build-up off.

We also give the walls and any nearby areas a bit of a clean while we're at it, just in case some water decides to go splashing everywhere. And it's a good idea to check and clear the gutters and downpipes while we're at it so we don't have to do it again in the not-too-distant future.

When you're doing a roof restoration, here's what we do:

• Replace any tiles that are cracked or missing
• Get the ridges sorted by re-bedding & repointing the ridge caps
• Give any metal roofs a rubdown to sort out the rust
• Seal up any porous tiles that are letting water in

Now the roof's clean and dry, it's time to get the primer on. We slap up some Dulux Roof Primer, the right type for the tiles, either concrete or terracotta, depending on what your roof is made of. We use an airless spray to get an even coat and make sure it gets right into all those tiny gaps and porous bits.

Then we leave it to dry, and that can be anywhere from 2 to 4 hours, depending on the weather. But trust us, it's worth it for a strong bond and results that will last.

Now for the actual paint job

• Product:

We use Dulux Roof Membrane, a high-build elastomeric coating with UV stability & waterproofing. You'll need two coats, one after the other.

• Application:

Use airless spray equipment with a 0.019” tip, that way you can get a consistent finish. Do the first coat, let it dry (about 4-6 hours), then do the second one at a right angle to the first coat to make sure you get even coverage.

• Coverage:

Each coat covers about 6-8 m² per liter and gives you a total dry film thickness of 300-400 microns.

Once the paint's dry, we take a good hard look at the whole roof. We check that the flashings, valleys and ridge caps are all properly coated and protected. Any tricky corners or hard to reach bits get finished off by hand with a brush.

We also make sure the colour and sheen look consistent all the way across the roof, so it looks clean and uniform. Just right.

Quality control is really important to us. The site supervisor signs off on each stage, cleaning, priming and painting, and once it's all done, we do a walk-through with you to make sure you're happy with the finish.

So you can be confident that the job's been done right from start to finish.