Roof restoration and repairs in Blewitt Springs

Roofs on Blewitt Springs homes

Blewitt Springs is about 27 km south of the CBD, in the City of Onkaparinga. Onkaparinga is Adelaide's largest council. It covers beachside suburbs from Christies Beach to Sellicks Beach, foothills suburbs built from the 1970s to the 1990s such as Aberfoyle Park, Flagstaff Hill, Happy Valley and Woodcroft, newer estates around Seaford and Aldinga, and the McLaren Vale wine region townships. Many of the foothills homes have concrete tile roofs that are due for attention.

Popular roofing jobs in Blewitt Springs

• Restoring 1970s–90s concrete tile roofs in the foothills suburbs
• Coastal-grade metal roofs and fixings near the beach
• Leak and gutter repairs on newer estate homes
• Gutter guard and ember sealing before bushfire season

What Blewitt Springs roofs have to cope with

Hills roofs in Blewitt Springs work harder than most. Leaves and bark pile up in gutters and valleys, where they hold water against the metal and give embers somewhere to land in summer. Shaded tiles stay damp and grow moss. Keeping gutters clear, fitting gutter guard and sealing gaps at the ridges and eaves goes a long way, and if the property has a bushfire attack level (BAL) rating, any new roof needs materials to suit it. Expect steep blocks and tricky access to add to the cost.

Before you book

Check three things before you book roof work in Blewitt Springs. First, the licence: anyone contracting for building work in SA needs a building work contractor's licence, and jobs of $12,000 or more need a written contract. Second, approvals: repairs, restorations and like-for-like re-roofs usually don't need them. Third, what's on the roof: solar panels have to come off for most restorations and re-roofs, and an old grey fibre-cement roof may contain asbestos, which needs a licensed removalist for anything over 10 square metres.