Why an indication instead of a quote?
A fixed quote needs an on-site inspection: someone on your roof, in your ceiling space, measuring and checking timber. That's a real commitment of your time and ours, and most homeowners aren't ready for it when they start researching.
A price indication flips the order. You tell us the basics, we give you a realistic range first. You find out whether the project fits your budget before anyone visits your home. Most companies won't do this because vague "free quotes" get their salesperson in your living room. We think you deserve the number first.
What you get
- A realistic price range for replacing your roof, based on the details you give us.
- The assumptions behind it, written down, so you know exactly what the range covers.
- What would move the number: things like hidden timber damage, asbestos, difficult access, or solar panel removal and reinstallation.
- A straight answer on timing: how far out work is currently being booked.
How accurate is it?
If your details are accurate, the final fixed quote usually lands inside the indicated range. The biggest unknowns are the things nobody can see from a form: the condition of the roof timbers, what's under the existing covering, and access for materials and waste. That's why we always tell you what the range assumes. No one will hold you to a number, and no one will ambush you with a bigger one without explaining why.
The process, step by step
- You fill in the form. Takes about two minutes. It's here.
- We review it. A real person reads your details. If something's unclear we may call or email with one or two questions.
- You get your range. Within one business day, by email, with the assumptions spelled out.
- You decide. If the range works, we book an on-site inspection and produce a fixed, itemised quote. If it doesn't, that's the end of it. No drip campaign, no weekly check-in calls.
What affects the price of a roof replacement?
In rough order of impact:
- Roof size and pitch. More area and steeper pitch mean more material and more labour.
- What's coming off. Asbestos removal is a licensed, regulated process and adds significant cost. Tile removal costs more than metal removal.
- What's going on. Material choice and profile, insulation, sarking, gutters and downpipes.
- Storeys and access. Double-storey homes and tight sites need more scaffolding and time.
- Structural condition. If battens or timbers need replacing, that's extra and usually only fully visible once the old roof comes off.
- Extras. Solar panel removal and reinstall, skylights, whirlybirds, satellite dishes.
Who's allowed to do the work?
This matters more than most homeowners realise. In WA, a full roof replacement is building work, and building work valued over $20,000 (which covers almost every full re-roof) must by law be carried out by a registered building contractor. That registration exists for a reason: it means the company is accountable to Building and Energy WA, carries the required insurance, and your job comes with the statutory protections of a building contract.
A handyman, a general roofer without registration, or a mate of a mate cannot legally take on your re-roof, no matter how good the price sounds. If something goes wrong on an unregistered job, you carry the risk.
Two things to do with any quote, from us or anyone else:
- Ask for the building contractor registration number. A professional outfit gives it without blinking.
- Check it on the Building and Energy public register (search "Building and Energy licence search WA"). Takes two minutes.
Every company we refer work to is a registered building contractor. We wouldn't send your roof to anyone else.
A note on conversions and council approval
Here's a point even some homeowners who've done their homework miss. Changing your roof type, tiles to metal or the other way around, is a structural change to the building, so it generally needs council building approval even when the job comes in under the $20,000 registered-builder threshold. It's not red tape for its own sake: the new roof loads the structure differently, and the approval confirms it's been done properly. A good contractor handles that approval as part of the job. If someone quoting a conversion doesn't mention it, ask who's lodging it.
Ready when you are
Read the guides first if you like. When you want a number, the form takes two minutes.