Melton VIC · about 20 km from our base
Metal roof replacement in Melton
Melton homes cop the wind. When tiles start lifting or an old roof leaks in every storm, we replace it with a new metal roof screw-fixed to the battens, with fixings and flashings set up for the exposure.
Roofs in Melton
Built for the wind out here.
Melton started as a country town and grew quickly from the 1970s as a satellite city, so it has older homes around the town centre, 1970s and 80s brick veneer through suburbs like Melton South and Kurunjang, and big newer estates as the city spreads east towards Rockbank.
The older homes are mostly concrete tile roofs that are now 40 or more years old, and the common problems are tiles lifting or cracking, ridge capping working loose, and water getting in where the bedding has broken down. Older iron roofs around the town centre rust at the laps and fixings like anywhere else.
Melton sits out on open plains with very little to slow the wind, and strong gusts are a regular part of life there. That makes wind the main thing to design for: sheets fixed to the manufacturer's pattern for the exposure, capping and flashings properly fastened, and nothing left loose for a gust to catch.
Metal roof replacement · Melton
Common problems, fixed properly.
What Melton roofs tend to need, and how we deal with it.
What we often find in Melton
- Tiles lifted or cracked after strong winds
- Ridge capping working loose
- Leaks that only appear in wind-driven rain
- Old iron rusting at the laps near the town centre
What the job usually involves
- Sheets fixed to the manufacturer's pattern for the exposure
- Ridge and barge capping mechanically fastened
- Sarking to stop wind-driven dust and rain
- Gutters and downpipes sized for heavy bursts
How the job runs
How the job runs.
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Step 1: Inspection & free quote
We get up on the roof, look at what's under it and give you a clear quote with what's included and what isn't.
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Step 2: Strip & prepare
We set up safe access, strip the old roof and check the battens and frame underneath.
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Step 3: New roof on
Battens, sarking and insulation where they are part of the job, then the new sheets, ridges and flashings.
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Step 4: Gutters, clean-up & walk-through
Gutters and downpipes finished, offcuts and old roofing cleared away, and the finished roof walked through with you.
Areas we serve
Melton, and the suburbs around it.
About 20 km from our base in St Albans, and part of the 25 suburbs we cover across Melbourne's west and north-west.
We also cover
- Metal roof replacement in St Albans
- Metal roof replacement in Sunshine
- Metal roof replacement in Hoppers Crossing
- Metal roof replacement in Williamstown
Nearby suburbs we cover
- Rockbank
- Caroline Springs
- Sunbury
Common questions
Metal roof replacement in Melton, answered.
Anything not covered here, call 0403 652 357 and ask.
Is a metal roof a good choice in a windy area like Melton?
For wind, metal has clear advantages: the sheets are long, screw-fixed to the battens and have far fewer joints than tiles, so there is much less for a gust to lift. The key is fixing them to the right pattern for the exposure, which we allow for when we quote.
My tiles lifted in a storm. Should I repair or replace?
If it's a few tiles and the rest of the roof is sound, a tile repair may be all you need. If tiles are lifting in several places, the capping is loose and the roof is 40-plus years old, a metal replacement is worth pricing. We'll look and tell you which we'd do.
Do you come out to Melton for quotes?
Yes. Melton is within our service area, about 20 km from our base in St Albans, and quotes are free.
Let's take a look at your roof.
Give Mehari a ring or send your details through, and we'll come out and quote it for free.
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