The one bit of roof work where the dollar threshold doesn't apply at all.
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Brisbane Roof Repairs connects Brisbane and greater Brisbane property owners with qualified, connects Brisbane property owners with licensed local roofers for gutters & downpipes. Tell us the roof type and what you're seeing and we'll match it to a licensed roofer who covers your suburb. Written scope and firm price after an inspection.
A QBCC licence is needed for building work over $3,300 — but guttering and downpipes connected to stormwater are classified as drainage, and drainage requires a licence at ANY value.
So a $400 length of gutter legally needs a licensed person, while a $3,000 roof patch might not. Most homeowners have this backwards, and so do some of the people quoting on it.
Debris is the obvious one, and in Brisbane's leafy inner suburbs it's most of it. But gutters also overflow because they've sagged and lost their fall, because the downpipes are undersized for a Brisbane downpour, or because the underground stormwater line is blocked.
Cleaning fixes the first. It does nothing for the other three, which is why some gutters overflow again a fortnight after being cleaned.
Water going over the back of the gutter runs down the fascia and into the eaves. On a timber home that means rot in the fascia and barge boards, and it is far more expensive to fix than the guttering was.
If water is coming over the back rather than the front, treat it as urgent rather than cosmetic.
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Where this job typically sits. Access is usually a bigger cost driver than size.
| Job | Indicative price | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Roof inspection and written report | $150 – $400 | Often credited against the work. Worth paying for on its own if you're making a claim. |
| Leak trace and repair | $300 – $900 | Finding it is most of the job. A leak rarely enters where it appears inside. |
| Replace broken/slipped tiles | $250 – $650 | Per section. Matching an older terracotta profile can add to it. |
| Ridge capping re-bed and repoint | $1,200 – $3,500 | The most common tile-roof repair. Priced by lineal metre of ridge. |
| Storm and hail damage repair | $800 – $8,000 | Enormous range — depends whether it's a few tiles or a whole elevation. |
| Gutter replacement | $45 – $90 per metre | Licensed drainage work at any value. Includes brackets and fall correction. |
| Downpipe replacement | $150 – $400 each | More where it connects to underground stormwater. |
| Metal roof screw replacement / re-fastening | $800 – $3,000 | Very common on older Queenslanders. Much cheaper than re-roofing. |
| Roof restoration — tile | $3,500 – $9,000 | Clean, re-bed, repoint and coat. Cosmetic plus sealing, not structural. |
| Full re-roof — tile to Colorbond | $15,000 – $35,000 | Depends on size, pitch, access and whether battens need replacing. |
| Skylight or whirlybird install | $400 – $1,200 | Each, fitted and flashed. |
| Emergency tarp / make safe | $300 – $900 | After hours during storm season. Buys time until a proper repair. |
Prices are indicative only. What a roof costs depends on its type, its pitch, access, how much of it is affected and whether the damage runs into the battens or ceiling. You get a firm written price after an inspection.
<strong>$45 to $90 per metre</strong>, with downpipes at $150 to $400 each. Fall adjustments and awkward access add to it.
Yes, at any value — and this is the one most people get wrong. General roof work needs a QBCC licence above $3,300, but guttering is classified as <strong>drainage</strong>, which requires a licence regardless of price. A $400 gutter job legally needs a licensed contractor when the same $400 on tiles would not.
Both are common. Blockage is the cheap answer and worth ruling out first. Persistent overflow in one section after clearing usually means fall, and that is a re-hang rather than a clean.
Leaks, broken tiles, lifted sheeting and the damage you can't see from the ground.
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Hail, wind and debris damage — and the insurance paperwork that goes with it.
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Tracing a leak to its actual source rather than patching where the stain is.
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Terracotta and concrete tile — broken tiles, ridge capping and valley irons.
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