The stain on your ceiling tells you where the water landed, not where it got in.
No obligation. Takes 30 seconds.
Brisbane Roof Repairs connects Brisbane and greater Brisbane property owners with qualified, connects Brisbane property owners with licensed local roofers for leak repairs. 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.
From inside the roof space first, following the water back uphill along the timbers to the entry point. Then from above to confirm it. Sometimes with a hose test on a dry day, running water over sections in sequence.
It takes time, and it's the part that makes the difference between a repair that works and one that just moves the problem.
Around penetrations — vents, flues, aerials, and increasingly solar panel mounts, which are now a leading cause of new leaks in Brisbane. Valley irons. Failed ridge capping. Flashings where the roof meets a wall.
Solar is worth its own mention: panels are often fitted by installers rather than roofers, and a poorly flashed mount will leak.
Once plasterboard is stained and sagging it usually needs replacing, and that's not roofing work. A roofer stops the water; a plasterer repairs the ceiling.
Worth knowing so the quotes make sense, and worth acting quickly because in Brisbane humidity a wet ceiling cavity grows mould fast.
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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.
Leaks, broken tiles, lifted sheeting and the damage you can't see from the ground.
Hail, wind and debris damage — and the insurance paperwork that goes with it.
Terracotta and concrete tile — broken tiles, ridge capping and valley irons.
Corrugated iron and Colorbond — rust, fasteners and lifted sheeting.
Clean, re-bed, repoint and coat — what it does and what it doesn't.
Guttering, downpipes and stormwater — and the licensing trap that catches people.
Tell us the suburb and the roof type and we'll get it to the right person.
Call 0468 185 003