A typical full restoration takes 3 to 5 business days, depending on weather conditions and the size of your roof. We provide a specific schedule with every quote.
Melbourne's #1 Rated Roof Restoration
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Roof Restoration
Melbourne.
Don't pay $30,000+ to replace a perfectly restorable roof. We clean, repair, and recoat your tiles or metal roof to look brand new, guaranteed for 10 years.
10-Year Warranty
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Dulux Accredited
What Is Roof Restoration?
Roof restoration is a multi-stage process that extends the life of your existing roof by 15–25 years without the cost and disruption of a full replacement.
Melbourne's harsh UV, wind, and rain cycles cause tiles to fade, crack, and lose their protective coating. True Roof's restoration process reverses this damage using Dulux Acratex membrane systems, the same materials used by commercial builders. Whether you have faded terracotta in Camberwell or moss-covered Monier tiles in Doncaster, our four-step process delivers the same result: a waterproof, warranty-backed roof that looks brand new.
70%
Cost saving vs. full replacement
15yr+
Extended roof lifespan
20%
Cooling cost reduction
10yr
Material warranty (Dulux)
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The True Roof 4-Step Process
Every restoration follows our proven system, designed to maximise longevity and leave your roof looking showroom-new.
1
High-Pressure Clean
We blast away 100% of moss, lichen, dirt, and old sealant with professional 3000 PSI pressure washing.
2
Repair & Repoint
Cracked tiles are replaced and ridge cap mortar is repointed using flexible polymer compound. No crumbling.
3
Prime & Seal
A penetrating primer locks into the tile surface and creates the bond for our Dulux Acratex membrane topcoat.
4
2-Coat Membrane
Two full coats of Dulux Acratex elastomeric membrane are spray-applied, delivering a waterproof, UV-resistant finish.
Terracotta, Cement & Metal: What's on Your Roof?
Melbourne's housing stock spans over a century. Each tile type responds differently to restoration. Here's what we do for each.
Restoring Porous Terracotta to Lock Out Water
The classic red tile found across Melbourne's inner ring: Kew, Malvern, Brighton.
- Highly porous — absorbs water and grows deep-staining moss faster than other tiles.
- We use a penetrating primer that soaks into the tile before the Dulux membrane — leaving it more waterproof than new.
- Cracked or missing tiles are profile-matched and replaced first — no painting over broken tiles.
Restoring Cement Tiles to Stop Chalking
The dominant tile on Melbourne homes built between the 1970s and 2000s — throughout the eastern and outer suburbs: Doncaster, Rowville, Craigieburn.
- Tiles fade and chalk as the factory colour coating breaks down — but the substrate is usually sound and restorable.
- High-pressure cleaning is critical to remove all chalked residue before priming — skipping it causes delamination, the most common failure of cheap jobs.
Recoating Metal Roofs to Halt Rust
Common on newer homes and extensions across Melbourne's growth corridors. Metal restoration starts with a corrosion-treatment primer before a flexible acrylic topcoat. Rust spots, screw leaks, and failed flashing sealant are all addressed before coating begins.
Why It Matters
Why We Only Use Dulux Acratex
Dulux Acratex is the only membrane system that carries a 10-year product warranty directly from Dulux, not just a contractor's verbal promise. That warranty is only honoured when applied by an Accredited Applicator following Dulux's specifications. True Roof holds that accreditation.
Acratex is an elastomeric membrane that stretches up to 300% before tearing, so Melbourne's 40°C+ summer heat expanding your roof tiles won't cause the coating to crack. Cheaper water-based paints have no elasticity and begin flaking within 3–5 years.
10-Year Product Warranty
Backed by Dulux directly, transferable if you sell your home.
Elastomeric (Moves with Your Tiles)
300% elongation handles Melbourne's extreme heat cycles without cracking.
Full Membrane System
Not a paint: primer, sealer, and two topcoats applied to Dulux spec.
Solar-Reflective Colours
Light Dulux colours reduce roof surface temps by up to 20°C.
What Does Roof Restoration Cost in Melbourne?
We believe in transparent pricing. Here's what drives the cost, with typical ranges for Melbourne homes.
$3,500
Starting from
Small single-storey, minimal moss, low pitch, cement tiles
Most Common
$5,500
Typical 3BR home
Standard single-storey, moderate growth, full clean + repoint + 2-coat
$8,500+
Complex jobs
Two-storey, steep pitch, terracotta, severe moss, many hip ridges
What Changes the Price?
Tile Type & Condition
Terracotta requires a penetrating primer system vs. cement tiles. Heavy lichen infestation adds cleaning time. Cracked tiles that need profile-matching add material cost.
Ridge Cap Repointing
A standard 3BR home has 50–80 lineal metres of ridge and hip. Our polymer repointing adds $800–$1,800 to the total, and it's essential. Coating over crumbling mortar is the #1 reason cheap restorations fail within 3 years.
Roof Complexity
More hip ridges, valleys, skylights, and penetrations mean more detail work. A simple gable in Craigieburn is faster to coat than a complex hip-and-valley terracotta in Balwyn.
Step One
$199
Diagnostic Inspection
Start With a $199 Diagnostic Inspection
A guess over the phone helps no one. Our paid inspection gives you a photo-documented condition report that pinpoints the true source of any failure, not just the symptoms, so your restoration is quoted on facts.
- Photo-documented condition report you keep, whoever you hire
- Finds the real root cause, not a surface guess
- Fully rebated against any restoration or repair over $1,500
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We Cover All of Greater Melbourne
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43 suburbs
Northern Suburbs
Preston · Bundoora · Coburg · Epping
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20 suburbs
North-Eastern Suburbs
Eltham · Greensborough · Ivanhoe · Heidelberg
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30 suburbs
Eastern Suburbs
Camberwell · Doncaster · Box Hill · Kew
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31 suburbs
South-Eastern Suburbs
Ringwood · Croydon · Dandenong · Berwick
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29 suburbs
Southern Suburbs
Brighton · Cheltenham · Mentone · Malvern
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28 suburbs
Western Suburbs
Essendon · Williamstown · Altona · Keilor
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24 suburbs
Outer West & Growth Corridors
Melton · Point Cook · Hoppers Crossing · Caroline Springs
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30 suburbs
Regional Victoria
Sunbury · Gisborne · Kilmore · Romsey
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Expert Answers.
Yes, we provide a 10-Year Dulux Material Warranty and a 7-Year Workmanship Guarantee on every job. We are fully licensed and insured for your peace of mind.
Absolutely. We specialize in cement tile, terracotta, and Colorbond/metal roof restorations, using specific membrane systems designed for each material.