About Traralgon Roofing

Traralgon Roofing is an enquiry and referral website operated by Yes Right Pty Ltd, ABN 91 664 546 061. It is not a roofing company. Nobody on our side climbs ladders, holds a plumbing licence or builder registration, or inspects roofs. When you send an enquiry, it is handed to an independent roofing business in the Latrobe Valley, and that business decides whether it wants the job, sets its own price and carries out the work.

Enquiries come from Traralgon, Morwell, Moe, Churchill and the smaller towns nearby. The Traralgon area page covers the home town, and the list of roofing services explains the common jobs, from a single slipped tile to a full change from tiles to sheet metal, so you can describe yours clearly.

What happens to your enquiry

1. You complete the roofing enquiry form with your suburb, contact details and what is wrong with the roof.
2. Yes Right Pty Ltd reads it and passes your details to an independent roofer or roof plumber who handles that kind of job in your area.
3. If they can help, they contact you. Most will want photos or a look at the roof before they give a price.
4. You choose whether to accept. Nothing is booked until you and the roofer agree on the work.

Sending the form does not promise that a roofer is free, that you will hear back by a certain time or that the job will be taken on. The form is not watched around the clock. If a storm has opened up your roof and water is coming in, contact VICSES for help with emergency protection, and keep clear of fallen powerlines.

The roofing business that takes your job may pay Yes Right Pty Ltd a referral fee. You are free to collect other quotes as well.

What the roofer is responsible for

The business you hire is responsible for its quote, the booking, materials, safe access to the roof, the standard of the finished job and any warranty. Under Victorian rules that can also include:

• holding a current plumbing licence or registration in the roofing (stormwater) class for metal roof sheeting, flashings, gutters and downpipes
• giving you a compliance certificate for roof plumbing work above the value set by the regulator
• holding builder registration with the Building and Plumbing Commission for building work worth more than the set contract value that is not plumbing alone, such as a tile re-roof
• using a written major domestic building contract where the law requires one, and arranging Home Warranty cover for eligible larger jobs
• arranging a licensed asbestos removalist if old roof sheets or flues may contain asbestos

If you are unhappy with the work, raise it with the business first and keep your quote, invoice and photos.

How to check a roofer in Victoria

Roof plumbers and building practitioners in Victoria are registered or licensed by the Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC). Before anyone starts on your roof:

• search the BPC practitioner register by name, business name or licence number, and confirm the class covers your job
• check the Compliance and Enforcement Register for disciplinary action against the person or company
• note that the roofing (stormwater) class described on the BPC class page covers metal roof coverings and roof drainage, while tile, slate and concrete roof coverings sit outside plumbing
• watch for the restricted roofing class, which is limited to Class 10a buildings such as sheds, garages and carports

Consumer Affairs Victoria lists what builders and tradespeople must give you on its building practitioners page.

Contact and privacy

Questions about an enquiry, or a request to see or correct the details held about you, can be sent through the enquiry form or by replying to any message from us. The privacy notice sets out what is collected, why, and who receives it.

Next step

Write down your suburb, the roof material (concrete tile, terracotta, corrugated iron or Colorbond), roughly when the house was built and where the water or damage shows inside. Add two or three photos taken from the ground. Then send a roofing enquiry and an independent roofer can tell you whether they can take it on.

Send a job enquiry