Roofing in Glengarry

Roofing jobs around Glengarry split between older township houses that need re-roofing or repair, and farm buildings such as hay sheds, machinery sheds and old dairies whose iron is rusting out. Because roofers travel in from the larger valley towns, it pays to describe every roof on the property in one enquiry so the visit can cover them all. Glengarry enquiries are handed to an independent roofing business, which inspects, quotes and carries out the work under its own name (about this site).

What kinds of roofs are common around Glengarry?

Glengarry is one of Latrobe City’s smaller rural townships (Latrobe City snapshot), a short drive north of Traralgon. Its history is older than most valley towns. Selectors were taking up land in the early 1870s, a railway from Traralgon to Heyfield passed nearby in 1883, the station took the name Glengarry in December 1884, and a butter factory was running by the end of 1890, according to the Wikipedia history of Glengarry.

On a roofing visit that history shows up as:

• Older township houses, some with corrugated iron roofs that have been patched over many decades, and later houses with tile or Colorbond.
• Farm sheds of different ages, from timber-framed iron sheds to steel portal frames.
• Former dairy and farm buildings that now store hay, machinery or vehicles and still carry their first roof sheets.
• Verandahs and lean-tos added to houses and sheds over the years, often at a low pitch that collects leaves and water.

When does an old iron house roof in Glengarry need replacing?

Corrugated iron can last a long time, but it does wear out. Signs that a house roof in Glengarry has reached the replace stage:

1. rust has gone through the sheets in several places, not just at a nail hole or two
2. nails or fixings have rusted and sheets move or rattle in wind
3. previous patches with sealant or tar are failing
4. ceilings show water marks in more than one room
5. the roof has no sarking and the roof space is dusty, draughty or full of debris blown in under the sheets

Replacing old corrugated iron with new pre-finished sheet metal is generally treated as like-for-like, so it does not usually need a building permit, while changing from iron to tiles does, as the City of Monash roofing guidance explains for Victorian rules. Your own council or a building surveyor has the final say, and the metal re-roofing page covers the job itself.

How do house and shed roof jobs compare?

Point	House roof	Farm shed roof
Main goal	Keep the house dry, insulated and sound	Keep stock feed, machinery or stored goods dry
Typical material	Corrugated iron, Colorbond or tile	Corrugated or wide-rib steel sheeting
Sarking or insulation	Usually fitted on a new roof	Optional, often added to stop condensation
Gutters	Full gutters and downpipes, often to tanks	Sometimes no gutters, or gutters to a tank or trough
Who can do the metal work	Licensed or registered roof plumber	Roof plumber, or a practitioner in the restricted Class 10a roofing class
Height and access	Single storey, edge protection	Often higher, may need an elevated work platform

The shed and carport roofing page goes further into outbuilding roofs, including small sheds.

What does a careful roofer check on a Glengarry farm roof?

A provider working on rural buildings near Glengarry will usually:

• Test before touching old cement sheeting. Fibre cement roofing, cladding and gutters on buildings from before 1990 may contain asbestos, as Asbestos Victoria sets out, and a licensed removalist handles removal.
• Check the frame. Old timber purlins and poles can be rotten or borer damaged where water has sat on them. Steel frames are checked for rust at the base and the purlins.
• Plan access for height. High shed roofs and fragile old sheeting are a serious fall risk. A careful roofer will not walk on brittle or rusted sheets without proper fall protection, following WorkSafe Victoria’s compliance code on falls in housing construction.
• Ask what the building is used for. Hay sheds, for example, may need clear spans kept clear during the work, and stock may need moving.
• Allow for weather and ground. Wet paddocks can stop trucks or lifting gear reaching a shed, so timing matters.

What does re-roofing cost around Glengarry?

Published price guides are based on Melbourne work, so they are a starting point. Colorbond priced per square metre installed comes to about $84 to $190 per square metre, and a full new roof for a one-level home about $14,700 to $31,500. Shed re-sheeting is usually priced by area plus access, and travel to a rural property may be charged. Ask for house and shed work as separate lines so you can stage it. If you want both priced on one visit, say so in your Glengarry house or shed roof enquiry.

How does a rural roof job get planned?

1. Send photos of each roof from the ground with a rough size for each building.
2. The roofer visits, checks frames, sheeting and gutters, and notes any material that needs an asbestos test.
3. You receive a quote, ideally with separate prices for each structure.
4. Any permit, contract or Home Warranty questions on larger jobs are sorted before work starts; the roof permits and contracts guide explains these.
5. The roofer books dry weather, sets up access and replaces one section at a time.
6. Gutters, downpipes and flashings are finished and the site cleaned of offcuts and old fixings, which can puncture tyres and hooves.

For more rural properties nearby, see the Tyers area page, or Rosedale to the east in Wellington Shire.

Next step

For a Glengarry property, list each building and roof you want looked at, what it is made of and roughly how big it is. Say whether the house roof is original iron, whether any shed has grey fibre cement sheeting, and whether trucks or a lift can reach the shed in wet weather. Photos taken from the ground help. Then send a Glengarry roofing enquiry and a roofer who covers the area can say whether the job fits their schedule.

Send a job enquiry