repainting roof and guttering

Hi guys just wondering on the process of getting my roof repainted/sprayed as well as the guttering!

They are colourbond / corrogated iron roofing and a light green colour which is faded previously dark green!

Not sure about how the guttering is to be painted as I think it was pre fabricated that green colour or is it as simple as a new spray job and away we go again?

Cheers

 

Engage a roof painter as it requires loads of material and it is too worm on the roof to enjoy doing it. It is also not that expensive, around $3000 for a regular house if pointing in good condition. You can paint yourself the gutters with a brush, very easy. Just go to a paint shop and they will tell you how to clean and if primer required. Tip is to paint roof and gutters same colour, looks great.

 

Is it worth it? Pricing a new roof is probably a good idea.

 

Roof is in prett good nic, only last owners who got it sprayed didn't get the best job I assume started to fade a bit !

 

Is it possible they painted it because it was riddled with rust? If it's 3k to paint, I would stump up the extra for a new colourbond roof (shouldn't need painting).

 

Nah its the same roof since purchase so a good 15 years old or so!

 

Brand new 15 years ago? Sounds like a 1950s era roof to me?

 

To be exact 1998

 

Tassie homes for ya!

 

Fifteen years ago would be 2003. Your roof is due for replacement at 25 years at best. Time for a new roof.

 

That settles it then! Cheers

 

No problem. Just checked and your roof is due for replacement at 20 years.
From a roof contractor:
"[contractor] offers a 10 year workmanship warranty and all COLORBOND® steel is backed by a 20 year BLUESCOPE steel warranty. When you buy COLORBOND® steel you are buying the highest quality steel made by one of Australia’s largest manufacturers – want to read more?"

 

Should be 20 years

 

Just because a roof is warranted up to a certain date doesn’t mean it has to be replaced then, if it is still functioning fine.

From a sustainability perspective there is a huge amount of embodied energy in a metal roof and it is environmentally sensible not to just ditch it if still sound.

Warranty is not an indication of when something should be replaced. It just means that a product should last at least that long. There will be colourbond roofs still going strong in 50 years as long as they are treated right.

My TV had a 2-year warranty. Did I throw it away after that period? No way!

 

That's true. A TV is likely to last for longer than the warranty.

A roof is a major structure in a house. It makes economical sense to keep it in good repair and replace as needed. A 3k plus cost to paint it would be a waste if a storm came through and the insurance refused to pay for damage as the roof was in poor repair.

At 3k and given the cost to replace and the structural benefit, I would replace the roof. The roofing iron might be able to be repurposed.

 

Paint is not related to structural integrity though. The paint is just faded, hardly a structural issue.

 

Any ideas of the going rate per square metre for the cost of new colourbond roofing? Cheers!

 

$80-100 per square m, dependant on property. This link is useful:
https://www.homeimprovementpages.com.au/article/roof_replacement_costs

 

@pippen there's no way I'd be replacing a roof that's 20 years old unless there is obvious issues (leaks).

I've got 4 properties that are all around 50years old and all still have original roofs with no problems at all.

The problem you have seems to be purely cosmetic!

 

Thanks mate ! Old couple had it b4 me so thinking they may have got stitched up with a dodgy ish paint job!