| Region | the Northern Beaches |
|---|---|
| Work we do here | Roof Repairs, Roof Replacement, Metal & Colorbond Roofing, Roof Restoration, Gutter Repair & Replacement, Storm & Emergency Roof Repairs, Roof Inspections & Reports |
| Inspection & quote | Free, no obligation |
| Enquiries | (02) 8000 1949 |
Church Point is where Pittwater Road finishes, at the ferry wharf that serves Scotland Island, Elvina Bay and Lovett Bay. It is a small place — well under a square kilometre — hemmed in by Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the water, and it produces some of the most logistically awkward roofing work on the peninsula.
Access is the defining factor
Houses here sit on steep bush blocks above the water with narrow roads, limited parking and in places no vehicle access at all to the building. Before anybody talks about tiles or sheeting, the questions are how materials get in, where a skip or a scaffold can physically go, and how the old covering gets out.
That is not a reason to avoid doing the work. It is a reason to have somebody look at the site properly before quoting, because a figure given over the phone for a Church Point roof would be meaningless.
Bush right up to the roof line
Surrounded by national park, the leaf load here is as heavy as anywhere we work. Angophora and gum litter fills valleys and gutters continuously rather than seasonally, and because the canopy shades much of the roof, nothing dries out properly.
- Valleys dam water back under the tiles, which is the main cause of leaks here
- Gutters hold wet mulch and corrode from the inside
- Shaded tile planes grow moss and lichen and lose their surface coating faster
- Debris on the roof is also fuel, which matters on bushfire-prone land
Bushfire-prone land
Property against the national park is likely to be mapped as bushfire-prone, in which case roof construction has to meet AS 3959 for the assessed BAL: non-combustible coverings, full sarking on tiled roofs across the common BAL ranges including into gutters and valleys, non-combustible gutter and valley protection, and ember-tight detailing at ridges and barges. Check the Northern Beaches Council mapping for your lot and get a BAL assessment — the requirement scales with the rating.
Talk to us about the site
Call (02) 8000 1949 or send the form, and mention the access situation so we can plan it properly. Nearby we cover Bayview, Mona Vale and Newport. See all suburbs.