Tullamarine's roofs in context
Exposed and flat
The suburb sits at about 86 m on generally flat ground, open to hot northerly winds in summer and cold southerly winds in winter. Wind speeds above 100 km/h were recorded at Melbourne Airport in the 6 March 2010 storm.
Drier than the city
Wikipedia's BOM-based tables give Melbourne Airport 515.5 mm of rain a year (1991 to 2020), against 577.7 mm at the city's Olympic Park station over its shorter, more recent record. Dry spells don't hurt a roof, but a heavy storm after one finds every blocked gutter.
Estates and townhouses
Wikipedia describes Tullamarine as a collection of recent housing estates and light industry, and the old Village Drive-In site (1955 to 1984) became one of those estates. At the 2021 Census, 39.6% of occupied homes were townhouses or semi-detached.
Inside a creek loop
The residential area sits within a loop of Moonee Ponds Creek, and the wider district was once called Tullamarine Island because creeks cut people off in wet weather.
Jobs that come up in Tullamarine
Wind damage. After a blow, look from the ground for ridge caps out of line, tiles slipped down the roof or sheets lifting at the edges. A roofer can refix or rebed them before the next rain finds the gap. See roof repairs in Melbourne.
Townhouse roofs. With so many townhouses, some roofs here are shared or drain through box gutters between units. Check whether the roof is common property before you book anyone, and make sure the roofer looks at the whole run, not just your section.
Metal roofs and fixings. On a metal roof, the work is roofing (stormwater) work, which is regulated plumbing in Victoria, so the person fixing sheets or flashings should be a licensed or registered plumber. See roof plumbing in Melbourne.
What to ask before a Tullamarine roof repair
- What fixings will you use, and will you replace any that have worked loose?
- Are you licensed or registered with the BPC for roof plumbing on metal roofs?
- If the roof is shared, will you quote for the whole roof or just my section?
- What's included in the price, and how long is your workmanship warranted?
Our take for Tullamarine
In a windy spot, small faults grow fast, so we'd have a loose ridge cap or lifting sheet fixed the week you notice it rather than saving it for a bigger job. For a townhouse, we'd get the owners together and have one roofer look at the whole roof.
Want a roofer to take a look?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match it with a Find My Roofer certified roofer who specialises in that kind of work, and they call you to quote. Your number goes to them alone.
