Best roofers in Perth CBD and inner suburbs (2026)
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These are the best-rated roofers working across Perth’s CBD and inner suburbs, from the city, Northbridge, East Perth and West Perth out through Highgate, Mount Lawley, Menora, North Perth, Leederville, Subiaco, Shenton Park, Wembley and Nedlands, and south of the river through Victoria Park, Burswood, Lathlain, South Perth, Como and Kensington. They’re ranked on real Google reviews, not on who paid us. Roofing is a service-area trade, run out of a ute and a yard rather than a shopfront, so this is an honest read of the top ten roofers that genuinely service the inner ring: established Perth roofing and restoration companies that cover the CBD and the suburbs around it. Below you’ll find what roofing work really costs in 2026, why so many of the inner-city roofs are due for a restoration, the heritage, character and asbestos traps on the old stock, the tight-access and strata quirks of the inner suburbs, when the law says you need a licensed roof plumber or a registered builder, the door-knock scams to watch for, and a quick checklist before you let anyone climb onto your roof.
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Get a Featured spot ▸How we ranked these
- Google reviews do the ranking. We start with every roofer’s live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled fresh from Google Maps.
- Rating, weighted by volume. A 5.0 from a job or two isn’t proof yet, so we weight the score by review count. A proven rating from dozens or hundreds of customers sits above a perfect score from a handful, which is why Roof Restorations Perth WA (4.9 from 238) leads the page ahead of smaller five-star outfits.
- Roofers that actually service the inner ring. Roofing is a mobile trade, so good roofers cover a wide slice of the metro. Every business here services the CBD and the inner suburbs around it. There’s no shopfront roofer sitting in the middle of the city, so these are the established Perth roofing and restoration companies that regularly work Mount Lawley, Subiaco, Leederville, Victoria Park, South Perth and the streets in between.
- Roofers, not suppliers or lead brokers. A roofing search on Google pulls in a bit that isn’t a roofer: a gutter-only specialist, a “get quotes” lead-broker site, roofing-material suppliers and a firm with a single review. We left those out, along with anything sitting below a genuine rating and review bar. What’s left is roofers and roof plumbers.
- Paid spots are labelled, and never jump the queue. When a business pays for a “Featured” spot it’s marked as such. The review-based order below does not change to favour a payer. Right now, no spots are sold.
Roof Restorations Perth WA
A 4.9 held across 238 reviews is the biggest, most-tested track record on this page, and in roofing, where one bad job in a wet week can drag a score down, keeping the rating that high over more than two hundred customers is about the strongest signal you’ll find. They run as a service-area business covering Perth, the inner ring included, and specialise in the bread-and-butter work on the old tile roofs through Mount Lawley, Highgate, Subiaco and North Perth: cleaning, rebedding and repointing tired ridge caps and chasing down leaks. With this many recent reviews to read through, they’re also the easiest outfit on the page to sanity-check for yourself before you book. A safe first call for anything tile-restoration related.
View listing & contact ▸Kili & Cousins Roof Restorations
A 4.9 across 130 reviews is the second-deepest record on the page, and that many customers holding the score that high says the work is consistent, not lucky. Restoration is their trade: cleaning, rebedding and repointing ridge caps, swapping cracked tiles and recoating tired roofs so they shed water and look right again. That’s exactly the job most of the older terracotta and concrete tile roofs through the inner suburbs are ready for. With a review base this size you can read plenty of recent, specific feedback before you commit, which makes them an easy shortlist pick for a restoration quote.
View listing & contact ▸Perth Re-Roofing
A clean 5.0 across 53 reviews is a strong record, and as the name says, replacement is their focus rather than a cosmetic recoat. That makes them the call when the roof is past restoring: failing tiles, multiple leaks, or an old tile or asbestos roof you want swapped for Colorbond metal. Plenty of the original inner-city roofs eventually reach that point, and a re-roofing specialist with an unblemished score is a confident second opinion when you’re weighing up restore versus replace. Metal re-sheeting and guttering is plumbing work in WA, so ask to see the roof plumber’s licence on any full re-roof.
View listing & contact ▸4.8 (106)
Also working the inner suburbs, just outside the ten
These are other roofers we found genuinely working the CBD and inner ring. A few landed just below the cut on the weighted score, and a couple are still building their Google reviews, so we’d rather be upfront than dress a thin record up as a proven one. Worth a quote if you’re chasing a few prices: Roof Repairs Perth WA (4.6 from 202, a big, established record that just missed the ten), Perth Roof Restoration & Repair (4.7 from 48) and Complete Roof Plumbing (4.4 from 60, handy if your job is metal roofing or a re-sheet). Newer or thinner on reviews so far: Perth Roofing & Gutters (4.7 from 3) and Roofing Company Perth (5.0 from 1). A couple we left off on purpose: material suppliers, a “get a quote” lead-broker site that isn’t a roofer, and a building repair firm with no reviews yet. If your job is guttering, downpipes or a full metal re-sheet rather than a tile restoration, remember that in WA that’s roof-plumbing work and should be done by a licensed plumber, so ask to see the licence.
What roofing actually costs in Perth’s inner suburbs (2026)
Nobody likes ringing a roofer blind on price. These are honest WA ballpark ranges for the common jobs, GST included. They’re a guide to keep you from being overcharged, not a quote. Roofing covers a huge spread, from chasing a single leak to re-sheeting a whole house in Colorbond, so treat these as rough bands and get your own job priced in writing after someone has actually been up and looked. Through the inner suburbs a lot of the work is tile restoration on the old character homes and gutter, valley and leak repair on original roofs, and tight access on narrow inner-city blocks and two-storey terraces can push the numbers around a fair bit.
| Job | Typical WA range | What pushes it up |
|---|---|---|
| Leak find & repair callout | $150-$500 | Tile vs metal, roof pitch and access, extent of the fault |
| Ridge capping rebed & repoint (whole roof) | $1,500-$4,500 | Roof size, steep pitch, two-storey, condition of the old mortar |
| Full tile roof restoration (clean, repoint, recoat) | $3,000-$8,000 | Roof size, tile condition, number of coats, broken tiles to swap |
| Gutter & downpipe replacement (whole house) | $2,000-$6,000 | Lineal metres, fascia condition, two-storey access, leaf guard |
| Fascia & gutter combo replacement | $3,500-$9,000 | Timber vs metal fascia, height, full perimeter |
| Re-roof: tile to Colorbond metal (whole house) | $15,000-$35,000+ | Roof size and pitch, insulation blanket, battens, structural sign-off |
| Colorbond re-sheet (replace existing metal roof) | $12,000-$30,000 | Area, sheet profile, insulation, flashings |
| Heritage / character roof repair (specialist) | $2,500-$12,000+ | Original tile or iron to match, detailing, approvals, careful access |
| Storm make-safe / emergency tarp | $300-$1,000 | After-hours callout, extent, height and access |
| Asbestos roof removal & replacement | $15,000-$40,000+ | Licensed removalist, safe disposal, full re-roof to replace |
Perth’s inner ring is largely a character-home restoration heartland. The old suburbs, Mount Lawley, Highgate, Menora, North Perth, Leederville, Subiaco, Shenton Park and the older streets of Victoria Park and South Perth, are full of Federation, interwar and post-war homes with original terracotta tile and some early corrugated iron, and up here the bread-and-butter work is restoration: rebedding and repointing the ridge caps, swapping cracked tiles, and cleaning and recoating a tired roof so it sheds water and looks the part again. Many of these homes sit inside character or heritage areas, in the City of Vincent, Subiaco, Victoria Park and South Perth, where the roof may be original and the work needs a lighter, more sympathetic hand and sometimes council approval, so it pays to use someone who has done character roofs before. Three things drive a lot of the work through here: age, because a roof from the 1920s to the 1970s is well past the life of its bedding mortar and coating; access, because narrow inner-city blocks, two-storey homes and shared boundaries make setup and safety harder than a roomy suburban lot; and the CBD apartment and townhouse stock, where a roof or a common-area re-sheet is often strata work that needs owners’ approval and a proper scope. One more that matters on the older stock: some pre-1990 roofs and eaves contain asbestos, so any cutting, drilling or removal needs testing and a licensed removalist. On the legal side, metal roofing, guttering and downpipe work is plumbing work in WA and should be carried out by a licensed plumber, and a full re-roof or any structural roof change generally needs a registered building contractor and may need engineering sign-off (see the FAQ below).
Don’t get ripped off: red flags
- The door-knocker who “noticed your roof”. A roofer who turns up unannounced saying they spotted a problem from the street, and can start today at a special price, is running the oldest play in the trade. The old character suburbs get worked hard by them. Never sign on the spot. Get your own independent quotes.
- Pushed into a full restoration when a repair would do. A few cracked tiles or a leaking valley is a repair, not a reason to recoat the whole roof. If someone jumps straight to a five-figure restoration without pricing the actual fault, be wary.
- “Roof painting” sold as restoration. A proper restoration cleans, rebeds and repoints the ridge caps, replaces broken tiles and then recoats with a prepared membrane system. A quick spray of paint over an unprepped, unrepaired roof peels and flakes within a couple of years. Ask exactly what prep and repair is included.
- No care for a heritage or character roof. On the old Mount Lawley, Highgate and Subiaco homes, an original tile or iron roof needs a sympathetic repair and matching materials, not a heavy modern recoat or the wrong replacement tile. If a quote treats a character roof like any other, get a second opinion, and check whether council approval is needed.
- No mention of asbestos on an older roof. Plenty of pre-1990 homes through the inner suburbs have asbestos in the roof or eaves. A roofer who wants to cut, drill or remove old sheeting without testing or a licensed removalist is putting your household at risk.
- No roof plumber’s licence for metal or gutter work. In WA, metal roofing, gutters and downpipes are plumbing work. If someone is re-sheeting your roof or replacing guttering without a plumbing licence, that’s a problem, not a saving.
- No plan for tight access or a shared boundary. Inner-city blocks are narrow and often share a wall or fence line. A roofer who hasn’t thought about scaffold, street or laneway access and protecting the neighbour’s property is likely to cut corners on safety.
- No safety gear for working at heights. Roof work is high-risk. No harness, no roof anchors, no scaffold on a two-storey or steep roof means no proper safety system, and the liability can land on you.
- Big cash deposit up front, no ABN, no receipt. A modest deposit for materials is normal. Handing over a big slab of the job in cash with no paperwork means no warranty and no comeback.
- Vague warranty and no product detail. A real restoration quote names the membrane or coating brand, the number of coats, and the workmanship warranty. “Ten-year warranty” with nothing in writing about the actual products is worth very little.
Before you hire: quick checklist
- Written, itemised quote. After they’ve actually been up on the roof, get the scope in writing: the fault, the repair, the coating brand and number of coats, the gutter and flashing work, and who supplies what.
- Right licence for the work. For metal roofing, gutters and downpipes, check the business holds a plumbing licence. For a full re-roof or structural change, check they’re a registered building contractor or work under one. For tile restoration and repointing, a proven roofer with reviews and insurance is fine.
- Insurance and heights safety. Ask for current public liability cover and sight the certificate, and check they use proper harnesses, anchors or scaffold on your roof.
- Access and neighbours sorted. On a narrow inner-city block or a two-storey home, confirm how they’ll set up scaffold and access, and how they’ll protect the shared boundary and the neighbour’s property.
- Heritage and strata checks. On a character or heritage home, confirm they’ve done that work and will match tiles and detailing, and check whether council approval applies. On an apartment or townhouse, confirm the job has strata or owners’ approval before it starts.
- Asbestos check on older roofs. On a pre-1990 roof or eaves, confirm testing and a licensed removalist before anyone cuts or removes sheeting.
- Recent photo reviews. Look for recent, specific reviews, ideally with before-and-after photos of similar local jobs, restorations, re-roofs or gutter replacements. A steady stream beats one old burst.
- Warranty in writing. Get the workmanship warranty, and the product warranty on any coating or sheeting, in writing alongside the quote.
Frequently asked
How did you rank these roofers?
By their live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled from Google Maps. We weight the rating by review volume so a proven score from dozens or hundreds of customers isn’t leapfrogged by a perfect score from a handful, which is why Roof Restorations Perth WA (4.9 from 238) leads the page. Roofing is a service-area trade, so rather than insisting every business sits inside the CBD, we checked each one genuinely services the inner suburbs. A gutter-only specialist, a lead-broker quote site, suppliers and single-review newcomers were left out; ten roofers cleared the bar.
Which suburbs does this cover?
Perth city and the inner ring. That runs from the CBD, Northbridge, East Perth and West Perth out through Highgate, Mount Lawley, Menora, North Perth, Leederville, West Leederville, Subiaco, Shenton Park, Jolimont, Wembley, Nedlands and Crawley, and south of the river through Victoria Park, East Victoria Park, Burswood, Lathlain, South Perth, Como and Kensington. Every roofer in the ranking services that catchment.
Are these paid placements?
No. This list is ordered on Google review data. Businesses can pay for a “Featured” spot at the top, which is clearly labelled, but paying never changes the review-based order below. As of this update, no spots are sold.
Do roofers need a licence in WA?
It depends on the work. Metal roofing, guttering, downpipes and rainwater work are plumbing work in Western Australia and must be carried out by a licensed plumber registered with the Plumbers Licensing Board. Tile roof restoration, repointing and recoating are not a separately licensed trade, so there a proven roofer with reviews and insurance is what you want. And a full re-roof or any structural roof change is building work: residential building work valued over $20,000 must be carried out or supervised by a registered building contractor, and may need engineering sign-off. This is general information, not legal advice, so check your specific job with the relevant WA authority if you’re unsure.
Restoration or a full re-roof, which do I need?
A restoration suits a structurally sound tile roof that’s just tired: it cleans, rebeds and repoints the ridge caps, swaps cracked tiles and recoats the roof, and it’s the cheaper path. A re-roof replaces the roof entirely, which is what you need if the tiles or sheets are failing, the roof leaks in multiple places, or you’re going from old tile or asbestos to Colorbond metal. A good roofer will tell you honestly which one your roof actually needs, and price the repair option rather than pushing straight to the big job.
Why do so many inner-city roofs need a restoration?
Age, mostly. A big share of the housing across Mount Lawley, Highgate, North Perth, Leederville, Subiaco and the older streets of Victoria Park and South Perth went up between the 1920s and the 1970s, and a tile roof from that era is well past the life of its bedding mortar and its original coating. The ridge caps loosen, the pointing cracks, tiles chip and the surface goes porous, so water starts finding its way in. That’s exactly what a proper restoration fixes, and it’s why restoration, rather than a full replacement, is the most common job through the inner ring.
I’ve got a character or heritage home. Anything different?
Yes, treat it with more care. The inner suburbs are full of Federation and interwar homes, and many sit inside character or heritage areas in the City of Vincent, Subiaco, Victoria Park and South Perth. That work wants a roofer who has done heritage roofs before, who will match the existing tile or iron and detailing and use a sympathetic repair rather than a heavy modern recoat or the wrong replacement material. If your property is heritage-listed or in a character-protection area there may also be approval requirements, so check with your council before any major work.
My roof is on an apartment or townhouse. Who organises it?
If you’re in a strata scheme, the roof and other common areas are usually the strata company’s responsibility rather than an individual owner’s, so a re-roof or major repair generally needs to go through the strata council and be approved by the owners before work starts. Get a proper scope and a couple of quotes, and make sure the roofer is used to strata jobs and the paperwork that comes with them. For a freestanding townhouse you own outright, it’s the same as any house.
Someone knocked on my door offering a cheap roof restoration. Should I?
Be very careful. Unsolicited roof restorers who “noticed your roof from the street” and can start today at a one-off price are a well-known trap, and the old character suburbs get doorknocked a lot. High-pressure sales, a big cash deposit and a rushed job with cheap coatings is a common outcome. Never sign on the spot. Take their details, then get two or three independent quotes from roofers you can check on Google, like the ones ranked above, before you commit to anything.
How often is this page updated?
Monthly. Ratings and review counts move, new roofers earn their spot, and we re-pull the data so the list stays honest and current. As the inner ring’s newer roofers build up reviews, expect this list to shift.
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