Best roofers in the Perth Hills (2026)
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These are the best-rated roofers working across the Perth Hills, from Kalamunda, Lesmurdie and Gooseberry Hill through Mundaring, Glen Forrest and Darlington, down to Roleystone, Bickley and Pickering Brook, and across the foothills at Forrestfield, High Wycombe and Maida Vale. 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 hills. Below you’ll find what roofing work really costs in 2026, why a roof in the hills lives a harder life than one on the plains, the heavy tree canopy that fills gutters and valleys with leaf litter, the bushfire risk that makes ember protection and non-combustible roofing more than a nice-to-have, the colder, wetter weather and the storms that roll straight off the Darling Scarp, the ageing tile roofs on the older character homes, 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.
Featured roofers
These spots are for Perth Hills roofers who want to stand out on this page. None are taken yet, so the full review-ranked list is right below. That ranking is earned off Google reviews and never for sale. Are you a roofer or roof plumber working Kalamunda, Mundaring, Roleystone, Glen Forrest or Forrestfield? Featured spots start at $50 a year.
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) and Powerdrive Roofing (4.9 from 205) lead the page ahead of the smaller five-star outfits, and why a clean 5.0 like Renowned Roof Restorations (from 45) sits mid-table rather than up top.
- Roofers that actually service the hills. Roofing is a mobile trade, so good roofers cover a wide slice of the metro. Every business here services the eastern hills, from Kalamunda, Lesmurdie and Gooseberry Hill through Mundaring, Glen Forrest and Darlington, out to Roleystone and Bickley and down across the Forrestfield and High Wycombe foothills. Kalamunda Roof Restorers carries the hills-based local name, and the rest are established Perth roofing and restoration companies that regularly work the hills suburbs.
- Roofers, not suppliers or lead brokers. A roofing search on Google pulls in a bit that isn’t a roofer: “get quotes” lead-broker sites, roofing-material suppliers, a general building-repair firm with no reviews, and a couple of one and two-review newcomers. We left those out, along with a tile business sitting well below a genuine rating 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 keeping a rating that high over more than two hundred customers is about the strongest signal you’ll find in this trade. They run as a service-area business covering Perth, the hills included, and specialise in the bread-and-butter work that a lot of the older Kalamunda, Glen Forrest and Darlington homes need: cleaning, rebedding and repointing tired ridge caps, swapping cracked tiles and chasing down leaks on ageing tile roofs that cop the full weight of the hills weather. With this many recent reviews to read through, they’re also easy to sanity-check for yourself before you book. A safe first call for anything tile-restoration related, and the obvious outfit to line up against the local name below for a second quote.
View listing & contact ▸Powerdrive Roofing
A 4.9 across 205 reviews is right alongside the leader as the strongest record on this page, and it’s a genuinely useful pairing for the hills. When an old tile roof is past saving, or a bushfire-conscious owner wants to move to a non-combustible sheet roof, a full re-roof to Colorbond metal is the job, and that’s a different skill set to a tile touch-up. An outfit with a base this deep and a rating this high across re-roofs, metal work, gutters and repairs is a safe shortlist for the bigger jobs on the older Kalamunda, Mundaring and Roleystone homes, and a strong second quote to run against the name above.
View listing & contact ▸All-U-Need Roof Restorations Perth
A 4.8 held across 106 reviews is a strong, well-tested record, and it sits squarely on the most common hills job: restoring a structurally sound but tired tile roof. That’s cleaning off the moss and lichen that the cooler, wetter hills climate grows on north and south-facing tiles, rebedding and repointing the ridge caps, swapping cracked tiles and recoating with a proper membrane. A rating this high from well over a hundred customers is plenty to shortlist them for a restoration through Kalamunda, Lesmurdie or Glen Forrest, and worth lining up as a third price against the two names above.
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Also working the Perth Hills, just outside the ten
These are other roofers we found genuinely working the hills. A couple landed just below the cut on the weighted score, and a few 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: Ridge Cap King (4.7 from 22, handy for repointing and ridge work) and a second hills-based local, Kalamunda Works (5.0 from 8). Newer or thinner on reviews so far: RR Roof Restorations (4.6 from 16) and AMC Metal Roofing (5.0 from 2). A couple we left off on purpose: a general building and metal-roofing firm with no reviews showing yet, and a tile business sitting well below a genuine rating bar. 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 the Perth Hills (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. Up in the hills a few things push prices past the plains average: steep, treed blocks make access and setup slower, gutters clog with leaf litter so gutter work and guards come up often, and on a bushfire-prone block the safe, compliant option is usually the dearer one.
| 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 |
| Gutter clean & roof valley clear-out | $150-$450 | Two-storey, heavy tree cover, number of valleys, access |
| Gutter guard / leaf guard install (whole house) | $2,000-$6,000 | Lineal metres, mesh grade (ember-rated for BAL zones), two-storey |
| 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, moss and lichen, tile condition, number of coats |
| Gutter & downpipe replacement (whole house) | $2,000-$6,000 | Lineal metres, fascia condition, two-storey access on a slope |
| Re-roof: tile to Colorbond metal (whole house) | $15,000-$35,000+ | Roof size and pitch, sheet profile, insulation blanket, battens |
| Colorbond re-sheet (replace existing metal roof) | $12,000-$30,000 | Area, sheet profile, insulation, flashings, access on a treed block |
| 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 |
A roof in the hills lives a harder life than one down on the coastal plain, and it shows up in the work. The hills sit higher, cooler and a good deal wetter, so tile roofs grow moss and lichen on the shaded pitches and hold damp longer, which breaks down bedding and coatings faster and makes a proper clean and recoat part of any restoration up here. The tree canopy is the other constant: jarrah, marri and gum drop leaves, bark and twigs year round, and they pile up in gutters, valleys and box gutters until water backs up under the tiles and into the ceiling, which is why gutter cleaning, valley clearing and leaf-guard systems are such regular hills jobs. Then there’s fire. Most of the Perth Hills is mapped bushfire-prone, and many blocks carry a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating, so ember protection matters: fine steel gutter mesh, sealed roof gaps, non-combustible sheet roofing and clear valleys are all part of keeping embers out during a summer front, and a good hills roofer will talk to you about it rather than ignore it. The Darling Scarp also throws the weather at the hills first, the winter fronts and the odd summer storm hit the ridge before they reach the plains, lifting tiles, driving rain under flashings and bringing down branches, so leak repair and storm make-safe work is common through Kalamunda, Mundaring and Roleystone. One more that matters on the older stock: plenty of the mid-century character homes through Darlington, Glen Forrest and Gooseberry Hill have pre-1990 roofs or eaves that can 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 older tile-roof pockets of Kalamunda, Glen Forrest and Darlington get worked hard by them. Never sign on the spot. Get your own independent quotes.
- “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, mossy, unrepaired roof peels and flakes within a couple of years, and the damp, shaded hills pitches make it fail even faster. Ask exactly what prep and repair is included.
- No mention of bushfire or ember protection. On a BAL-rated hills block, gutter mesh, sealed roof gaps and non-combustible materials are part of the job, not an upsell. A roofer who brushes off ember protection on a bushfire-prone property isn’t thinking about your risk.
- Storm-chasers after a Scarp front. When a storm rolls off the scarp, out-of-area operators appear overnight chasing branch, wind and leak damage. Some are fine, many are here today and gone tomorrow with no local track record and no warranty you can chase. Stick to roofers you can check on Google.
- Ignoring the gutters and valleys. Up here, half the “roof leaks” are really blocked gutters and valleys full of leaf litter backing water up under the tiles. A roofer who wants to sell a big restoration without even checking whether clearing the gutters fixes it is not being straight with you.
- No mention of asbestos on an older character home. Plenty of pre-1990 homes through Darlington, Glen Forrest and Gooseberry Hill 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 access on a steep, treed block. Hills blocks are often sloped, tight and surrounded by big trees. A roofer who hasn’t thought about scaffold, height access and working safely around the canopy 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, valley 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.
- Bushfire and ember protection. On a BAL-rated hills block, ask how they’ll handle ember protection: gutter mesh, sealed roof gaps and compliant materials. Get it named in the quote.
- 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 sorted on a steep or treed block. On a sloped hills lot, confirm how they’ll set up scaffold and height access, and how they’ll work safely around the trees and the boundary.
- Asbestos check on older roofs. On a pre-1990 roof or eaves through Darlington, Glen Forrest or Gooseberry Hill, confirm testing and a licensed removalist before anyone cuts or removes sheeting.
- Storm and insurance jobs. If the work is storm or branch damage, get the roofer to document it with photos and an itemised scope you can hand to your insurer, and check they’re happy to deal with the claim.
- Recent photo reviews. Look for recent, specific reviews, ideally with before-and-after photos of similar hills jobs, restorations, re-roofs or gutter work. 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) and Powerdrive Roofing (4.9 from 205) lead the page ahead of five-star outfits with fewer reviews. Roofing is a service-area trade, so rather than insisting every business sits inside Kalamunda or Mundaring, we checked each one genuinely services the hills. Lead-broker quote sites, suppliers, a no-review building-repair firm and thin one and two-review newcomers were left out; ten roofers cleared the bar.
Which suburbs does this cover?
The Perth Hills and the eastern foothills. That runs from Kalamunda, Lesmurdie, Gooseberry Hill and Walliston, through Mundaring, Glen Forrest, Darlington, Parkerville, Stoneville, Chidlow and Sawyers Valley, down to Roleystone, Bickley and Pickering Brook, and across the foothills at Forrestfield, High Wycombe and Maida Vale. 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.
My tile roof grows moss and the gutters keep blocking. What’s going on?
That’s the hills for you. Sitting higher, cooler and wetter than the plains, the shaded pitches of a tile roof hold damp and grow moss and lichen, which breaks down the coating and bedding over time, so a proper restoration up here always starts with a thorough clean before any repointing or recoat. The blocked gutters are the tree canopy: jarrah, marri and gum drop leaves and bark all year, and they pile up in gutters and valleys until water backs up under the tiles and into the ceiling. Regular gutter and valley cleaning, and often a good leaf-guard system, fixes far more “roof leaks” up here than people expect.
My block is bushfire-prone. Does that change the roof work?
Yes. Most of the Perth Hills is mapped bushfire-prone and many blocks carry a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating, which is about keeping embers out during a fire. In roofing terms that means ember-rated steel gutter mesh, sealing the gaps where a roof meets the walls and ridges, keeping valleys and gutters clear, and favouring non-combustible sheet roofing. A good hills roofer will raise this with you and price it in; if you’re re-roofing or building, the BAL rating for your block sets what’s required, so ask the roofer to work to it.
My roof is a tired old tile roof. Restoration or a full re-roof?
A restoration suits a structurally sound tile roof that’s just tired, and that describes a lot of the older Kalamunda, Glen Forrest and Darlington homes. 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 are failing, the roof leaks in multiple places, or you’re moving from old tile or asbestos to a non-combustible Colorbond metal roof, which many bushfire-conscious hills owners choose to do. 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.
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.
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 older tile-roof suburbs like Kalamunda, Glen Forrest and Darlington 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 hills’ newer roofers build up reviews, expect this list to shift.
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