Roof restoration in the Town of Walkerville

Homes and roofs in the Town of Walkerville

Walkerville is small and prestigious, with grand homes in Medindie, Gilberton and Walkerville and more modest post-war and newer homes in Vale Park. Many properties are heritage-listed or within historic areas, and slate, terracotta and iron roofs are common on the older homes.

Popular roofing jobs

• Slate and terracotta repairs on heritage homes
• Like-for-like iron re-roofs that suit the streetscape
• Restoring tiled roofs on post-war homes in Vale Park

What roofs in Walkerville have to cope with

On older character streets (Gilberton, Medindie and Walkerville), corrugated iron, terracotta and box gutters are common. Iron rusts first at the laps and fixings, box gutters block and overflow, and the join between the original roof and a rear extension is a classic leak point.

On the plains, summer heat and UV break down roof coatings and the pointing along the ridges, and summer storms find any weak spot. Concrete tile roofs from the 1970s to the 1990s are among the most common restoration jobs.

Approvals

Usually not for repairs, a restoration or a like-for-like re-roof. Changing the shape or structure of the roof, adding to it, or working on a heritage-listed home can need development approval, which in South Australia is lodged through the PlanSA portal.

Parts of the Town of Walkerville are within Historic Area or Character Area Overlays under the Planning and Design Code. Like-for-like repairs are rarely an issue, but changing the roof's material, colour or shape where it can be seen from the street may need development approval.

Suburbs we cover in the Town of Walkerville

• Gilberton5081
• Medindie5081
• Vale Park5081
• Walkerville5081