Collingwood’s residential roof stock is almost all metal — early-1900s corrugated iron on the older cottages, zincalume from the post-war decades, and ageing Kliplok or Trimdek on the newer builds and townhouses. most Collingwood homes are tight terraces with shared box gutters between neighbours — work that needs a crew who’s done it before. When we open up a Collingwood roof to start work, we’ve almost always seen the problem underneath before — and we know how to fix it properly the first time.

Collingwood is dense and narrow in most places — streets like Smith Street, Johnston Street and Wellington Street aren’t designed for big trucks parking out the front for a week. We schedule crane lifts at first light, book loading zones in advance where we need to, and keep the job site tidy from start to finish.

We know Yarra City Council’s heritage rules for Collingwood in detail. Before we order any material, we confirm the profile and colour are council-compliant so you don’t get caught out with a stop-work notice. That’s the difference between hiring a general roofer and hiring a crew that actually works in Collingwood every week.