So in the vein of Reno madness I decided to replace the concrete tile roof. There was nothing wrong with it, it covered perfectly well, didn't leak and performed all the functions a tile roof should.....but it was that ordinary glazed brown colour and .... well I just didn't like it. It was perfectly sound, but ... well I guess bland is the best description. On the jobs list is to repaint the house and I just couldn't find a colour that went with the tiles.
I decided that a colorbond iron roof was a better bet. Or so I thought until I got a quote to replace the tiles. There was no way I could justify removing a perfectly functional roof and replace with colorond for what seemed a stupid amount, $35,000. The quote did include removal of the tiles from the site and eco friendly disposal, but it was still a lot of cash to splash. Yes, it IS a big roof, but I couldn't justify that outlay. I expect to be under this roof for another 25 years or so and the tile will go the distance. The most viable and "bang for your buck" solution was to have it painted. When I say painted I mean scrubbed, sealed AND painted.
So the research began on all things painted. Colorbond also do a line of paint colours and from that I chose the deepest grey. A colour called monument. Research began, shoutout to a restorer and the work commenced. Like any painting job the hard work is the preparation. Two days of scrubbing and repointing was swiftly followed with a day of sealing. In the process it was found that there were 6 cracked tiles on the roof. They were replaced and a further 10 were painted to match the new colour in case there needs to be a repair further down the line.
The actual colour spray only took about 2 hours per coat and she took 3 coats to look smick.
Not content to stop there the wonderful spray people also hand painted the gutters!! The many miles of gutters! And the fascia on the garage AND the carport!
The work was done by UPCOLOURS Roof Restoration. Awesome folk, highly recommended. So if you are in the Hunter region of NSW then give them a call. Next job.... pick a paint colour to go with Monument! Any ideas???
