Arcadia roofing for acreage houses, sheds and tanks

Arcadia is semi-rural Hornsby Shire: farms, paddocks and orchards, large allotments, and a population of around 1,500 at the 2021 census. For most residents the run into Hornsby means Galston Gorge, which is a good indication of how the geography works out here.

Roofing on acreage is a different job from roofing in a suburb, and not only because the roofs are bigger.

What is different on a rural block

There is usually more than one roof. House, garage, machinery shed, stables, pump house. Each has a different age, a different covering and a different wind exposure, and they rarely fail at the same time.

The gutter feeds the tank. On properties relying on rainwater, gutter condition is not just a maintenance item, it is a water-quality item. Debris, rust and poor first-flush arrangements end up in the tank.

Shed roofs are long-span metal. The usual failures are fasteners and washers that have perished, laps that have opened up, and flashings at the ridge or barge that were fixed for a lighter exposure than the building now sees.

Access is its own line item. Long driveways, gates, soft ground after rain and distance from the road all affect how material and equipment get to the roof.

Bushfire-prone land and distance from help

Much of this country is mapped as bushfire prone on mapping certified by the NSW Rural Fire Service. Where roof work is assessed under AS 3959 the detailing is specific: full sarking, sealed roof-to-wall junctions, non-combustible gutter and valley guard, fine-aperture ember mesh. On a rural block with a long approach, those details carry more weight, not less.

The practical offer

We quote houses and outbuildings together where it makes sense, so you are not paying twice for the trip. Inspection is free, the quote is written and itemised, and completed work carries a workmanship warranty.

Call (02) 9000 1127 or send the form, and say roughly how many roofs are on the property.

Nearby we cover Fiddletown, Hornsby Heights and Westleigh. See the service areas page, or metal and Colorbond roofing for shed and outbuilding work.