What we know about Forest Lake
Brisbane's first master-planned community
Delfin began the estate in 1990 and it was launched in 1991. Delfin was taken over by Lendlease in 2001, and any statutory warranty on the original builds ran out long ago.
Built quickly
From 10,100 residents in 1998 the suburb grew to 22,676 at the 2021 Census. Homes from the same few years tend to show the same wear at the same time.
Owner-occupiers on mortgages
In 2021, 46.9% of homes were mortgaged, 24.8% owned outright and 26.0% rented, and only 1.6% were flats.
Hail not far away
The 31 October 2020 Halloween storm dropped giant hail along a path from Amberley to Logan's northern suburbs, including 8 cm stones at Springfield and 14 cm at Forestdale. The official summary doesn't name Forest Lake, so if you're unsure whether your roof was hit, have it looked at.
Restore or replace a Forest Lake roof?
| Restore | Replace | |
|---|---|---|
| Makes sense when | The tiles or sheets are sound and it's ridges, coatings or a few cracked pieces letting you down | Lots of tiles or sheets are failing, or you want a different material |
| Licence to look for | QBCC roof tiling for tiles, roof and wall cladding for metal | The class that matches the new roof material |
Reading your own roof
From the ground or a window, look for faded or flaking colour, moss along the shady side, crooked ridge lines and rust streaks around screws or gutters. None of that means the roof is finished. It means it's time for someone qualified to look closely.
Our restore or replace tool walks through the main questions, and roof restoration in Brisbane explains what a proper restoration includes.
Where we'd start in Forest Lake
We'd pay for an inspection before deciding anything, because age alone doesn't tell you whether a roof needs restoring or replacing. If the inspector recommends a full replacement on a roof that still looks sound, get a second opinion. When you're ready, send us the job and your postcode, and we'll pass it to one licence-checked roofer who covers Forest Lake if we have one, or tell you plainly if we don't.
Want a roofer to take a look?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match it with a Find My Roofer certified roofer who specialises in that kind of work, and they call you to quote. Your number goes to them alone.