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Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

Roofers in Coffs HarbourBig rain, heavy hail and salt on the breeze.

Coffs Harbour roofs carry a lot of water: about 1,668.2 mm a year at the Coffs Harbour MO weather station, most of it in late summer. In October 2021 hail piled up about 40 cm deep on Toormina Road and roofs failed under the weight. Near the beaches, salt decides which steel lasts. Tell us what's wrong and we'll match you with a licence-checked Coffs Harbour roofer who specialises in that problem, or say so straight away if we don't have one near you.

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What's different about a Coffs Harbour roof?

Rain is the everyday test. The MO station averages 108.0 rain days a year, with February (231.1 mm) and March (223.4 mm) the wettest months and November (179.5 mm) not far behind. A small flashing gap that might stay dry inland gets found out here.

Hail is the shock. The 2021 storm showed that hail doesn't have to punch holes to wreck a roof. When it lies thick, its weight alone can do the damage.

And the city has two settings. The coastal strip is mostly resorts and apartments, while the hills behind are forest dotted with banana and blueberry plantations. A roof near the beach and one up in the hills face quite different problems.

Coffs Harbour's roofs, by what they've faced

Toormina, October 2021

Around 2 pm on 20 October 2021 a supercell centred on Toormina dropped mostly golf ball to marble sized hail. NSW SES had over 800 requests for help, and heavy rain brought down a shopping centre ceiling in Toormina, where about 400 people were evacuated.

Skylights took the hit

A broker handling business claims after that storm said most were damaged skylights letting water in, 'but it's mainly roofs'. If you have skylights, look at the ceiling around them from inside after any hail.

A long flood record

Coffs Harbour has had major floods in 1917, 1938, 1950, 1963, 1974, 1977, 1989, 1991, 2009 and 2021. Home insurance treats flood under its own definition and may leave it out, so read your policy before the wet months, not after.

Fire on the hills

The Liberation Trail fire, listed in both the Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour council areas, burnt 148,000 hectares from early November 2019. It destroyed 169 homes, 85 of them at Nymboida on 8 November.

Salt near the surf

Lysaght, part of BlueScope, suggests COLORBOND Ultra for Coffs homes 100 to 200 m from breaking surf and SUPERDURA stainless inside 100 m. Beyond 200 m, standard COLORBOND is BlueScope's usual recommendation.

The jobs that come up most around Coffs Harbour

Storm and hail repairs come first: cracked tiles, dented sheets, split skylights and ceilings stained by water that backed up. Our page on hail and storm damage covers the first few hours.

Gutter cleaning, and often. In a city this wet, a blocked gutter isn't a slow problem. Gutter cleaning in Coffs Harbour has the timing and what to ask.

Re-roofing near the coast. When a roof within reach of the salt spray is replaced, the steel grade matters as much as the colour. Colorbond roofing explains the grades.

Skylight replacement. After hail, a cracked skylight is one of the quickest ways for water to reach a ceiling, and skylight replacement walks through the job.

Our advice for a Coffs Harbour roof

Have gutters and valleys cleared in spring, ahead of the November storms and the February to March wet. If you're near the beach and re-roofing, ask for the steel grade in writing, with the distance measured from the high tide mark, which is how BlueScope measures it. And after any hail, check your ceilings from inside before you worry about the roof itself.

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Questions

Straight answers.

Who do I call if hail damages my roof in Coffs Harbour?
If water is pouring in or a ceiling is sagging, call the NSW SES on 132 500. Then ring your insurer and take photos before anything is moved. Once it's safe, we can pass the repair to one licence-checked local roofer if we have one near you.
Is my Coffs Harbour home on bush fire prone land?
City of Coffs Harbour prepares the map and the NSW RFS Commissioner certifies it. You can check your address with the RFS online tool, ask the council to see the map, or look at the property's Section 10.7 planning certificate.
Which roofing steel should I use near the beach in Coffs?
It depends on how far you are from breaking surf. BlueScope recommends standard COLORBOND beyond 200 m, Ultra beyond 100 m and SUPERDURA stainless closer than that. Have your roofer confirm the distance for your address.
Does a small roof repair need a licensed roofer in NSW?
By law, a contractor licence is needed once roofing work is worth more than $5,000, counting labour, materials and GST. Under that, a licensed roofer is still the safer choice, and you can look anyone up on Verify NSW.

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