Roof painting & sealing.
Two-coat application of primer plus topcoat after a thorough clean and repair. Marine-grade coatings on every coastal home so the paint outlasts the salt. 10–15 year warranty.
Three coats, three jobs — spec’d to your distance from the coast.
Coat 1: Primer / sealer
On tile we use an alkali-resistant acrylic primer that bonds to weathered cement and seals porous tile faces. On metal we use a zinc-rich epoxy primer over rust spots and a wash-primer everywhere else. Primer is the layer that determines whether the paint lasts 4 years or 14 — we don’t skip it and we don’t thin it.
Coat 2 + 3: Topcoat (two coats)
Two full topcoat passes with a calibrated airless spray rig. Inland Geelong (Highton, Belmont, Grovedale, Armstrong Creek north): standard acrylic (Dulux AcraTex, Shieldcoat ProShield, Premium Roof Coatings PRC). Coastal (anything south of the Princes Highway, plus Lara West and Corio waterfront): marine-grade only.
Marine-grade coastal coatings (within 5km of Bass Strait)
AS 4312 categorises the entire Bellarine and Surf Coast as “moderate to severe”. Standard acrylic fails in 3–5 years here — chalk-out, colour fade, micro-blistering at salt-deposit points. We use:
- Dulux AcraTex Coastal: rated 2,500hr salt-spray, 15-year manufacturer warranty
- Shieldcoat Coastal: rated 2,200hr, 12-year warranty, slightly cheaper
- Stainless screw-points: on metal roofs, every replaced screw is stainless 304 not galv
Pricing
- Standard tile, 150–200m² inland: $4,500–$7,200
- Standard metal, 150–200m² inland: $3,800–$6,200
- Coastal premium (marine coating): add $1,200–$2,500
- Two-storey, complex profile, or full repointing required first: priced separately
Why we don’t paint dirty roofs.
A surprising number of Geelong roof painters skip step one (the proper clean and biocide) because it adds a day. The result: paint laid over moss spores or chlorine residue lifts in sheets within 18 months. Every job we do gets the full clean & biocide cycle first — then the paint, which is why our warranties hold.
Free roof painting quote.
Site inspection, fixed price, written quote within 48 hours.