Roofers in Marion, Adelaide
Marion is the commercial hub of the south, centred on Westfield Marion, the Marion Cultural Centre and the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre, with Sturt Road and Diagonal Road connecting it to the coast and to Flinders. The housing is post-war and dense, and the concrete tile roof at fifty years old is the standard repair.
What usually goes wrong on Marion roofs
- Porous and eroded concrete tiles from the 1960s and 70s holding water and moss
- Ridge and hip bedding failed and caps loose after decades of thermal cycling
- Gutters overflowing back under the eaves where footing movement has taken the fall out
- Asbestos cement roofs on untouched Housing Trust homes reaching the end of their life
- Cracked tiles and poor flashing under solar installations on brittle old tiles
Local notes from the roofers
Marion was built quickly through the 1950s and 60s, and the concrete tiles that went on then are now the most common reason a roofer visits. The surface colour has weathered off, the tiles are porous, moss has settled on the shaded slopes, and the cement bedding under the ridges has cracked through enough summers that the caps lift in a good blow. Housing Trust groups scattered around Sturt Road and toward the Oaklands side include homes that still carry their original asbestos cement roofing; those are replacement jobs done with a licensed removalist, and they are a reason many owners choose a Colorbond re-roof rather than patching. Gutters here are often the original galvanised steel and have lost their fall as the clay shifted the footings, so they hold water and rust at the joints. Solar has been popular across Marion and cracked tiles under panel rails are a routine find. The flat blocks and single-storey homes make access straightforward, but the winter fronts coming in from the gulf reach these suburbs early and the wind-driven rain tests every gap in the sarking.
Housing and roof types in Marion
1950s to 70s brick and brick veneer homes under concrete tiles on flat blocks around Westfield Marion and Sturt Road, Housing Trust groups from the 1960s, some with asbestos cement roofs still in place, and a growing number of townhouses and unit developments near the Oaklands side.
