Roof Painting Johnsonville

A freshly painted roof changes the look of a Johnsonville home more than almost anything else for the cost. We help you choose a colour that suits the house and the street, and we check whether the roof's age and material make painting the right choice before we quote.

Repainting Johnsonville's state house roofs and later homes

Johnsonville's 329 state houses, built from 1938 to 1956 on the former Native Reserve between Broderick Road and Fraser Avenue, followed standard designs, and many still have their original iron or tile roofs. On a standard state house roof the preparation is predictable: wash off chalk and grime, treat rust at the laps and nail heads, replace failed fixings and prime bare metal. On tile roofs, moss is killed, cracked tiles are replaced and ridges are rebedded or repointed first. Because the designs repeat, the weak points tend to repeat too: laps, nail heads and the junctions around later lean-tos.

The catch with roofs this old is that some are past painting. If the iron has rusted through or the underlay has failed, paint will not help, and we show you photos and quote replacement as well as the repaint. Those photos make it easy to compare the two options side by side before you decide.

Later homes spread towards Mt Kaukau and over the hill towards Newlands, with concrete tile, decramastic and longrun steel. Johnsonville sits on high ground at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge, so homes on the basin slopes catch the wind, and painting is limited to calm, dry days. Infill units with low-pitch roofs need attention around the laps, where water lingers. Downpipes on sloping sections are checked so wash water reaches stormwater rather than running onto banks.

Local tip: If your Johnsonville state house has had a lean-to added, ask for the junction to be checked during the inspection.

Roof Painting in Johnsonville: Local Conditions

Roofs under the trees of Karori, Ngaio and Khandallah often carry heavy moss and lichen that has to be killed and removed before painting. Shaded faces also dry slowly, so we allow extra time between coats.

State house roofs are a mix of concrete tile and corrugated steel, and each needs its own paint system.

Homes in Johnsonville

Johnsonville's state houses from 1938 to 1956 were built to standard designs, and their roofs, underlay and spouting are now many decades old. Later homes towards Mt Kaukau and Newlands can carry concrete tile, decramastic or longrun steel, and infill units add low-pitch roofs. A COLORSTEEL re-roof suits most of these homes.

Homes around Johnsonville Shopping Centre get the same process as the rest of Johnsonville: a free measure, photos of the roof and an itemised quote for the roof painting work. See our roofers in Johnsonville page for everything else we do here.

How We Handle Roof Painting in Johnsonville

Where a roof might contain asbestos, we test first and do not water blast. That follows WorkSafe's guidance and protects your family, your neighbours and our team.

Pricing: every roof gets a free on-site measure and an itemised written quote, with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.

Roof Painting Jobs We Do in Johnsonville

Moss and lichen treatment before painting
Shed roof painting
Iron roof repaint
Roof restoration
Roof colour change

Roof Painting Johnsonville FAQs

My Johnsonville state house roof is original. Can it still be painted?

It depends on the steel. If rust is only on the surface, it can be prepared and painted. If it has gone through the sheets, or there are leaks in more than one spot, re-roofing is the better investment.

Is it worth painting my roof in Johnsonville or should I replace it?

Painting is worth it when the roofing is still structurally sound and the problems are on the surface: fading, chalking, moss and light surface rust. If the steel is rusting through, there are leaks in several places or the underlay has failed, a re-roof is the better investment.

Why can't you water blast my roof?

If the roof could contain asbestos, such as older decramastic tiles or fibre cement, high-pressure water can break up the material and spread debris across the property. WorkSafe warns against it, so we test first and use a low-pressure method where there is any doubt.

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