Replacement roofs are over-represented regarding wind damage
Investigation reveals inadequate tie-downs and absent building permits
Building and Energy has published a re-roofing guide for home owners
Following several cases where replacement roofs have dangerously lifted off in WA, the State’s building regulator is warning that suitable supports and expertise are essential when changing a roof cover to a different material.
Building and Energy has published a handy guide for home owners on re-roofing after an investigation report found that replacement roofs, often made of a different material to the original, were over-represented in damage from storms and cyclones.
As part of its monitoring of building standards, Building and Energy worked with James Cook University’s Cyclone Testing Station to consider cases of wind damage to re-roofed buildings in cyclonic and non-cyclonic regions in WA over the past 15 years.