Roofing
Roof replacement cost: tile vs Colorbond
Why asphalt shingles barely exist here, and the pre-1990 asbestos risk that can add five figures.
Home / Exterior & Roofing
Exterior & roofing cost guides
The envelope of the house — roof, cladding, windows and everything that keeps the weather out. Big-ticket work where two quotes for the "same" job can differ by thousands.
8 guides in this category
Windows
Window replacement cost in Australia, per window
Frame material and glass package drive the price. Here's the per-window range.
Cladding
House cladding cost by material
Fibre cement, timber, Colorbond and more — installed cost per square metre and lifespan.
Decks
Deck building cost: timber vs composite
Materials, framing and balustrade, plus why composite costs more up front but less later.
Gutters
Gutter installation cost: materials & profiles
Colorbond, zincalume and copper, quad or half-round — what drives the price, and the rotten fascia behind the old gutter.
Fencing
Fencing cost in Australia, per metre
Colorbond, timber, aluminium — what drives the price, and the permit and property-line rules to check first.
Driveway
Driveway cost in Australia, per square metre
What each surface costs per square metre — plus the council crossover approval most people don’t know they need.
Garage Doors
Garage door replacement cost
What a new door costs, what repairs cost, and the wind rating that's a building code requirement up north.
Acreage
What acreage really costs in Australia
Setup, yearly upkeep and the 1,500 hours a year of your own labour — costed by a horticulturist who maintains three acres full time.
Tree removal
Tree removal cost in Australia
Council permits come first — then access and risk, not cutting, decide the price.
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