Updated October 2026
Mount Richon sits at the foot of the Armadale scarp alongside Mount Nasura, between the plain below and the bush blocks above. Leafy, established streets, generous blocks and housing of the district's older vintage.
Roofs here see more tree debris than the plain suburbs and less than the bush blocks up the hill, which puts them in the middle on maintenance as well as on geography.
We connect you with roof restoration specialists who work the Foothills suburbs below the scarp, where most of the stock is 1960s and 1970s project housing.
What a restoration involves
- Pressure clean to strip moss and the chalky remains of the original tile surface
- Replace cracked or broken tiles, sourced to match the existing profile
- Repoint the ridge and hip capping with modern flexible pointing
- Apply primer and two coats of roof membrane in your chosen colour
On guide pricing only, and from Australian cost guides rather than Perth rates, a full restoration on a typical Hills home usually lands in the thousands. See the cost guide for what moves the number.
Debris you can keep on top of, mortar you cannot ignore
The valleys and gutters here fill steadily rather than relentlessly, so an annual clear is usually enough to stay ahead of them, and that is cheap insurance against the leaks a packed valley causes. What does not wait is the ridge mortar on the older stock, which was rigid cement and has had decades of hot summers and wet winters working on it.
The restoration sequence is the standard one, and the order matters: clear, clean, repair, repoint, seal, coat. A coating sprayed over cracked pointing looks right for a season and fixes nothing.
Frequently asked questions
Can I just have the roof cleaned?
If it still has some surface left, yes. On a badly weathered tile a clean strips what remained of the coating and can leave it blotchy, so a roofer should tell you which yours is before you spend.
How long does a full restoration take?
Three to five days on a single-storey house, weather permitting, with the coating stages needing a dry roof.
Do I need to clear the gutters before the roofer comes?
No, and please do not climb up to do it. Clearing is part of the job, and it should be done again after the clean because the wash brings more down.