Tile to Metal Quotes

A homeowner's guide for Perth's northern suburbs, with a free quote-matching service. We are not a roofing company.

Replacing a tiled roof with metal in Perth's northern suburbs

What the job involves, what Perth owners have reported paying, and why tie-downs and a building permit are usually part of it. Written for owners in Duncraig, Hillarys, Kingsley and the suburbs around them.

Updated 10 November 2026. Sources are listed at the foot of each page: Building and Energy WA, Lysaght (BlueScope) and Perth owners' own reports.

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Most houses in these suburbs went up with tiled roofs between the late 1960s and the early 1990s.

Four things to know before you get quotes

  • Metal is much lighter than tile. The roof frame usually needs extra tie-downs so the new roof can't lift in a storm. Building and Energy WA has investigated roofs that lifted off after a re-roof without them.1
  • A building permit is likely. When the new covering is a different weight or shape, a permit will likely be required, and starting before it is granted is an offence.1 What the permit costs in Joondalup.
  • Over $20,000, a registered builder. Permit work over $20,000 must be done by a registered builder, or you need owner-builder approval.1 Most whole-house re-roofs cost more than that.2
  • The deposit is capped. For work over $7,500, a builder can ask for no more than 6.5%.1

The full guide: costs, tie-downs, permits and the questions to ask a roofer

What it costs

There is no current, independent Perth price list for this job. In one 2024 r/perth thread about a single-storey 3x2, commenters estimated $30,000 to $60,000, and one owner said their real quotes ran from $55,000 to $80,000.2

Those are anonymous comments, not quotes for your roof. The shape of the roof, the number of hips and valleys, and the state of the timber underneath all move the price, so the only real number comes after someone has been up there.

Suburbs this guide covers

Mostly City of Joondalup suburbs, so there is one council for the building permit at nearly every address. Each suburb has its own notes on the suburbs page.

Ask a local roofer to look at your roof

If you would like a price, fill this in and we will pass it to one roofer who does tile to metal work in your suburb. They ring you to arrange a time to see the roof, then give you a written quote. It costs you nothing, and whether you go ahead is up to you.

Who runs this site

Flat Out Automations, a small business that arranges quote visits for trade businesses. We don't do roofing work, inspect roofs or give quotes. Roofers we work with may pay us for the visits we arrange. More about this site, how we choose the roofer and how we are paid.

Sources

  1. Building and Energy (WA Government), Changing your roof cover? Things you need to know (factsheet). Checked 10 Nov 2026.
  2. r/perth, Replacing a tile roof with a corrugated metal roof: how much in Perth? (thread and replies, May 2024). Anonymous comments, not verified. Checked 10 Nov 2026.