Reply: 1.1
From: Manny B
Hi Glen,
as per TH's post, they replace the broken tiles, wash them, replace the valley & re-point it & then they normally re-spray it with a special exterior paint (different to the wall kind of paint, it is thicker), they only re-pain the roof if it is not teracotta (as teracotta normally has a nice shine to it)...
Now in terms of pricing, look in your local papers & get someone smaller in for a quote, as the larger ones do say they will give you a discount if you display their sign, but in most cases you can still get it much cheaper using a smaller company (local) due to their lower overheads (ie. no heavy advertising, run from home saving on rents, etc.)... I have used a local I found in the local paper on one property & if I recall was around the $1200 mark, but that included colourbond valeys (last longer), replaced any weak or broken tiles, pointing was done using some newer mixture that doesn't crack as mortar did, washed them but didn't paint as they were teracotta...
Cheers,
MannyB.