Updated October 2026
Underwood is a small locality at the northern end of the City of Logan, between Rochedale South and Springwood, with a residential core and a substantial commercial and light industrial strip alongside it. That mix gives the suburb two separate roofing markets, and they want different things.
On the housing, it is the north-east belt story: 1980s and 1990s brick-and-tile, roofs now thirty to forty years into their life, rigid ridge pointing cracking and tile surfaces going porous. A full restoration of clean, tile repairs, rebedding and repointing, then sealer and two coats of membrane paint, is the standard answer and it is good value on sound tiles.
On the commercial side, the roofs are sheet metal rather than tile, and the work is metal roof restoration: rust treatment and conversion, replacing backed-out or corroded screws with new ones and fresh seals, replacing sheets and flashings that are too far gone, then primer and two coats of a metal-suitable membrane. It is priced per square metre of sheeting and it typically runs $28 to $50 per square metre as a guide, with rust and sheet replacement on top.
Note for anyone searching: there is more than one Underwood in Australia. This page is the Underwood in the City of Logan, QLD.
One practical caution on any commercial or strata roof: get the scope in writing and make sure whoever is paying has seen it. A body corporate, which is the correct Queensland term rather than owners corporation, usually needs a documented quote before it can approve anything.
Frequently asked questions
Can you quote a commercial or industrial roof?
Yes. Metal roof restoration on a warehouse or commercial building is the same process as on a shed, at a different scale. It is quoted per square metre of sheeting after an inspection of the laps, screws and flashings.
What does a body corporate need to approve a roof job?
Normally an itemised written quote with scope and inclusions, which the roofers we work with will provide. The approval process itself is the body corporate's, not ours.
Is rust always a replacement job?
No. Surface rust can be treated, converted and coated successfully. Rust that has pitted or perforated the sheet cannot, and those sheets need replacing first. The inspection sorts one from the other.