We're in Canberra, the house is in Tathra. They sent us photos at the end of each day and the job came in on the quoted price. Made the whole thing painless.
★★★★★
Helen Fraser
Canberra·Tathra re-roof, 2024
Narooma NSW · Postcode 2546
Narooma roofers. Coastal Colorbond and tile restoration.
Narooma is the northern end of our patch and the highest holiday-home density on the NSW coast. A quarter of dwellings in Eurobodalla Shire aren't lived in full-time. We handle the salt-air, the storm season, and the remote-owner reality of Narooma roofs.
- Coastal Colorbond Ultra specification
- Photo updates for Sydney and Canberra owners
- Fixed price in writing before we start
What we do in Narooma.
Narooma sits at the northern end of our regular service area, in Eurobodalla Shire rather than Bega Valley. It's a coastal town with a working fishing fleet, a famous golf course on the headland, and a housing market dominated by holiday and weekender owners. ABS Census data has Eurobodalla Shire at the highest non-resident dwelling share of any LGA in NSW (around a quarter of homes unoccupied on census night), and Narooma is right at the centre of that. Housing stock is a mix of fibro and weatherboard cottages from the 60s and 70s, brick-and-tile from the 80s, and a steady run of newer Colorbond builds along the inlet and the golf-course side.
Almost every Narooma roof we look at is a coastal roof. The town has direct ocean exposure and the inlet that wraps around it doubles the salt-air footprint. For any Narooma home within a few kilometres of the water (which is essentially the whole postcode), the BlueScope coastal warranty rules apply, and we'd usually spec Colorbond Ultra over standard Colorbond. The older terracotta-tile homes in the back streets of Narooma are mostly past the fretting threshold and we're typically quoting either re-roofs or tile restorations where the structure is still sound.
We handle new roof installations, full Colorbond re-roofs, tile restoration and tile-to-metal conversions, leak repairs, and storm damage assessments after the East Coast Lows. Narooma is at the far end of our drive, about an hour up the highway from Merimbula, but we work there regularly and we know the streets. For Narooma jobs we'll usually batch with other Eurobodalla work so the trip up is efficient. Call us and we'll talk through timing.
Why Narooma roofs need coastal specialists.
Narooma is a salt-air town first and a fishing town second. BlueScope's coastal-performance guidance is the same here as everywhere on the Sapphire Coast: standard Colorbond warranty drops to zero on any home within 100 metres of the ocean or salt water, and they recommend washing the roof every six months in coastal zones to clear salt off the coating. With the Wagonga Inlet wrapping right around Narooma, a lot more of the housing stock falls inside that 100-metre zone than people realise.
The four failure modes are the same coastal pattern we see across the whole patch. Rust streaks running from under the fastener heads (the screw cap fails first, then the seal, then water finds the gap). Lichen and moss colonies on the southern face where the morning sun doesn't reach. Paint peel along the gutter edge after 10 to 15 years, because the drip line is where salt water lingers longest. And on the 70s-era terracotta-tile homes in Narooma, fretting, where the tile surface crumbles and grit washes into the gutters every rain.
For Narooma homes we'd typically spec Colorbond Ultra. It's the marine-grade variant designed for coastal applications. On the most exposed inlet-side and headland jobs, we'll add stainless-steel fasteners and a marine-grade flashing system. The recommendation, and the reasoning, goes on your written quote.
Storm exposure matters here too. East Coast Lows that come through in June through August push weather directly into the Narooma headland. The May 2025 East Coast Low brought damaging weather across Eurobodalla Shire and we were on roofs across the area the week after. If you've had a storm and you're not sure what state the roof is in, call us. We'll come up and look.
Recent jobs in Narooma.
Coastal Colorbond and tile restoration in Narooma and surrounds. References available on request.
Colorbond Ultra coastal re-roof
Terracotta tile restoration
Holiday-home re-roof (Canberra owner)
Sydney or Canberra owner with a Narooma place?
This is the most common situation in Narooma. Eurobodalla Shire has the highest non-resident dwelling share of any LGA in NSW: roughly a quarter of homes weren't lived in on the last census night, and most of those are weekenders owned by people who live in Sydney or Canberra. We do a lot of work for owners who can't be on site. The setup is the same as every remote-owner job we do: on-site inspection, written quote within 48 hours, fixed start date, photo updates at the start, middle and end of every working day, handover by phone or photo set.
If a storm has come through Narooma and your tenant, holiday-letting manager or neighbour has flagged damage, give us a call. We can usually have eyes on a Narooma roof within a couple of days, and we'll send a photo report and written assessment before anything is touched. You don't have to drive down.
What Sapphire Coast homeowners say.
Quoted exactly what they said they would. Showed up on the day they said. Cleaned up properly at the end of each day. Roof looks better than the day we bought the place.
★★★★★
Margaret Walker
Tathra·Colorbond re-roof, 2025
We'd had three other roofers look at the leak before Merimbula Roofing. They were the first ones who actually went up and inspected the whole thing instead of guessing. Fixed it the first time.
★★★★★
Susan Mitchell
Merimbula·Repair, 2025
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Narooma roofing questions.
Got a Narooma-specific question? Call us on 0490 907 522. We get back within 24 hours.
How quickly can you get to Narooma for a quote?
Narooma is at the far north end of our patch, about an hour up the highway from Merimbula. We usually batch Narooma quote visits with other Eurobodalla jobs to keep things efficient, which means quote visits typically happen within a week. If it's an emergency, we'll do our best to get up there sooner. Call us and we'll work out the timing.
Do you cover the whole Narooma postcode (2546)?
Yes, the whole 2546 area including Narooma town, Dalmeny, Kianga and the closer rural addresses. We also work in surrounding Eurobodalla suburbs like Bermagui and Cobargo on a case-by-case basis. Call us with your address and we'll let you know if it's in our regular patch.
My Narooma place is on the inlet side, not the ocean. Does that change anything?
The Wagonga Inlet is salt water, so the corrosion math is largely the same as the ocean side. Inlet-front homes still sit inside the heavy salt-air zone and we'd usually spec Colorbond Ultra. Wind exposure is sometimes lower on the inlet side than the open coast, but salt is the bigger long-term factor for roof life. We'll assess your specific exposure on the site visit and put the recommendation in writing.
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