Specialists in Roofing Maintenance and Restoration
Rebedding and repointing ridge caps on ageing tiled roofs from Bondi and Bronte through to Randwick.
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The mortar holding the ridge caps is the part of a tiled roof that ages fastest, and salt air brings it forward. It starts as hairline cracking, then pieces begin turning up in the gutter, and once the bedding underneath has gone the cap itself starts to move. On the older tiled roofs common through Waverley, Bronte and Randwick this is one of the most frequent causes of a leak that appears near the ridge rather than at the gutter line. Repointing deals with the mortar along the cap. If the bedding under it has failed too, that has to be rebedded first.
We check whether it is a repoint or a rebed. Pointing over failed bedding does not last, and we will tell you if that is what your roof needs.
The cracked and loose mortar is cleaned out rather than covered with a fresh layer over the top.
Where the bed under a cap has broken down, the cap is lifted and rebedded before any pointing goes on.
Flexible pointing compound is applied along the caps so it moves with the roof instead of cracking again quickly.
Cracked tiles we find while we are up there are flagged and replaced, so you are not left with a known leak.
The old mortar has to come off the roof, so we clear it out of the gutters and off the ground before we go.
Call 0452 223 327 or send the form with your address and the roof type.
We look at the ridge lines and the bedding underneath, and price it before any work starts.
We remove the old pointing, rebed where it is needed, repoint the caps and check the roof and gutters afterwards.
Monkeys Roofing repoints tiled roofs across the Eastern Suburbs and the rest of Sydney. Whether a roof needs pointing or rebedding is decided on the roof, not over the phone.
Bedding is the mortar bed the ridge cap sits on. Pointing is the compound along the edge that seals it. Pointing fails first, and if the bedding under it has also gone the cap has to be lifted and rebedded before any pointing is worth doing.
It depends on the product, the condition of the roof and how exposed it is. Flexible pointing lasts considerably longer than the old cement mortar it replaces, but a beachfront roof works harder than one a few streets back.
Yes, and the shared ridge is a conversation to have with the neighbour first. Where a ridge line runs across two properties we make that clear at quote stage rather than halfway through the job.
If mortar is turning up in the gutter or the ridge caps look like they have shifted, it is worth a look now rather than after the next storm. Call 0452 223 327 or send the form for a free quote.
Bondi · Bondi Beach · Bondi Junction · Bronte · Tamarama · Clovelly · Coogee · Randwick · Kensington · Kingsford · Maroubra · Matraville · Vaucluse · Rose Bay · Double Bay · Paddington · Woollahra · Bellevue Hill · Waverley · Queens Park
Also servicing surrounding Eastern Suburbs suburbs. See our Eastern Suburbs roofing page, or how we handle roof repointing across Sydney.
Australian standards and Code requirements we work to, with the source for each.
AS 2050, the installation standard for concrete and terracotta roof tiles, applies to roofs pitched at 15 degrees or more. Below that the tile system falls outside the standard and a sheet metal profile is the compliant answer, not more bedding and pointing.
Any tiled roof pitched at less than 18 degrees has to have sarking underneath it, whatever the rafter or truss length. On older Sydney houses re-roofed before that rule bit, this is a common reason a tiled roof leaks in wind-driven rain.
AS 2050 governs how ridge and hip capping is bedded and pointed. Flexible pointing compound is what holds the capping as the roof moves; when it cracks and lets go, the capping lifts in wind and water tracks straight into the roof space.
Last updated: 8 October 2026
Roof repointing in the Eastern Suburbs has its own rules: heritage areas, salt air and tight access all change how the job is done. Everything below links to the council or standard it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
In Paddington skylights are not allowed on the front or side roof planes, any skylight on the main roof is capped at 1.5 square metres, and rear planes are limited to 25 per cent transparent material.
Source: Woollahra DCP 2015, section C1.5.1The National Construction Code puts a home within 100m of breaking surf in the harshest corrosion category. Between 100m and 200m an AZ200 or AM150 coating is required, and only past 1km does the standard category apply. That changes fixings, flashings, gutters and downpipes.
Source: ABCB Housing Provisions (NCC 2022), Table 7.2.2aWaverley maps the cliff tops of Dover Heights and Vaucluse, the North Bondi headlands and the coast down to Clovelly as frontline coastal. The dominant trees there are Norfolk Island pine, coastal banksia, melaleuca and bottlebrush, which pack a gutter gradually instead of blocking it in one drop.
Source: Waverley Council Street Tree MasterplanWaverley Council lists 17 heritage conservation areas, including Bondi Beach, Charing Cross and Queens Park. Inside them the roof material and colour are assessed, not waved through, and most external work needs consent.
Source: Waverley Council, Heritage Conservation AreasWoollahra DCP lists concrete roof tiles as intrusive and not permitted in the Paddington conservation area. Only natural slate, short-length corrugated galvanised iron or unglazed terracotta are allowed.
Source: Woollahra DCP 2015, Chapter C1We cover Bondi, Bondi Beach, North Bondi, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Tamarama, Clovelly, Coogee, South Coogee, Randwick, Kensington, Kingsford, Maroubra, Vaucluse, Dover Heights, Rose Bay, Double Bay, Paddington, Woollahra, Waverley, Queens Park, Charing Cross, Watsons Bay, Point Piper, Darling Point, Edgecliff, Bellevue Hill, Malabar, Little Bay, La Perouse and Matraville.
Not on every roof plane in the Paddington conservation area: Woollahra Council does not allow skylights on the front or side roof planes there, caps any skylight on the main roof at 1.5 square metres and limits rear planes to 25 per cent transparent material.
Roofs in the Eastern Suburbs corrode faster because many streets sit close to breaking surf, and salt attacks steel sheeting, fixings, flashings and gutters. The National Construction Code puts a home within 100m of breaking surf in the harshest corrosion category, requires an AZ200 or AM150 coating between 100m and 200m, and only applies the standard category beyond 1km.
Twice a year suits most Eastern Suburbs homes, with a shorter cycle under coastal trees. Waverley’s frontline coastal zone, from the Dover Heights and Vaucluse cliff tops to Clovelly, is planted with Norfolk Island pine, coastal banksia, melaleuca and bottlebrush, which pack a gutter gradually all year instead of blocking it in one drop.
Most established trees in Randwick and Woollahra need council approval before pruning, and leaf drop into gutters is not generally a reason to remove…
Read the guideWaverley Council lists 17 heritage conservation areas, and Woollahra Council's DCP does not permit concrete roof tiles in the Paddington conservation area. Here is…
Read the guideCoastal streets here are planted with Norfolk Island pine, banksia and melaleuca. They do not block a gutter in one autumn drop, they pack…
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