Roof & Driveway Pressure Cleaning on the Southern Gold Coast
Mould, lichen, salt and algae off tile roofs, Colorbond roofs, driveways and gutters from Coolangatta to Burleigh Heads. Roof cleans from $1,000, driveways from $400, gutters from $300. Gold Coast jobs are booked ahead and every price is confirmed on site before we start.
Cleaning, gutters and small repairs only in Queensland. Roof restoration, roof painting and re-roofing are New South Wales side only.
What we clean and fix on the Gold Coast
Tile roof pressure clean
from $1,000Concrete and terracotta tile roofs in Palm Beach, Elanora, Burleigh Waters and Robina, cleaned at a pressure matched to the age and condition of the tiles. Moss, lichen and black mould lifted; gutters cleared afterwards.
Colorbond and metal roof soft wash
from $1,000Low-pressure wash for Colorbond, Zincalume and painted metal roofs so the finish is not stripped. Lifts salt film, mould and grime from beachside roofs in Kirra, Bilinga, Tugun and Currumbin.
Driveway, path and pool-surround cleaning
from $400Concrete, exposed aggregate, pavers and sandstone. Mould, algae and tyre marks removed so surfaces stop being slippery after rain. Priced by area and surface.
Gutter cleaning
from $300Gutters and downpipes cleared by hand and flushed, with before-and-after photos. Usually added to a roof clean on the same visit.
Small roof repairs
quoted on siteA cracked tile, a few loose screws, a lifted flashing or a leaking gutter joint we notice while cleaning. Quoted before we touch it, and only the small jobs: bigger work is New South Wales only.
Minimum call-out $300. Prices are a starting point for an average single-storey home and are confirmed on site.
Why do Gold Coast roofs and driveways go black and green so quickly?
Because the climate suits mould, algae and lichen better than almost anywhere else we work. The Bureau of Meteorology's Coolangatta station averages roughly 1,500 mm of rain a year, with February and March the wettest months, and the 3pm relative humidity sits in the 60s for most of the year (BoM climate statistics, Coolangatta). Concrete tiles, exposed-aggregate driveways and shaded pavers never fully dry out through the wet, so by April they are streaked black and slippery.
- Around 1,500 mm of rain a year at Coolangatta, with February and March the wettest months
- Afternoon humidity that sits in the 60s for most of the year, so surfaces stay damp
- Salt spray on the beachfront streets from Kirra to Palm Beach
- Shaded southern roof faces, pool surrounds and canal-side pavers that rarely dry out
Salt adds a second problem on the beachfront. Along Marine Parade in Coolangatta, the Kirra and Bilinga strip, Tugun and the Palm Beach esplanade, metal roofs, screws and gutters carry a salt film that rain does not fully rinse off the sheltered parts. A soft wash takes it off; the tile versus Colorbond cleaning guide explains why the method matters as much as the result.
Tile pressure clean or Colorbond soft wash: which does your roof need?
Most of the 1970s to 1990s housing in Palm Beach, Elanora, Burleigh Waters, Miami and Robina has concrete tile roofs. These take a controlled high-pressure clean with a wide fan, eased right back on chalky or weathered tiles, and we check ridge pointing and cracked tiles as we go. The newer builds and renovated beach houses from Tugun to Burleigh Heads are mostly Colorbond, which must never be blasted: high pressure dulls and strips the paint. Colorbond gets a low-pressure soft wash with a mild detergent instead.
Not every roof needs a clean. If it is only a bit dusty and nothing is growing, leave it. A clean earns its keep when moss or lichen has taken hold on tiles, when black streaks are running down a Colorbond roof, when gutters are blocked with the debris that growth sheds, or before a sale. If you are unsure, send photos and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth doing.
Is it an asbestos (fibro) roof? Then it is never pressure cleaned
Plenty of older beach shacks, garages and sheds in Coolangatta, Bilinga, Tugun and Currumbin still have corrugated asbestos cement ("super six") roofing. Using high-pressure water on asbestos cement is illegal in Queensland because it spreads fibres across the roof, the yard and the neighbours' yards, and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has repeatedly warned about Gold Coast incidents and fines (WorkSafe Queensland warning). We do not clean, coat or disturb any roof, fence or wall we suspect contains asbestos. If that is what you have, we will say so and suggest a licensed asbestos assessor or removalist.
What else can we do while we are on the Gold Coast?
Because the drive is long, it makes sense to bundle the small jobs into one visit. On the same day as a roof or driveway clean we can clear and flush the gutters and downpipes, replace a cracked tile or two, re-fix a handful of loose screws, reseal a lifted flashing or fix a leaking gutter joint. Each of those is quoted on site before we start.
What we do not do in Queensland is the bigger roofing work. Roof restoration and roof painting, which start from $4,000, and re-roofing are New South Wales jobs for us. If you are over the border in Tweed Heads or Kingscliff, those pages cover the full range.
How does booking work when you are based in Lennox Head?
Lennox Head is 1 to 1.5 hours south of the southern Gold Coast, so we do not do same-day call-outs there. Gold Coast work is grouped into Coast days, usually one or two a month depending on demand. You send photos of the roof, driveway or gutters through the pressure cleaning quote form, we price it from the photos and the aerial view, and we book a date. On the day we confirm the price on site before setting up. If the job is smaller than it looked, you pay less; nothing is added without asking you first.
Gutters are always cleared after a roof clean, so the moss and grit we wash down does not end up blocking your downpipes. Driveways are rinsed to the street or a lawn edge, not into the pool.
What does pressure cleaning cost on the southern Gold Coast?
Our Gold Coast prices are the same as at home: a tile roof pressure clean or a Colorbond soft wash from $1,000 for an average single-storey home, driveways and paths from $400, gutter cleaning from $300, and small repairs quoted on site. What moves the price is roof area and pitch, a second storey, how heavy the lichen is (it takes far longer than surface mould), the size and surface of a driveway, and how far north of Coolangatta you are. Because the whole day is planned around the trip, bundling a roof, driveway and gutters into one visit is cheaper per job than booking them separately.
Our pressure cleaning work
Real before-and-after photos from our roof cleans. These were taken on Northern Rivers jobs; the method on a Gold Coast tile or Colorbond roof is the same.
Metal roof pressure clean, ridge up close — Lennox Head
Metal roof pressure clean, grime and streaking removed — Lennox Head