Same family. Same city. Since 1989.
Thirteen local people, twelve licensed trades, twenty-six industry awards, and more than three decades of Adelaide roofs to point at.
A South Australian family business, not a franchise.
Built For Life has been working on Adelaide homes since 1989. We are family owned and locally staffed — thirteen people, all of them here, all of them ours. When you call the number on this website, you get someone who knows the jobs we have on.
That matters more in this trade than it does in most. Roofing and outdoor construction attract a lot of operators who appear for a season and disappear when the warranty claims start. We have been answering the same phone number for over thirty years.
- Family owned in South Australia since 1989.
- Thirteen local employees — no unvetted subcontractors on your property.
- Twelve licensed trades across roofing, carpentry and installation.
- Twenty-six industry awards for workmanship and service.
Your home is the most expensive thing you will ever own. Act like it.
Most of the damage we get called out to fix was cheap to prevent and expensive to repair. A failed valley iron is a few hundred dollars. The ceiling, insulation and repaint it eventually causes is several thousand.
So we would rather tell you your roof has eight good years left in it and lose the job, than sell you a replacement you didn't need. The referrals that come from that have kept this business running for three decades.
The same principle applies to how we behave on site. Your family, your kids and your pets live there. Gates get closed. Driveways get swept. Nobody smokes on your property. It shouldn't be remarkable, and yet it's the thing customers mention most.
Six reasons Adelaide keeps calling us back.
These are the things we would want if we were the ones hiring a roofer for our own home.
Licensed, insured, accountable
Twelve licensed trades on the tools and full public liability cover. You will always know exactly who is on your property and who is responsible for the work.
Warranted materials, not lookalikes
BlueScope steel, genuine Colorbond® and Dulux finishes. Manufacturer-backed materials with real warranties, supplied by people we've dealt with for decades.
The same crew, start to finish
The team that quotes your job is the team that does it. Nothing is handed to an unknown subcontractor halfway through the week.
A fixed written quote
Scope, materials, inclusions and price, in writing, before anything starts. If we find something unexpected, we stop and talk to you first.
Respectful around your family
Gates closed, driveways swept, offcuts and fixings cleared daily. Homes with kids and pets get told what's happening and when.
Here in ten years' time
Family-owned in South Australia since 1989, with 26 industry awards and thirteen local employees. If you need us later, we'll still be here to answer.
We only fit things we would put on our own houses.
BlueScope steel and genuine Colorbond® sheeting, Dulux finishes, and Ziptrak® track-guided blind systems. All of it manufacturer-warranted, all of it supplied through relationships we have held for decades.
Cheaper lookalike products exist for every one of these. They save a few hundred dollars up front and cost considerably more when they fail early and the warranty turns out to be worthless.
Meet the people who would be on your roof.
Book a free on-site assessment and you will meet the same crew that does the work. No call centre, no commission-only salesperson, no pressure.
- Phone
- 1800 284 584Mon–Fri, 7am–5pm ACST
- sean@builtfl.com.auWe reply within one business day
- Service area
- Greater AdelaideGawler to Victor Harbor, and the Hills