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Our work in Alice Springs: one home, start to finish

Sawtell Contracting NT did the whole job, start to finish: roof leak repair, new skylight, removing the old ductwork, insulation, new ceiling sheets, patching, painting and the electrical. No other trade was brought in. NT electrical contractor licence C 4385.

Before: a water-damaged living room ceiling in an Alice Springs homeBefore
After: the finished room, with a new ceiling, fans and lightsAfter

One home. Start to finish. A leaking roof and a water-damaged ceiling, made good and finished to a tradesman standard.

The job, step by step

What was done, in the order it happened.

  1. Step 1 The culprit: a leaking roof

    The job started with a leaking roof. The old skylight was leaking, and the water had damaged the ceiling below, leaving it stained and patchy.

    The old skylight. The stained, patchy ceiling. The water damage we started with.

    The old round skylight in the living room ceiling, where the roof was leaking
    A patchy, water-stained ceiling with peeling paint, from the roof leak
    A stained ceiling and dark water damage: the water damage we started with

  2. Step 2 Strip-out

    The old swampy (evaporative) cooler ductwork came out of the ceiling and the ceiling came down, showing the old cabling and the roof frame. The furniture was covered and the room cleared to work.

    Old ductwork out, furniture protected, room cleared to work. Ceiling down, roof frame and old insulation exposed.

    Old cooler ductwork pulled out and lying on the floor of a room with the ceiling open and furniture covered in plastic
    The ceiling taken down along the length of the room, with old insulation and cabling in the roof space and a ladder below
    Ceiling down, roof frame and old insulation exposed

  3. Step 3 Roof leak repair and a new skylight

    David Sawtell fixed the roof leaks and installed the new skylight: leaks chased down and sealed, new sheet metal laid over the trouble spots, flashed and screwed off tight.

    The repaired roof and the new skylight.

    The repaired metal roof with a new skylight and new sheet metal, seen from the roof
    New roof sheet metal and the new skylight on the repaired roof
    The roof after the repair, new sheet metal and skylight

  4. Step 4 Insulation

    Jacob in the ceiling, putting in new pink batts.

    Jacob Sawtell on the tools, new insulation ready to go in.

    Jacob Sawtell on a ladder working in the open ceiling, with new insulation batts ready to go in

  5. Step 5 New ceiling sheets

    New sheets back up, taken from the rafters to a new flat ceiling.

    New sheets going back up.

    New ceiling sheets fixed up in the kitchen, with the joins visible and the first lights in

  6. Step 6 Patch and paint

    The joins and screw heads patched, then the ceiling painted.

    Patching the new ceiling, ready for paint.

    New ceiling sheets in the living area with patching compound on the joins, before painting

  7. Step 7 Electrical fit-off

    The new ceiling fans and downlights fitted, wired and tested.

    The finished open-plan kitchen and living room with new ceiling fans and downlights

  8. Step 8 The finished room

    The room handed back finished and clean: a new ceiling with fans and downlights, and a roof that no longer leaks. The After photo at the top of this page is the finished room.

Tradesman quality, from the roof down

The leak, the skylight, the ductwork, the insulation, the sheets, the patching, the painting and the electrical were all done by Sawtell Contracting NT, to a tradesman standard. One business ran the job and answered for it.

What we can do for your home

  • Roof leak repair
  • Skylight installation
  • Removing old cooler ductwork
  • Ceiling insulation
  • Ceiling sheet replacement
  • Plaster patching
  • Painting
  • Electrical: lights, fans, switchboards, CCTV

Have a job like this, or something smaller? Tell us what needs doing and we will say what it involves. All our services.

Questions Alice Springs customers ask

Who fixes a leaking roof and water-damaged ceiling in Alice Springs?

Sawtell Contracting NT. On the job shown on this page we did the whole thing: roof leak repair, a new skylight, removing the old ductwork, insulation, new ceiling sheets, patching, painting and the electrical. One business ran the job from start to finish.

Can one business do the roof, the ceiling and the electrical?

Yes. On this job we did all of it, and licensed electricians did the electrical work. You deal with one team and one call instead of several.

How do I get a quote for a job like this?

Call 0438 478 116, or text a photo of what needs doing. We look at the photo, or come and look in town, and you get a clear written quote before anything is disturbed.

General information only. These answers are a starting point, not a substitute for a licensed electrician. If you're ever unsure, smell burning, see sparks, or a switch won't reset, stop and call us.

Want your home looking like this?

Call us, or text a photo of what needs doing. We look at it, give you a written quote, then do the work.

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