Metro Roofing Adelaide
Trading name of METRO ROOF PTY LTD (business name: Metro Roofing Adelaide) · Adelaide, SA
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Our honest take
Metro Roofing Adelaide is the business of Adam Commerford, and the paperwork checks out nicely: Metro Roof Pty Ltd has an active, GST-registered ABN in South Australia since September 2021, and the firm's own site lists Builder's Licence BLD319045, roof plumber registration and HIA membership. On that same site Adam traces a genuinely international career — starting on Perth roofs in 1997, working through the UK, Channel Islands and USA, running a roofing firm in Cape Town from 2006, then relocating to SA in 2019. Those career details are the firm's own account, but the local licensing and registration are verifiable, and the 4.9-star average from 20 Google reviews backs the quality story.
The reviews read like a masterclass in how homeowners wish tradies operated: detailed quotes with clear cost breakdowns, daily communication, sites left clean and secure each evening, and honest handling of the surprises old roofs throw up mid-job. The standout jobs are substantial ones — a full Colorbond re-roof requiring significant structural strengthening, a period-house roof delivered on time, a rusted box gutter and half a roof's sheeting replaced by a crew one reviewer described as tidy and even quiet. One customer specifically praised Adam for navigating council requirements; another chose them because the quote proposed long-lasting repairs rather than patching.
The honest counterweight is price and scale. The single negative review (2 stars) reports a $175 fee just to look at the roof, then a $2,700 quote for tile replacement that another roofer did for $600 — a reminder that this is a metal-roofing specialist with a professional cost structure, not the cheap option for small tile patch-ups. And 20 reviews is a modest sample: excellent, near-unanimous, but thinner evidence than the bigger firms we've reviewed on AustralianRoofers. If your job is a proper metal re-roof, none of that should put you off; if it's a $600 tile fix, get other quotes.
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⚑ Paid inspections and specialist pricing — know before you book
The one unhappy reviewer reports paying a $175 inspection fee and then receiving a $2,700 tile-replacement quote that another roofer completed for $600. That's consistent with a metal-roofing specialist geared to full re-roofs rather than small tile jobs — ask up front whether an inspection fee applies and whether it's credited against the work if you proceed.
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Checked against the public ABN register
Source: verified against the official Australian Business Register via ABN Lookup (abr.business.gov.au), including GST registration.
What they're actually known for New
Ranked by what customers mention — not a self-declared list
Who you'll actually deal with
Adam Commerford — founder and hands-on owner
Adam is named in an extraordinary 25 mentions across the firm's 20 most recent Google reviews — quoting, supervising, communicating progress, and sorting problems mid-job. On the firm's own site he describes a career that began in Perth in 1997 and ran through the UK, Channel Islands, USA and a Cape Town roofing business before he moved his family to South Australia in 2019 and set up here. Reviewers describe exactly what you'd hope that experience produces: clarity at the quoting stage, follow-through, and sound cost-effective advice when complications surface.
Beyond Adam, no staff are named on the website, but reviewers consistently praise 'his team' and 'their crew' — organised, punctual, tidy, and in one case quiet enough to earn a specific mention. The picture is a founder-led operation where Adam fronts every job and a capable crew executes behind him.
What clients say
In their own words
Adam was extremely helpful in satisfying council requirements and did not let me down delivering a quality job. I would not hesitate to recommend him.
Adam and Metro Roof were thoroughly professional and delivered a great roof for my period house. They communicated clearly throughout, gave a clear break down of costs, turned up when they said they would and delivered a finished project on time. I could not recommend them highly enough!
Great job done to fix our roof. We asked for a few quotes and Metro Roof gave us a good one with long-lasting repairs (and not just patching here and there). Good communication and time line accurate. Highly recommended.
Reviewers return again and again to communication and follow-through — detailed quotes, accurate timelines, clean sites, and Adam personally keeping customers informed from first call to finished roof.
Best for
- Full metal and Colorbond re-roofs, including period homes and jobs needing structural strengthening — this is the work the reviews rave about
- Homeowners who value process: written cost breakdowns, daily communication, and sites left clean and secure every evening
- Complex jobs involving council requirements or mid-job surprises — reviewers specifically praise how these were handled
Less suited for
- Small tile repairs on a tight budget — the firm's one negative review is a $2,700 tile quote that another roofer did for $600
- Anyone unwilling to pay an inspection fee up front — a reviewer reports $175 just to assess the roof
- Those who want a large body of review evidence — 20 reviews is a strong but modest sample compared with Adelaide's bigger firms
Before you commit
Five questions worth asking
- Do you charge an inspection or quote fee, and is it credited against the job if I go ahead?
- Will Adam quote and personally oversee my job, and who leads the crew on site day-to-day?
- Can the 5-year workmanship guarantee and the up-to-35-year BlueScope material warranty your site advertises both be written into my contract?
- On an older house, how do you price structural surprises — battens, strengthening, rusted framing — found after the old roof comes off?
- Is my job carried out under Builder's Licence BLD319045, and will you handle any council approval requirements?
Bottom line
A verified, licensed, founder-led metal-roofing specialist with some of the most consistently glowing process feedback of the Adelaide roofers we've reviewed — the near-perfect 4.9 looks earned. Just be clear-eyed that specialist polish comes at specialist prices, and shop elsewhere for small tile patch-ups.
Assessed by the editorial team at AustralianRoofers.com from public Google Business Profile data, the firm's own website, and the ABN register. Not a paid placement.
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