A-Grade Roofing
Trading name of A-GRADE ROOFING (trading name, registered Oct 2006); registered entity: Macnee, Terry · Sydney, NSW
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Our honest take
A-Grade Roofing is one of the most complete small operators among the Sydney roofers we've reviewed — a genuine full-service outfit doing repairs, leak work, restoration and full re-roofs, rather than specialising in one narrow slice. The reviews back that up: the work spreads fairly evenly across re-roofing/replacement, general repairs, leak detection and metal/Colorbond, and there's a real tile-to-Colorbond roof replacement described in detail. So if you're weighing up whether to repair or replace, this is a firm that can honestly do either.
What impressed us most is how tightly the business ties back to one accountable person. The 4.8 rating across 68 Google reviews is strong, and the principal — Terry — is named a remarkable 29 times in the reviews. He personally inspects jobs, sends before/after photos, and signs the owner responses himself. When we checked the ABR, it matched exactly: the trading name 'A-Grade Roofing' sits over a sole-trader ABN in the name of Terry Macnee, in the Inner West. When the person in the reviews, the person answering the reviews, and the person on the register are all the same named individual, that's about as clean an accountability chain as a small firm can offer.
The honest limitations are around structure and self-claimed history. It's a sole trader, not a company (Pty Ltd), so you're backing an individual operator and his crew rather than a corporate structure — fine for most homeowners, but worth knowing. The firm's site claims '27+ years since 1998', which is longer than the register can confirm (the ABN dates to 2015 and the trading name to 2006), so treat the full history as the firm's own word. And as with plenty of small roofers, Google is the only public rating source — we couldn't find a ProductReview or second independent rating to cross-check.
Reputation across the web New
The same firm, checked across platforms
⚑ One review is from a contractor, not a homeowner
At least one of the Google reviews (Gavin Clarke) is written from the perspective of a business Terry hired — 'we carried out a contracted job for Terry... great company to work for'. That's a legitimate positive signal about how Terry deals with suppliers, but it isn't a homeowner-customer review, so it slightly pads the customer-facing count. We didn't use it as one of the highlighted quotes for that reason.
Verified business details New
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
Terry Macnee — owner-operator
Terry Macnee is unambiguously the principal. He's named 29 times across the reviews — far more than anyone else — personally does the inspections, and signs the firm's owner responses. That name matches the sole-trader entity on the ABR ('A-Grade Roofing' trading over Terry Macnee's ABN), so the person you'll deal with, the person accountable for the reviews, and the registered operator are one and the same. For a homeowner, that's the ideal owner-operator profile: a single point of accountability who's clearly on the tools and answering for the work.
The reviews and the firm's site also name 'Scotty' (Scott) as part of the crew — for example on the tile-to-Colorbond replacement job — so expect a small team behind Terry rather than Terry alone on every roof. Nothing suggests a large workforce; this reads as a lean, principal-led operation, which is a strength for accountability but a limit on how many large jobs they can run at once.
What clients say
In their own words
A-Grade are just that. Terry & Scotty and the team replaced our old tiled roof with a fantastic new Colorbond with sleek lines and and excellent attention to detail. We were kept informed along every step of the way and would highly recommend A-Grade for any work on replacement and repairs.
Terry came and inspected the roof. He identified the issue and his team fixed it. After the job Terry sent through pictures and explained where the leak was coming from and how the repairs were completed. Great service and communication.
I recommend Terry and team in repairing my roof in Canterbury. I appreciated his straight-up advice and he delivered exactly what we agreed! There was no fuss and no issues.
Reviewers repeatedly praise Terry's honest, straight-up advice, thorough inspections with before/after photos, and clean full-roof replacements — with the principal named directly.
Best for
- Inner West and Eastern Suburbs homeowners needing a full roof replacement or tile-to-Colorbond re-roof
- Leak diagnosis and repair where you want a proper inspection and before/after photos of the fix
- People who want a single accountable owner-operator (Terry) who does inspections and answers personally
Less suited for
- Anyone wanting a large company (Pty Ltd) structure or a big crew — it's a sole-trader owner-operator
- Buyers who want a second independent rating to cross-check, since only Google reviews are public
- Work well outside the Inner West / Eastern Suburbs, since the firm positions itself around those areas
Before you commit
Five questions worth asking
- Given my roof, is a repair or a full replacement the better call — and can you show me why with photos?
- Will you (Terry) personally inspect and oversee the job, and who else from the crew will be on site?
- Can you confirm your NSW roofing licence details and that the work is covered by it?
- What guarantee do you provide on workmanship, and for how long, on a re-roof versus a repair?
- Your site mentions 27+ years since 1998 — can you point me to a couple of recent jobs similar to mine?
Bottom line
We'd call A-Grade Roofing an easy, low-risk pick for full-service roofing in Sydney's Inner West and Eastern Suburbs — a verified owner-operator (Terry Macnee) with a strong 4.8 from 68 reviews and a real re-roof track record. Just remember it's a lean sole-trader operation, and the longer '1998' history is the firm's own claim, not something the register confirms.
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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