DCM Roofing Ltd is a Christchurch roofing company based in Wainoni that has been looking after Christchurch and Canterbury roofs for more than 20 years. Their promise is simple: we look after your whole roof. That covers new roofs and re-roofs for residential and light commercial properties, roof repairs, spouting, solid-fuel heating, insulation, skylights, waterproof membranes, epoxy coatings and even their own scaffolding for hire — from Ashburton to Hanmer Springs.
The company was founded by Iain McPhail, a Licensed Building Practitioner assessed as competent to carry out and supervise restricted building work. DCM Roofing is a proud member of the New Zealand Roofing Association and the New Zealand Home Heating Association, and works to the values it names plainly: integrity, quality and simplicity. Independent, expert advice and clear information are part of the deal, so customers can make informed roofing decisions.
Projects start with an on-site consultation and an in-depth discussion, followed by a detailed proposal of suitable options and a free, no-obligation quotation that includes removal and disposal of used materials. As a one-stop specialist, DCM sources the products, completes the installation and supplies the scaffolding, so there is no need to coordinate a troop of different contractors. A sister company, DCM Building, handles projects that expand beyond roofing.
The company stands behind a straightforward guarantee: if you're not happy with the products or workmanship, then neither are they — and when something goes wrong, they fix it. Customer feedback consistently praises friendly, well-mannered crews, tidy clean-ups, fast turnarounds and communication at every step.
Drive down Dolamore Place in Wainoni and you'll find the home base of DCM Roofing Ltd, a Christchurch roofing company that has spent more than two decades doing one thing properly: looking after roofs. Their tagline says it simply — "Roofing Christchurch Properly" — and their promise is even simpler: "We look after your whole roof." That means not just the sheets of steel or tiles on top, but everything that comes with a roof: the spouting and downpipes, the skylights, the fire that keeps the living room warm, even the scaffolding it takes to do the job safely.
DCM was founded by Iain McPhail, who remains the company's director and is a Licensed Building Practitioner — someone formally assessed as competent to carry out and supervise restricted building work, the important and critical residential building work New Zealand law sets aside. That credential matters when you're trusting someone with the biggest weather-facing surface of your home, and it's why the company can say that Iain stands by everything they do.
Plenty of roofing firms will put on a new roof. DCM's range is deliberately wider. For Canterbury homes they build new roofs and replace tired ones in long-run Colorsteel or Colorcote prepainted steel, tile or slate, with a full range of colours to choose from. They clean, repair and replace spouting, rainwater systems and downpipes. They have installed hundreds of new solid-fuel fires and replaced countless old ones throughout the region, and they insulate homes too.
Light comes in as well as weather staying out: DCM supplies and installs Keylite skylights — a simple, cost-effective range of fixed roof windows — and Maxlight tube lights, a dome, tube and diffusion system designed for New Zealand conditions. Keylite loft ladders open up fold-away access to roof-cavity storage. On the flat and commercial side there are Butynol waterproof membranes for residential and commercial roofs, and epoxy resin coatings suited to factories, warehouses, aircraft hangars and garage floors. Unusually for a roofing firm, DCM also owns its own stock of safe, reliable scaffolding available for hire, and a sister company, DCM Building, takes on projects that grow beyond roofing into renovations and new installations.
Every job starts on site, with an in-depth consultation to understand what a customer actually needs and expects. That's followed by a detailed proposal of suitable options and a free, no-obligation quotation — one that includes removal and disposal of the old materials, so there are no surprises once work begins. From there the team talks the customer through the process and keeps them in the loop at all times. Because DCM sources the products, does the installation and provides the scaffolding, homeowners deal with one accountable company rather than a whole troop of separate contractors.
The company organises itself around three plain words. Integrity: what they say they will do, they do, and if something goes wrong they fix it. Quality: qualified roofers, the best products, and workmanship they stand behind. Simplicity: independent, expert roofing solutions and clear information so customers can make informed decisions. Behind those words sits a guarantee: "If you're not happy with our products or workmanship, then neither are we."
Customers seem to notice the difference. Holly praised a re-roof completed faster than expected, with Ian knowledgeable and helpful and Tina keeping her updated at each step. Glenda's crew "did a great job cleaning up after the job was finished." Michael and Gina Garland were thrilled with the attention to detail on their new roof, Susan's team pulled a long day and still left the garage roof looking great, and Paora and Sonia Terekia called their deck repair seamless. Stephanie Butler, whose Hagley Avenue job "wasn't an easy job," happily recommends them all the same.
DCM Roofing is a proud member of the New Zealand Roofing Association and the New Zealand Home Heating Association, with Licensed Building Practitioner and Sitesafe credentials among its qualifications. From Wainoni, the crew covers Christchurch and Canterbury — from Ashburton to Hanmer Springs, as they put it. Quotes are free, the advice is straightforward, and if you have a roof, they can help.