Assess the cavity
We look at roof size, pitch and existing airflow to work out how many vents you actually need — no over-selling.
Whirlybird Installation MelbourneNorthern SuburbsGladstone Park
Gladstone Park's brick veneer homes, many built before roof ventilation was standard, trap summer heat in the roof cavity with nowhere to escape, and the suburb's flat, open blocks with little tree shade mean that heat load can be significant on hot days.
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Whirlybird Installation · Gladstone Park
Gladstone Park's brick veneer homes, many built before roof ventilation was standard, trap summer heat in the roof cavity with nowhere to escape, and the suburb's flat, open blocks with little tree shade mean that heat load can be significant on hot days. A whirlybird uses wind and rising heat to continuously draw hot air out of the cavity, cutting ceiling heat load in the house below. It's a straightforward retrofit on the concrete tile common across Gladstone Park's established streets.
Gladstone Park's open, sun-exposed blocks near the airport mean roof cavities here often run hotter in summer than a shaded suburb, so ventilation makes a bigger practical difference.
Local roof weather
Gladstone Park sees around ~7 days above 35°C a year, and on those days an unventilated roof cavity turns into a heat store right above your ceilings.
Climate normals (2015–2024) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis — gridded reanalysis, so rainfall is an estimate that runs a little high versus long-term gauge averages. Live UV from ARPANSA, live conditions from Open-Meteo.
The process
We look at roof size, pitch and existing airflow to work out how many vents you actually need — no over-selling.
Vents go high on the roof where the hottest air collects, balanced with the eave intake so air can actually move through.
On a tiled roof we lift the tiles, cut a neat penetration, and bed the flashing so it is fully weatherproof.
The turbine is seated in the flashing collar and the tiles are reinstated over the apron, leaving a clean, leak-free finish.
Installation differs by roof: on tiled roofs we cut and flash the penetration under the tile course, while on metal roofs the vent is flashed directly into the sheeting. Both need the flashing done properly — a rushed vent install is a classic future leak.
Installations are carried out by an insured team and the workmanship is backed by a 7-Year Workmanship Guarantee and a 10-Year Dulux Acratex Material Warranty.
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