Concrete & Terracotta ‘ventilation’ System
Concrete or TerraCotta ‘ventilation’ system for new or existing roofs
- 2.01 FREE Appraisal and Proposal service
- 2.02 How many pairs are required?
- 2.03 Compatible with which tile makers and their profiles
- 2.04 Prices + Order Form: we can freight within Aus, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and NZ
- 2.05 Powder Coating, choose from our extensive range of colours
- 2.06 How they are easily installed from the outside
- 2.07 Technical Details
- 2.08 Benefits: How they work, SAVE you money and reduce green gas emission
- 2.09 Optional: for Bushfire prone areas, stainless steel mesh fitted to the external outlets
- 2.10 Optional: Bathroom, Kitchen and Laundry Venting Out Adaptor or buy as a Kit
- 2.10 Customer Feedback
2.01 FREE Appraisal and Proposal Service
Either work out how many pairs you will require using the guidelines set out in Section 2.02 below, or use our FREE Appraisal Service and we will advise you of the optimum number of Concrete or Terracotta ‘ventilation’ tiles and their positions on your roof. The Proposal will include the cost to package and freight these Smart Products to you. Please send us the following details:-
EXISTING HOMES or RENOVATIONS:
Complete and submit the FREE Online Appraisal and Proposal Form, to receive a proposal. If we require any further details, we will contact you.
NEW HOMES or EXTENSIONS:
Complete and submit FREE PDF Appraisal and Proposal Form, together with a copy of your plans including the Roof Plan, email to Smart Products, fax ( 1300 884 256) or post to (Suite 209, 410 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010) this information to us. If we require any further details, we will contact you.
PLEASE NOTE: Order Forms are in PDF format, you are required to have Adobe Reader installed. Click on icon to download Adobe Reader for free.
2.02 How many pairs are required?
For each pair of hollow ‘ventilation’ roof tiles, one is positioned high at just a few tiles below the ridge cap, and its ‘partner’ is on the other side of the roof in a low position, a few tiles above the gutter. This enables cool air to enter through the ‘lower’ ‘ventilation’ roof tile, as hot air leaves through the ‘upper’ ‘ventilation’ roof tile on the other side of the roof creating a convection current. In this way your roof space is being ventilated even when there is no breeze. (See diagram below). When there is a breeze, the air movement to ventilate your roof space is increased based on the Venturi Principle. This product is designed and made in Australia.
A good rule of thumb is one pair 1.5 metres from the end of the ridge line for each section of roof, and subsequent pairs evenly spaced approximately 4.5 metres apart, with the final pair approximately 1.5 metres from the other end. The average home may require between 2 and 4 pairs of these ‘ventilation’ Tiles.
Think of a pot in which you are steaming vegetables. To keep more steam in, you create a small opening with the lid. To allow more steam to escape, you allow a larger opening of the lid. So be aware, the ‘ventilation’ of your Roof Space will be more effective by erring on installing more pairs rather than less.
VIEW MORE examples of Pairs and Positions of tiles according to your roof structure.
2.03 Compatible with which tile makers and their profiles
Compatible Concrete Tiles
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| CSR Monier |
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| BORAL |
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| CSR Monier |
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| ATLAS |
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| CLARK |
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| HUME |
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| PIONEER |
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| MARLEY |
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| REDLAND |
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| WHITELAW |
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| Non Compatible Concrete Tiles | ||||
| ATLAS |
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Compatible Terracotta Tiles
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| CSR Wunderlich |
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| BORAL |
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| BRISTILE |
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| Non Compatible Terracotta Tiles | ||||
| CSR Wunderlich |
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PLEASE NOTE: If you have a roof tile that is not listed on our compatibility chart, you can contact the Building Centre Network on 1300 884 876 Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm to confirm if your roof tile is compatible with our 'ventilation roof products'.
2.04 Prices + Order Form: we can freight in Aus, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and NZ
As packaging and freight costs vary with the quantity required and distance to be sent, we require you to initially complete an Appraisal and Proposal Form (see Section 2.01) which includes the options of Powder Coating, Bush Fire and Vent Out Adaptor. On receipt of your payment, we can then process your order and dispatch to most destinations in Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and NZ. You can also collect your order from our office, see details below.
Price for: A pair of ‘ventilation’ Concrete or Terracotta Tiles, $170.00 incl. GST.
Payment is required at the time of placing you order and options include:
and PayPal.
- Download the PDF Order Form and include your Credit Card details by either:
- faxing it back to 1300 884 256 or +61 2 8303 0533
- post to The Building Centre Network, Suite 209, 410 Elizabeth St. Surry Hills NSW 2010
- sanning and then Email to Smart Products - Calling us on 1300 884 876 or +61 2 8303 0545 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (AEST) and order paying by credit card or by EFT.
- Visit us at The Building Centre Network, Suite 209, 410 Elizabeth St. Surry Hills NSW 2010, use the Devonshire Street exit from Central Station.
- To place your order Online below.
PLEASE NOTE: Order Forms are in PDF format, you are required to have Adobe Reader installed. Click on icon to download Adobe Reader for free.
For online payment, those that do not have a ‘PayPal’ account will need to sign up and register for one. You can sign up and register after proceeding through to the checkout page.
ONLINE CART
First enter in the postcode in Australia where you wish your purchase items to be delivered and click the Calculate button below to compute the postage cost of per item.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- Postage cost shown is based on the average prices of that city. The initial cost may vary according to your postcode. Contact us on 1300 884 876 for more information on delivery.
- Prices are in Australian Dollars (AUD) and include GST.
- Freight costs includes postage (per item).
- A single packaging cost will apply to all orders.
2.05 Powder Coating, choose from our extensive range of colours.
You can either leave your unit in their original Zincalume form, paint them yourself or choose a colour from our extensive range of powder coating colours ( see below).
Factory applied powder coating will be the most permanent finish, resisting the effects of being exposed to the external environment and more resistant to the heat and the damaging effect of infrared rays from the Sun. Due to the extreme and variable external conditions, there is no warranty on the powder coating.
When organising the timing of your order, please be aware that each week on a Monday or Tuesday we take the products requiring powder coating to the factory, and are usually available for us to dispatch on the Thursday or Friday of the same week.
There is a minimum cost of $55 incl. GST. if only 1 x tile or 1 x pair of tiles is to be powder coated. For orders with more than 1 x pair to be powder coated is charged at $33 per pair incl. GST.
Below are the 'Dulux' and 'Azko Nobel' chart colour samples, to view the colour chart just click on the PDF link. Remember there is always some colour variation to the colour sample provided by Dulux and Azko Nobel.
Please Note: If you are printing this page, the colours will not be accurate using most printers and should not be used for colour matching purposes.
 Manor Red |
 Clay Pot |
 Copper Pearl |
 Claret |
 Flame Red |
 Woodland Grey |
 Ironstone |
 Jasper |
 Mid Bronze |
 Charcoal |
View our full range of colours available.
CLICK HERE
2.06 How they are easily installed from the outside
CONCRETE ‘ventilation’ tiles
The installation of these venting roof products is quite easy to follow and understand.
Installation instructions for Concrete Roof Tiles:
PDF Installation Instruction for Concrete Tile Profile #1 Centurion, Elebana, Homestead etc.
PDF Installation Instruction for Concrete Tile Profile #2 Waverly, Roman, Pantile etc.
TERRACOTTA ‘ventilation’ tiles
The installation of these venting roof products is quite easy to follow and understand.
Installation instructions for Terracotta Roof Tiles:
PDF Installation Instruction for Terracotta Tiles
2.07 Technical Details
These strong and hollow ‘ventilation’ tiles are made in Australia from high quality strong 0.55mm base metal thickness Zincalume by Bluescope.
In the manufacturing process, laser cutting equipment is used to achieve clean edges and accuracy.
They can be installed in any roof with a pitch of 18 degrees or more.
Concrete ‘ventilation’ roof tile dimensions
The interlocking tiles with fixed perforated air panels keeps leaves, twigs and other matters out.
Terracotta ‘ventilation’ roof tile dimensions
2.08 Benefits: How they work, SAVE you money and reduce green gas emission
The Benefits
Installing an appropriate number of pairs of these Concrete or Terracotta ‘ventilation’ tiles, based on the size of your roof will:
- Silently keep your home or building cooler in Summer and Warmer in Winter.
- Keep your hidden roof space drier in Winter with less damaging condensation being formed.
- Reduce your need to cool or heat your home or building, thus providing real savings in energy bills.
- Reduce your consumption of matters that cause 'green house gases' to be produced.
- Contribute practically and positively to reducing global warming.
- Experience maintenance-free and energy consumption free benefits as they have no moving parts.
- Enjoy a virtually inconspicuous solution. They can be powder coated to match the colour of your roof.
- Using a special Adaptor, connect the flexible ducts from your kitchen and bathrooms vent systems.
- In Bush Fire prone areas they can be used with the optional Stainless Steel mesh to be fitted over vent outlet.
- If you have or plan to install air conditioning, these ‘ventilation’ products will help reduce your need to use your system. Also imaging how much more taxing it is for a ducted air conditioner in the Roof Space to be trying to work in a hot oven environment in Summer or in an Ice Box in Winter. How much more electricity will it require to operate? With electricity costs to rise by 30% in the years ahead, this is a wise investment which will save you dollars and also contribute to reducing green gas emissions.
- By installing a few pairs of these ‘ventilation’ roofing products, the chances of fungi developing in your roof space are significantly reduced. Additionally your home will be even cooler in Summer and warmer in Winter. In winter there will be less potential for condensation to build up to damage your home.
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An important article published by the "Sydney Morning Herald" September 2009
How they work
- Sarking is installed in roofs as a thermal barrier to reduce heat entering, but it is an insulation barrier containing air in the roof space.
- Ceiling insulation is intended to reduce the passing of heat or cool, by conduction, between the living spaces and roof space.
- When ceiling insulation is installed in a roof with sarking, the roof space temperature increase by up to 20 degrees Celcius!
- Sarking and Ceiling insulation perform the same function of insulation in the walls, top and bottom of ovens and refrigerators.
- When air remains trapped in the roof space in Summer with nowhere to escape, the air gets hotter and hotter as with an oven.
- When air remains trapped in the roof space in Winter with nowhere to escape, the air gets colder and colder as in a refrigerator.
- When air is trapped the roof space in Winter, condensation is created with direct water damage and fungi grows (read Article above).
- Convection is air movement created when hot air rises and can escape when cooler air can enter.
- As this product works because of the Convection Principle, unlike traditional protruding 'birds', these work when there is no breeze!
- The Venturi Principle is that when there is a breeze for example, passes over an opening it draws air from that opening.
- These ‘ventilation’ tiles are installed in pairs, one tile is for the air to enter the roof space, the other is where the air can leave.
- A series of pairs of ‘inlet’ and ‘outlet’ ‘ventilation’ Tiles are simply installed under the ridge capping and on either side.
- With sufficient pairs of Concrete or Terracotta ‘ventilation’ tiles installed, your home or building will be more comfortable with lower energy bills.
 'see' the old way |
 the 'invisible' new way |
2.09 Optional: for Bushfire prone areas, stainless steel mesh fitted
During a bushfire, embers may reach your home or building 30 minutes before the actual fire may arrive. Pieces of smouldering material float through the air and if a spark or ember enters the home, it can cause ignition of combustible materials. Your house may not be in the path of the fire but may still be ignited from flying embers.
For homes or buildings in bushfire prone areas it is advisable to have the optional stainless steel mesh fitted to the external perforated outlets to satisfy the building requirements in these areas of special building and compliance needs.
A stainless steel mesh (using rivets) is installed over the entry or exit openings of the units. The openings of this non-combustible mesh are less than 1.8mm in diameter, which complies with bushfire requirements. This 'mesh' has been shown to the ACT Rural Fire Service who were satisfied with it's construction and specification.
If your home is located in or near a bushfire prone area, be sure to consider this stainless steel mesh along with your ‘ventilation’ roof product.
Price for: Stainless steel mesh fitted to outlet, $12.00 incl. GST.
2.10 Optional: Bathroom, Kitchen and Laundry Venting Adaptor or buy as a Kit
This clever concealed bathroom, kitchen and laundry venting solution consists of a PVC 'Vent Out' Adaptor which is fitted to a dedicated Concrete venting tile. Currently the Adaptor and Kit are only available for Concrete Tiled roofs.
Simply connect 150mm flexible ducting from your Bathroom, Kitchen or Laundry exhaust systems and directly as well as hygienically duct these unwanted and used sources of air directly to the outside using this unobtrusive outlet. We recommend one per venting system. This clever solution enables you to comply with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia.
Price: PVC 'Vent Out' Adaptor, $66.00 incl. GST.
Please note: Kit is not suppplied with ducting.
To purchase a ventilation kit.
Price: 1 x PVC 'Vent Out' Adaptor + 1 x Concrete 'Venting' Tile, $151.00 incl. GST.
