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Velux Skylight with custom made Colorbond flashings Middle Park (image)

This Melbourne Velux Skylights installer shares its No 1 installation tip…

Master Roof Plumbers, Roofrite, shares its secret So. You’ve chosen the best looking skylight on the market for your metal roof.  But did you get the best installation tip with that? Did your installer suggest a custom made flashing?  Probably not unless the installer is a licensed roof plumber with an eye for detail. One … Read more

Tiled Roof Replaced with Colorbond Steel Roof (image)

Roofrite shares five great reasons to replace a tiled roof with a Colorbond steel roof

Should you replace your tiled roof with a Colorbond steel roof? Roofrite is often asked whether it is possible to replace your tiled roof with a Colorbond steel roof.  The short answer is yes.  We can do this and have done it many times over.  What isn’t widely known are the many reasons why it makes … Read more

Acrylic skylight dome replacement with a Velux glass skylight is possible (image).

Acrylic Skylight Dome Replacement | Velux Skylights Melbourne

Is an acrylic skylight dome replacement possible with a Velux glass skylight? Roofrite is often asked if an acrylic skylight dome replacement is possible with a Velux glass skylight. The simple answer is yes. Why would you want to? An acrylic or polycarbonate skylight dome will fade or discolour over time. In addition, acrylic and … Read more

When condensation forms under metal roofs it is often mistaken for a metal roof leak (image)

Condensation is Often Mistaken for Metal Roof Leaks | Roofrite Melbourne

Condensation is Often Mistaken for Metal Roof Leaks… Condensation Roofrite is occasionally called out to investigate metal roof leaks that turn out to be “phantom” roof leaks. The occupiers of the property are experiencing staining or mould growing on the ceiling. A sure sign of a metal roof leak right?  Wrong! Investigation sometimes reveals the … Read more

Velux Skylights Home Improvement Ideas

Velux Skylights Melbourne – Garage Roof Ideas

What can you do with Velux Skylights? What about giving the garage a makeover? Velux Skylights? Wow! I came across this amazing image of a modern garage at www.sfixit.com.  It has incorporated a bank of skylights into the roof to give it total wow factor.   Use your imagination! It is amazing what can be done … Read more

Metal Roof Leaks Are Caused By What? Roof Penetrations

Metal Roof Leaks Have Many Sources.  A roof penetration is often one of them. Our short video shows how a poorly installed air conditioning unit has led to metal roof leaks on this commercial roof.   The Problem Roofrite had installed a couple of years ago hopper flashings to repair reported metal roof leaks on the … Read more

Use Velux Skylights to utilise the space in your attic for another room (image)

Converting wasted roof space into a functional attic with Velux Skylights

Have you got wasted roof space that you’d like to convert into an attic?   In some houses, roof cavities are simply the place that holds the electrical wiring, some ducting for heating or cooling and the insulation.  But if your roof cavity is high enough to stand in, it makes it a great space to convert … Read more

Detecting Metal Roof Leaks

The Problem Detecting metal roof leaks can sometimes be a process of elimination.  However, for a professional roof plumber, used to sourcing a variety of metal roof leaks, there are some obvious places to start looking. In this particular instance, the client reported water pooling on her balcony. The client is located on the second floor … Read more