COLORBOND® steel is the default for premium metal roofs across Perth’s western and coastal suburbs, and not just for the look. Here’s why it suits coastal homes, and how we help you land on a colour.
Why COLORBOND® steel by the coast
Perth’s coastal strip is hard on a roof: salt, sun and exposure. COLORBOND® steel is built for it. It’s lightweight, low-maintenance, holds its colour rather than fading or chalking, and carries a long BlueScope warranty. Compared with tile, it’s lighter on the structure and there’s no re-bedding or re-pointing to chase down the track. For a contemporary home where the roof is a feature, it gives a clean, sharp line that holds up.
The colours we see most
COLORBOND® steel comes in the full modern range, and the choice does real work on how a home reads:
- Monument is the deep charcoal-near-black that defines a lot of contemporary Perth architecture, the most-specified modern roof colour, and the one that makes a feature roofline read as deliberate.
- Basalt is a mid charcoal-grey, a touch softer than Monument, that still sits firmly in the architectural camp.
- Surfmist is the off-white that suits a lighter, more coastal home and keeps the roof reading bright against the sky.
Lighter shades also reflect more heat, which is worth weighing in the Perth climate.
How we help you choose
Colour is hard to judge off a swatch in a showroom. We bring samples and look at them against your actual home, its render or brick, its surroundings, and the light at the time of day you see it most. We also match the cladding colour to the roof so the whole envelope is coherent.
If you’re weighing up a colour, send the plans or a few photos through and we’ll talk it through.