Metal roofs are commonplace in Australia for a number of reasons, not least being that they are known to be able to reduce your cooling bill, as well as provide the perfect canvas to harness solar energy. Increase Thermal Efficiency When installed as the external cladding component of your roof system, metal can increase the thermal efficiency of your home simply because of its reflective properties. Lighter colours are obviously better choices in this regard, and there are five colours in the COLORBOND® steel range that qualify as solar reflective – Surfmist®, Classic Cream®, Paper Ba ..read more

If you have a quick scroll through the Bluescope and COLORBOND® websites you’ll likely come across their ‘Make Sure It’s Genuine’ campaign about how to spot the difference between a Bluescope product and their inferior imported counterparts. At Vantage Point Roofing we know our name is on the line, so we make sure that Bluescope’s name is on the steel! We only supply and install genuine Bluescope Steel roofing products – to be fair, most reputable roofing companies in Australia do. But why would we want you to know this? And are all imports actually inferior? Read on to find the answers to th ..read more

Have you ever gotten a quote, or had a chat to a contractor, and found it difficult to understand exactly what they were talking about? A good roofing company will take you through your quote and make sure everyone is on the same page before proceeding, but preparing yourself with an understanding of some common roofing terms will make the process easier and less daunting! Continuing on from our last blog – check out the helpful video animation below to arm yourself with a little roofing knowledge and boost your confidence making a decision about your roof! There’s a list too, but it’s defini ..read more

  The Queensland sun can be unrelenting and a home without insulation in the roof becomes a giant oven! Some people doubt the true effectiveness of insulation toward of the sun’s heat, but you only have to spend a few minutes inside a house in summer that doesn’t have insulation to really feel the difference. How Insulation Works? Put simply, insulation slows the rate of heat transfer, helping keep homes warmer in winter and cooler in summer. How well-insulated your home is will determine how comfortable it is and how much you will spend on energy for heating and cooling, and in some resp ..read more

While we’re all certainly grateful that we’re finally seeing some decent rain this summer, there is no denying that it’s causing troubles for homeowner’s across South East Queensland with leaky roofs! We’ve been inundated with calls the last few weeks, ranging from reports of small drips to whole ceilings caving in! During this time we’ve noticed a pretty interesting statistic; 90% of calls requesting urgent repairs to leaks have come from homeowners with tiled roofs. Read on to learn some of the reasons that metal roofs outperform tile roofs in the rain. 1. Fewer seams than tiles Metal ..read more

NB: This offer has expired  For a limited time only, Vantage Point Roofing is offering 50% off Blue Mountain Mesh gutter guard to all customers who book in their full combined roof and gutter replacement jobs to commence in November! Who is eligible? All homeowners who book in their job to kick off in November 2019! What type of work does the offer apply to? This offer applies to residential jobs where the whole roof and all gutters are being removed and replaced by Vantage Point Roofing. What do I get? A great deal! That is – you only pay half the amount you’d normally pay for Blue Moun ..read more

Are your gutters overflowing? You might have a blocked down pipe! This is a pretty common occurrence for most of us, especially those of us who like a leafy outlook! Read on for a few helpful tips on how to get water flowing off your roof and into your storm water drainage before the next storm hits! Safety First First and foremost is safety. Do not attempt any of the below unless you feel comfortable doing so. This DIY approach requires you to use a ladder to access the top of the downpipe and is potentially dangerous. It’s important that you set the ladder up in safe, flat, dry/non-slip pos ..read more

Have you ever have noticed on some metal roofs that several short sheets have been installed to cover the length of the roof from top to bottom? Why have they been installed this way and why don’t most new roofs utilise the same methods? Short sheets are typically found on older houses built prior to major improvements in sheet metal production that allowed corrugated sheets to be manufactured in much longer lengths. Prior to this development, the maximum length of sheets were considerably shorter (1.16-3m) and needed to be lapped at each end to make up the length of the roof. This resulted i ..read more

Your home is likely to be your largest investment and one of the most important things protecting it is your roof! For most of us, buying a home or renovating comes with lots of careful research and decision-making, as the investment not only costs us financially but in time, energy and stress too. Most decisions center on two considerations: cost and longevity. How much am I going to have to spend and how long until I need to spend money on it again? If you don’t have lots of disposable income, you’ll be looking for a long-term solution that ticks all the boxes. This typically means that the ..read more

Have you ever gotten a quote, or had a chat to a contractor, and found it difficult to understand exactly what they were talking about? A good roofing company will take you through your metal roof replacement quote and make sure everyone is on the same page before proceeding, but preparing yourself with an understanding of some common roofing terms will make the process easier and less daunting! Check out the helpful video animation below to arm yourself with a little roofing knowledge and boost your confidence making a decision about your roof! There’s a list too, but it’s definitely easier ..read more