Design & Features

An open close VERGOLA® is designed for maximum versatility

There’s nothing quite like a VERGOLA^® open close louvre roof system. It lets in the greatest amount of natural light, creates full or partial shade, allows maximum airflow and is 99.9% weatherproof! Plus, Vergola is the only louvre system to be awarded the Industrial Design Council of Australia’s ‘Prince Philip Prize for Australian Design’ and three Australian Design Council awards for innovation.

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FUNCTIONALITY

Whether you want full sun, full shade or something in between, a VERGOLA^® open close louvre roof gives you complete control of your environment creating a comfortable living space in any weather condition, all year round. It also has a rain sensor that will close the louvres at the first drop of rain.

ROOF STYLES

FLAT

One of the most popular designs which suits most houses. Frame is flat & the louvres have a one degree fall to control water.

SKILLION

A skillion roof is essentially a sloping roof design with a single flat surface.

BOX FRAME

A premium-look designed to suit houses made from rendered brick. Posts can be made from rendered brick or textured ‘blue’ board with a steel post inside.

A-FRAME

The simplest form of an A-frame is two similarly sized beams, arranged in a 45-degree or greater angle, attached at the top.

CURVED BEAM

If your house contains any curved features we can customise the Vergola to suit.

SCREENS

Vergola louvres can be installed vertically to provide a privacy screen and provide the perfect match to your Vergola roof.

TAPERED

Angles, triangular sections and design features maintain their highlights with a customised Vergola to suit.

INSERTS

Create your own frame to match your renovations and we’ll insert a Vergola system for you.

CUSTOMISATION & INTEGRATION

A VERGOLA^® adjustable louvre roofing system can be incorporated into a range of structures.

They can be freestanding or part of an existing building.

The use of a range of architectural fittings and facilities ensures that Vergola structures fit the most exacting and contemporary architectural designs, while still being able to integrate seamlessly into period styles.

LOUVRE DESIGN

One of the unique features of VERGOLA^®is its unique double-skin aerofoil-shaped louvre. The louvre made with COLORBOND^® steel creates an insulating air-gap that reduces heat radiation to the living space below, which means Vergola will keep you cooler than a single-skin aluminium opening louvre roof system.

GUTTERING AND FRAMEWORK

Specially designed gutters are fitted along the inside perimeter of the framework to ensure the VERGOLA^® structure is watertight, and water is safely run off into downpipes. The gutters are also manufactured using COLORBOND^®.

The frame can be timber, steel, aluminium or any other structure that complies with local building codes. Timber allows Vergola to complement pergolas or be integrated into traditional built structures.

Steel structures enable a Vergola to be customised in various sizes and architectural styles. In Australia, Vergola structures are generally constructed using preferably galvanized C purlins which allow for long uninterrupted spans.

MATERIALS

MADE OF LONGER-LASTING AUSTRALIAN-MADE COLORBOND^®

While other louvre systems use cheaper aluminium alternatives, VERGOLA^® continues to use the superior Australian-made BlueScope^® COLORBOND^® that is the roofing material of choice for nearly half of all new Australian homes and over 80% of all Australian gutters and fascias. With its four layers of protection over the quality steel base, the Vergola louvres are highly resistant to corrosion and maintain their beautiful appearance for longer.

Manufactured in Australia to Australian Standards (AS1397 and AS/NZS 2728) and tested in some of the harshest Australian conditions over the last 50 years, genuine COLORBOND^®steel is far more than just ‘paint on steel’.

COLORBOND^® is manufactured from Zincalume^® steel with an aluminium/zinc/magnesium alloy coating that is stronger and longer-lasting than aluminium.
A conversion layer is applied to the steel surface to improve adhesion.
COLORBOND’s Super Polyester coating technology ensures the Vergola’s finish retains its ‘as new’ look for longer.
Exterior grade paint is baked on to the Zincalume^® steel base giving VERGOLA^® resistance to chipping, peeling and cracking that is superior to powdercoated aluminium louvres.

*Activate^® technology is not available for COLORBOND^® Stainless steel, COLORBOND^® Permagard^® steel and COLORBOND^® steel products with a galvanised steel substrate