Open
Blades flat — open sky
Turned flat, the blades all but disappear and you're sitting under open sky — direct sun, full airflow, the same as being out in the garden.
- Full sun
- Open sky
- Maximum airflow
Louvred Pergolas
A roof that changes with the weather
Every other pergola roof commits to one thing. Insulated gives you shade all year; polycarbonate gives you light all year. A louvred roof is the one that doesn’t ask you to choose — the blades rotate through 90°, so the same space sits open to the sky on a still afternoon and closes into a sealed roof when the weather turns.
The frame is powder-coated aluminium, and the gutter sits on the inside of the beams, running the full perimeter and draining to an outlet at whichever corner suits your stormwater. Closed, it sheds water like a solid roof. Open, it’s a pergola.
Manual or motorised
Which system suits usually comes down to the size of the area and how often you’d actually change the setting. A manual roof over a courtyard you adjust with the seasons is a different proposition to a motorised roof over your main entertaining area that closes itself the moment it starts raining.
Both are aluminium, both carry a 10-year powder-coat warranty, and both can be built freestanding or fixed to the house.
Council approval
As with our pergolas, many louvred roofs need council approval — we handle that for you through our approvals specialist.
How it works
The blades rotate through 90°. That single fact is the whole product — it's the only roof that doesn't ask you to decide between light and shade before it's built.
Anywhere in between
90° of rotation
You're not choosing between on and off. Angle the blades to cut the western sun while keeping the space bright, or to let hot air escape through the roof while holding shade underneath.
Set the angle to the aspect of your block and the time of day you actually use the space — that's the part a fixed roof can never do.
- 90° rotation
- Angle to the sun
- Shade and airflow together
Closed
Sealed and self-draining
Closed, the blades seal against a rubber strip and the roof behaves like a solid one. Rain runs down the blades into a gutter that sits on the inside of the beams and runs the full perimeter.
From there it drops through an 80mm outlet at whichever corner suits your stormwater — so there's no guttering hung off the outside of the frame.
- Weather-sealed
- Internal gutter, all round
- Corner outlet
Compare
It usually comes down to two things: how big the area is, and how often you'd genuinely change the setting.
| Manual | Motorised | |
|---|---|---|
| Operation | Hand crank, geared for a light and quiet action | Remote control on a 24V motor |
| Sizing | Five stocked sizes | Made to measure |
| Size range | 2985 × 2985mm up to 5845 × 3895mm | Blades up to 4500mm, up to 6000mm between posts |
| Colours | Monument or White | Monument Satin, Gloss White, or a custom Dulux powder-coat match |
| Extras | Closed by hand, so no rain sensor | Rain sensor and integrated downlights |
| Mounting | Freestanding, wall-mounted, or onto an existing structure | Freestanding, or against one to four walls |
| Best for | A defined area at a lower cost, sized off the shelf | An exact fit, a longer span, or a roof that looks after itself |
Built in
A louvred roof lives or dies on what happens when it rains, and on whether it still looks like one clean piece once the electrician has been.
Rain sensor
An optional sensor closes the roof by itself the moment it detects rain — which matters most when you're out, or asleep, or the furniture is already wet by the time you notice.
Internal gutter, all the way round
The gutter sits on the inside of the beams and runs the full perimeter, draining to an 80mm outlet at whichever corner suits your stormwater. Nothing is hung off the outside of the frame.
Integrated downlights
LED downlights run through the frame rather than under it, so the ceiling stays clean and there's no conduit crossing your new roof.
Engineered to your block
The made-to-measure system is certified by a structural engineer to the Australian wind-load standards and sized to the wind class of your specific site — not to a generic figure.
Free design consultation
Let's design your outdoor space
Tell us about your backyard and we'll arrange a free, no-obligation design consultation. We service the Hills District, North Shore & surrounding suburbs.