Installing an Bradford Ventilation SupaVent on your Tile Roof

A step by step guide to installing an CSR Bradford Ventilation SupaVent on the metal roof of your home.
SupaVent is a wind driven, roof mounted, quality polymer based ventilator to exhaust heat & moisture from the roof space of a home without the use of electrical energy. Learn more - www.bradfordventilation.com.au/home-ventilation/roof-space/supavent

[@A-moose1234]

This video ensured i bought a supavent instead of the much cheaper ones at bunnings. This video and the fact the vent spins for ever and seemed like quality which makes me think it will last and spin for ever.

[@stevieearp]

Great work - well covered, exactly what I needed to see prior to installing the SupaVent I just purchased. Thanks

[@muzzlevelocity2012]

It's going to be a hot summer, i'm definitely going to be installing a few of these asap.

[@jiahuipan1524]

I was using this video to install the wind master. It works much better than the instruction came with the package mainly using words. Cheers!

[@bradfordinsulation]

Thank you for letting us know Craig. If we can be of any more assistance, just let us know. Kind Regards CSR Edmonds Ventilation

[@geoffcoleman3095]

Thanks for the tip about wearing pants and not shorts

[@petermathews9298]

Good video

[@MichaelKirwan]

they also have installers

[@task82]

When walking on a tiled roof, NEVER stand on the middle of the roof tile - it is the weakest point. When walking on a tiled roof, ALWAYS stand on the bottom of the roof tile, as it's reinforced by the top tile from the course below.

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

I have question regardin this. I want to put one in my garage because the garage gets super hot in summer. It has no ventilation. Does it matter where I put the whirlybird? For eg the highest point on the garage roof? Also is putting an exhaust vent with fan in the garage ceiling so inside the garage a must for this to work properly?

[@bradfordinsulation]

Hi Patrick, thanks for your question. We checked with our technical support and this is their response: In terms of where to position the vent - the higher up the roof pitch the better. For a metal roof, the best place is at the very top, were the flashing will slide under the ridge cap. For a DIY tile roof, we recommend 3 tiles down from the ridge cap - this is to avoid cracking the cement pointing when they remove the a tile(a professional roofer would be able to install it up higher as they have the knowledge and tools to do so , however we recommend for consumers to install 3rd tile down). The second part of the question relates to installing a ceiling fan and grille in the garage to support the vent removing heat from the roof cavity. Taking the heat out of both the garage roof space as well as the garage itself would help, so a ceiling grille with a fan would make a difference.

[@jaredmorgs]

Because I have a ducted air conditioning system, I have thought for a while that installing a few of these would be a good idea to reduce the heat build-up in the ceiling. I was interested in seeing the complexity of installing one of these myself as opposed to getting a professional installer to do the job. Based on the quality of information in this video, I'm actually leaning towards getting a professional installer to do it. I have some of the tools, but not all, and I definitely don't have the correct safety equipment. I'm pretty certain that a recommended installer could also accurately determine how many vents I'd need to install to successfully cool the roof cavity. Thanks for the detail in this video, CSR Bradford. I'll take a look at some recommended installers in Brisbane and get some quotes. Just a note: the description says "...SupaVent on the *metal* roof of your home". You might want to modify the description, and put a link to how to find an authorised installer in the Video description.

[@leemeredith2406]

I did 2 on my roof with no problems at all. As long as you can lift the tile out, have a screwdriver, a spirit level and some silicon sealant then you can do it yourself in a couple of hours tops. A ladder would probably be useful also. I'm assuming that these Edmonds SupaVents are basically the same as a whirlybird you can buy from Bunnings, but they look the same. Would recommend starting as early as possible as it gets hot up there.

[@jaredmorgs]

Lee Meredith Did you use a harness, or did you "free climb"? I take it as long as you walk on the edges of the tiles you shouldn't crack any, particularly if you have a newish house.

[@leemeredith2406]

No harness. Just paid attention to where I walked. Once you are up there it's fine. It's the transition from ladder to roof that I'm extra careful about. Try it this weekend, just get up there and have a walk around. Suggest you wear sneakers tho, thongs are probably not the best.

[@leemeredith2406]

And while you are up there, see if you can lift a tile out. If they are like mine, then you should just be able to lift up the bottom of the top tile and slide the bottom tile out. Some of mine were wired on the inside to the frame, not all, so try a few different ones.

[@Rubibi-saltwaterjim]

do they have any issues in a cyclone zone D? Broome?

[@emilyphuongthaotran3118]

Is there any effection if i did not level it very well? Thankx

[@malayrojak]

@livey oone Wi Tu Lo

[@apistosig4173]

er, um, what ventilation screens are this size? Edmonds don't include these with the package but need to be sourced.

[@matmai91]

You can get some at bunnings for about 15/20 dollars (pack of 2)

[@theduffster1985]

What happens if you don’t have eaves?

[@the.elonmusk]

What can you recommend if the house does not have eaves?

[@theduffster1985]

Nice to see that they responded

[@MichaelKirwan]

go to insulation industries, they can fix you up with a price and tell you the nearest distribution centre

[@gsadlerdavid]

Yes install at least 4 under vents. In most houses in Australian which existed before 1990 and you will have asbestos, a shame there was no warning in the Edmonds video !

[@Ninja_Drummer]

I think the under eaves installation requires a big Asbestos Warning sign repeatedly flashing!!!

[@Velts125]

Good video. However @ 5:23 He threw an empty box off the roof. It is not a good practice to throw anything off a roof in general. It may have been harmless in this instance, but I've known people who forgot there was a tool or their phone in an empty box and that was the end of that. Not to mention others who "thought" no one was below.

[@barriecharmsway8026]

Complete crap. The ventilators do nothing, don't waste your money

[@jabrique]

Did ya try to install it? Was thinking of buying them