Whirlybird Installation
Craigie
Supply and install from $350 — quoted up front, booked same week.
Whirlybirds and Solar Vents in Craigie
Dave's Whirly Birds covers Craigie 6025 and the surrounding City of Joondalup area. Craigie sits about 22km north of the Perth CBD, and every job here is quoted at a fixed price up front and completed by Dave personally.
At about 3km from the coast, Craigie gets a reliable Fremantle Doctor through summer — slightly softened by the run inland, but more than enough to keep turbines turning through the hottest part of the day.
Craigie is largely 1980s brick and tile. Housing from the eighties sits between the sprawl of the seventies and the height of the nineties — bigger than it looks from the street, with roof cavities generous enough to hold a serious amount of hot air.
Intake venting from this period is inconsistent. Some homes have plenty; others have the bare minimum, and on those the eaves are the first thing to sort out before adding more units up top.
Near-coastal — reliable sea breeze
Whirlybirds or Solar Vents in Craigie?
Wind-driven whirlybirds are the sensible starting point in Craigie. The sea breeze is consistent enough through summer that turbines earn their keep, and at $350 a unit they are the cheapest effective way to get heat out of the roof.
Where Dave suggests going solar in Craigie is on larger homes — anything over roughly 250m² of ceiling area — where you would otherwise be fitting five or six turbines. At that point one or two solar vents move more air for similar money and keep the roofline cleaner.
Salt is a milder concern this far back from the water than it is right on the coast, but it is not zero. It is still worth specifying a decent unit rather than a bargain one.
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Solar Whirly Bird Installation Perth
Solar whirly birds — also called solar roof vents — are powered fans that run on sunlight and shift far more air than a wind turbine. From $750 installed. Ideal for big roofs and still, hot Perth days.
Learn more ›Solar Whirly Bird Replacement Perth
Replace a failed solar vent, or upgrade an old wind-driven whirly bird to a solar-powered roof vent, from $750 installed. Works on still 40°C days when a turbine barely turns.
Learn more ›Roof Ventilation Assessment Perth
Not sure what you need? Send through your roof size, pitch, orientation and ceiling area and Dave will recommend the right setup — then give you a fixed price up front.
Learn more ›"Honest pricing, no pressure, and quality workmanship. Dave explained exactly what we needed and why, and talked us out of buying more units than the roof needed. Highly recommend."
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Prices for Craigie Homes
Same prices across the metro — travel to Craigie 6025 is included in every quote.
| Service | Price (inc. GST) |
|---|---|
| Popular Whirlybird Installation (new) Unit + full installation included — tile, metal or Colorbond roof | From $350 |
| Each Additional Whirlybird 2 units $650, 3 units $950, and so on — installed same visit | +$300 |
| Whirlybird Replacement (swap) Remove old unit and install new — existing roof penetration reused | From $350 |
| Solar Vent Installation Per solar-powered ventilation unit, fully installed | From $750 |
| Roof Ventilation Quote Dave assesses your roof from your details — no charge, no obligation | FREE |
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From $350 for a single unit supplied and installed. Two units are $650, three are $950, and each unit after that adds $300. Travel to Craigie 6025 is included and there is no call-out fee.
Three to four units covers most homes of this era. The general rule is one 300mm unit per 50–60m² of ceiling area, adjusted for pitch and how much intake venting the eaves provide. Dave works out the exact number from your details before quoting.
Yes, along with tile. Metal roofs use a purpose-made soaker or flashing fitted under the upper sheet and over the lower one, with matching screws and neoprene washers. On low-pitch Colorbond, placement high on the slope and clear of ridge caps matters more than it does on tile.
The unit, correct flashing for your roof type, cutting and fitting, removal and disposal of any old unit, full clean-up including metal swarf off the roof and out of the gutters, and travel to Craigie. Nothing gets added afterwards.
Yes, and it is the benefit people forget. Warm moist air from inside the house rises into the roof cavity and condenses on cold surfaces overnight — that is where damp insulation and mould on the sarking come from. The same airflow that removes summer heat removes winter moisture.
As high as practical and spread across the roof rather than clustered — usually on the western or south-western slope so they catch the afternoon sea breeze. On a complex roofline with separate sections, units may need to go on more than one face to cover the whole cavity.
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10 plus years on Perth roofs, and Dave is still the one up the ladder. No subcontracted crews, no sales rep in a branded shirt — just the bloke who gave you the price.
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- Only recommends the units your roof actually needs
- Cleans up completely before leaving
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