UniCote® Select
More than 1 km from the coastThe standard sheet for most of Adelaide and inland SA.
Warranty up to 45 years
Adelaide & South Australia
Carports
Your car is probably the second most expensive thing you own, and in Adelaide it spends most of its life in the sun or waiting for the next hailstorm. A carport is the cheapest fix for both.
What we do.
Every carport we build is drawn for the house it is going on. We measure the site, draw it in CAD, and show you a 3D picture of how it will sit against your roofline and bricks before you decide.
Flat, gable and dutch gable, freestanding or attached, in the full Colorbond® colour range. Engineered for South Australian wind loads, with the council paperwork done as part of the job.
Licensed trades
Fully insured
Written warranty
25% off all services
What's in the price.
Every one of these is written into the quote before we start, so there is nothing to argue about at the end.
- Site measure and CAD drawing. Drawn to your house, not pulled from a catalogue.
- 3D picture before you commit. You see the finished carport against your home first.
- Engineering certificate. Certified for SA wind loading.
- Council approval. We prepare and lodge the paperwork.
- Concrete footings. Dug and poured. Not bolted to the surface.
- Colorbond® roof and trim. Matched to your roof or chosen to contrast.
- Gutters and downpipes. Tied into your existing stormwater.
- Clean-up. Site cleared, spoil removed, driveway swept.
Colour
The eight colours most Adelaide roofs end up in.
Colorbond® steel, made and tested for Australian weather. The same shades are available in UniCote® steel if you want the longer coastal warranty. Tap a swatch to see it on a roof profile.
Corrugated profile
All eight are available across our carport range, and the full Colorbond® palette has 22. Colours look different on a phone, so we bring real samples to the quote and hold them against your bricks.
What's on the steel matters more than the colour.
Every sheet looks the same on the truck. The difference between a roof that still looks new in twenty years and one that is chalking after six is the coating, and that is decided before the steel is ordered.
We can supply your carport roof in UniCote®, an Australian pre-painted steel with two grades chosen by how close you are to the sea. Both are tested to the Australian standard for pre-painted steel (AS/NZS 2728).
What a sheet is made of
- Colour coatOven-baked polyester paint
- PrimerStops rust getting a start
- Metal coatingAluminium and zinc alloy bonded to the steel
- SteelThe structural core
- Metal coatingSame protection on the underside
- PrimerStops rust getting a start
- Backing coatProtective paint on the side you never see
Both sides are coated. The steel core never touches the weather.
UniCote® Coastal
Within 400 m of the waterA thicker coating with magnesium added, which seals the cut edges where steel usually rusts first.
Warranty up to 50 years
How the warranty works
There is no one number. The warranty is written for your address, based on how far you are from the water and what is going on the roof. We lodge it before the steel is ordered and it comes back within 48 hours, so you have it in hand before the sheets arrive. Like every steel warranty it needs the roof washed down now and then. We will tell you how often.
Colours
UniCote® has 21 standard colours plus three matt finishes, and a larger range if you want something different. Same rule as always: we bring samples, you hold them against the house.
The same five steps, every job.
You always know what happens next, what it costs, and who will be at your house.
01
We come and look
Someone gets up on the roof or into the space and photographs what is there. You see the photos. No sales pitch.
02
You get a fixed price in writing
For carports and verandahs we draw it in CAD and show you a 3D picture. Every job gets a written quote with the scope and inclusions spelled out.
03
We handle approvals and book a date
Where council approval or engineering is needed, we prepare and lodge it. Then we book a start date and tell you what to expect each day.
04
Our own crew does the work
Licensed trades, on site when we said, working to the quoted scope. If something unexpected turns up we stop and speak to you first.
05
We walk it with you and hand over the warranty
You inspect the job with us. We sweep the driveway for screws. You get the materials and workmanship warranties in writing.
What people ask us about carports.
If yours is not here, ring us. It is quicker than reading.
In most South Australian councils, yes. We do the engineering paperwork and lodge it for you.
Design and approval is the slow part. Once approved, most carports go up in two to four days depending on size and footings.
Usually, and it almost always looks better when it does. We flash it into the existing roofline so it looks like part of the house.
Undercover parking is one of the things Adelaide buyers ask about. A carport that matches the house adds far more than one that obviously does not.
Other things we do.
Doing two jobs in one visit is nearly always cheaper than two visits.
01
Roofing & Roof Replacement
Tile strips, re-sheets and full replacements in Colorbond® or UniCote® steel.
02
Roof Restoration
Repointing, resealing and recoating a tiled roof that is not ready to be replaced.
03
Gutters & Downpipes
Guttering, fascia, downpipes and stormwater that take water away from the house instead of into the footings.
05
Verandahs
Verandahs measured and drawn for your house, in steel sheet or insulated panel.
“Great communication, good vision, creativity… I didn’t have to source other people. It was all organised for me.”
“You want someone who’s going to take charge of everything.”
Get a fixed price on your carport.
Free on-site quote. We ring you to book a time, come and look, and give you a fixed price in writing. If it can wait, we will tell you.
Quicker to talk? Call 1800 284 584.
Answered any time, day or night.
Licensed trades
Fully insured
Written warranty
25% off all services