There are several advantages associated with using COLORBOND® Coolmax® steel. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Air-conditioned commercial buildings may enjoy direct cooling benefits that typically pay back the costs man...

While standard COLORBOND® steel will suit most home designs and most locations, we also make specialist grades suited to more demanding environments, like those by the sea or in areas prone to industrial or chemical fumes and fallout, see our informat...

While Bluescope Steel makes COLORBOND® steel, it's our rollforming customers who turn it into the various steel products you're familiar with, such as roof cladding, guttering and fencing panels. There are many rollformers out there, each supplying di...

The thickness of sheeting is normally measured as its BMT (base metal thickness). For steel of the same grade and profile, a higher BMT generally means the sheet can span further between supports. Care should be taken when referencing thickness because s...

There are three new COLORBOND® steel colours. The new colour range coincides with the release of exciting new Thermatech® technology, helping your roof to absorb less heat. The new colour names are; Evening Haze®, Loft® and ...

No, generally not. The steel infill panels, posts and rails are the same colour on both sides. You can add some colour variety by 'mix and matching' sheets, posts, rails, lattice and caps of different colours along the fenceline, see our Colour Visua...

Pale Terracotta, Torres Blue, Blue Ridge®, Ironbark, Bronze Olive or Saltbush is now discontinued as a standard colour for roofing & rainwater goods. Suppliers are still able to order non-standard colour from us, although price surcharges and/or m...

COLORBOND® steel combines the corrosion resistance of a ZINCALUME® steel base with a durable, oven baked paint finish. Find out more on How It Is Made....

COLORBOND® Ultra steel is not the same as it's forerunner, COLORBOND® XSE steel. There are several technical differences between the two products. However, COLORBOND® Ultra steel is designed to fulfil the same role in severe marine and in...

Cladding is a collective term for any sheeting that covers a building, whether it be on the roof of the building, or on the walls. Roof cladding is made from thicker steel and is rolled to a profile capable of supporting roof traffic*. In most cases, thes...

COLORBOND® steel is a brand of steel made (exclusively) by BlueScope Steel and used in the manufacture of fencing systems. The fencing systems themselves are manufactured by any of a number of rollforming companies, and usually have their own propriet...

Standard heights for COLORBOND® steel are 1.5m and 1.8m. These are readily available. If you require a different height, this can generally be organised by your supplier - however you may need to wait longer and there may be extra charges applicable....

Yes. In the introductory offer there is an accessory feed size for flashings. Fasteners are available from our fastener suppliers.

COLORBOND® steel is not available in a low gloss finish. When addressing this question, it's important to understand that all materials are reflective to some degree. Reflectivity limits tend to restrict the opportunity to use light colours, which is ...

While standard COLORBOND® steel will suit most home designs and most locations, we also make specialist grades suited to more demanding environments, like those by the sea or in areas prone to industrial or chemical fumes and fallout, Download Technic...

For more information about COLORBOND® Coolmax® steel speak with an expert at Steel Direct on 1800 022 789.

For roofing profiles, please see www.steelselect.com.au

COLORBOND® Coolmax® steel is available in three introductory sizes: 0.42 x 940mm and 0.48 x 940mm for roofing, and 0.55 x 1200mm for accessories.

Years of extensive testing have been completed to ensure COLORBOND® Coolmax® steel maintains all of the quality and durability benefits of COLORBOND® steel. This includes the assessment of physical properties, accelerated corrosion and outdoor...

A number of builders have display homes across Australia featuring COLORBOND® steel. You can find your closest from our display home locator.

Standard COLORBOND® steel is the product you're most likely to see on the majority of applications and locations across Australia. However, there are some environments and applications for which it isn't suited, and for these BlueScope Steel ha...

A whole range of products are manufactured by a number of rollformers using our COLORBOND®, ZINCALUME®, GALVASPAN® and DECKFORM® steels. You can find technical details and CAD files for the major rollformers from SteelSelect.com. Stee...

Prices will vary depending upon the manufacturer you choose.  BlueScope Steel makes COLORBOND® steel as flat sheet rolled into coils.  It's our rollformer customers who turn this 'raw' material into the various profiles and product...

BlueScope Steel supplies COLORBOND® steel coil to rollforming companies who manufacture it into different fencing panel styles. The dimensions of a panel will depend upon these manufacturers recommendations. You can find manufacturers from our supplie...

Some rollformers produce lattice for this purpose. Please contact your local supplier of lattice.