Top Ways To Fireproof Your Metal Roof In 2025

An important home upgrade to take on this year is fireproofing your home. If you want to make your home more resilient against bushfires and blazes, then it is best to start at the top of your property - your roof.

Local fires tend to spread from one property to the next when burning embers are carried by wind from one property to the next. If these embers manage to get through openings or gaps in your roof and land off the insulation materials inside your roof, your property will soon catch fire. Fires that enter a building through the roof are particularly devastating since the flames will quickly spread through all the rooms. 

Fortunately, there are some great ways to make your roof a lot more fireproof and protect it from these drifting embers. Here are some of the best ways to seal and protect your home.

Install Roof Infill Strips

Metal sheet rooftops have a profiled shapes, the most common are corrugated & trimdek progiles , and these add more strength to the thin sheets as well as aiding water flow. While the the  profile design is great for enhancing the strength of the roof sheet, these designs create openings or gaps underneath the roof where the sheets connect with the wall. These openings should be filled up with a sealant or strip. Without filling them up, wind can easily blow rain or fire embers into your home. 

Roof infill strips are an absolute must for corrugated metal roofs. These infill strips can be made  from fire-resistant, rubber foam that conform to BAL-29 & even BAL-FZ. The strips also come in pre-cut designs that fit the gaps and openings of all different metal roof sheet profiles. These infill strips are very easy to install because the material is flexible and squishy. You can easily fit it in the gaps and openings underneath the roof to create a water-tight seal around your home rooftop. 

With BAL rated infill strips in place, no fire embers can get into your home or roof cavity no matter how windy it might get.

Seal Gaps and Openings with BAL-29 rated tape

BAL-29 rated tape is often used to create an air-tight seal around doors, windows and other equipment like refrigerators. But did you know that these strips are extremely fire-resistant? Bal-29 fire-rated rubber tape is extremely resilient in heat and won’t catch fire. This makes the tape ideal for sealing any lingering gaps and openings in your roof. 

You can use the tape to completely seal any openings along the roof ridge or to close gaps and openings that might form between panels. The tape can also be used around roof accessories like ventilation systems, whirly birds, sunroofs, or other types of structures. 

Get Quality Roof Fireproofing Materials 

Taking extra precautions and fireproofing your roof might cost you a little bit of money right now, however you can potentially save a lot of extra heartache if it minimises fire damage. If you are looking for quality fireproof infill strips, tape or other fire-rated products then we invite you to contact Gardiner Australia. We are a leading producer of foam rubber products and have a selection of excellent products for safeguarding your home.