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Picking the right flue kit comes down to three things: the appliance you’re venting, the roof or wall type you’re working with, and how far the flue needs to travel. Start with your heater or appliance manufacturer’s specs — they’ll tell you the flue diameter and clearance requirements. From there, match your kit type: insulated

If you’re building or renovating in a bushfire-prone area, your flue components need to do more than just vent smoke — they need to hold up under a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating. BAL-rated cowls, flashings and flue components are tested to withstand ember attack and radiant heat, and they’re often a requirement for compliance

A wood heater is only as good as the flue system behind it. Poor draft, creosote build-up, or an undersized flue can turn a great heater into a frustrating (and unsafe) one. A few basics worth knowing: Height matters. Flues generally need to extend a minimum height above the roofline to draw properly. Insulation helps.

Not every job fits a standard kit — awkward roof lines, commercial kitchen extraction, pizza ovens with non-standard flue sizes. That’s where custom fabrication comes in. Because we manufacture everything on-site in Lilydale, we’re set up to fabricate one-off components as easily as we produce standard stock. Using precision laser cutting, we can produce custom

Flue systems take a beating — heat, weather, and years of daily use. That’s why where and how they’re made matters. We manufacture our flue systems and components entirely on-site in Lilydale, Victoria — from raw material through to the finished product. Being Australian-made means our products are built for Australian conditions, and it means