RAISE THE ROOF
WORDS // KATE WAGNER
ELEMENTAL AS ANYTHING
Tiles to tough the elements
If the name Monier sounds familiar, that’s because this company has been in the roofing business for more than 100 years. Monier recently revealed its latest foray into roofing solutions with the Elemental range, and this one is special.
Inferred by the name, Elemental has been developed to withstand whatever nature can throw at it, including hail, heat, salt and storms, and its secret lies in the materials. Created from an advanced fibre-reinforced engineered composite material, which was developed from a technology commonly used in the automotive and aerospace industries, Elemental is perfect for Australia’s often harsh weather conditions.
“Advanced composites are made from a process that sees high-strength resin reinforced with glass and subsequently compressed; this then cures and enables the material to
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