Ventilated Top Hats

Available in 24mm and 35mm sizes, Fairview’s ventilated top hats are engineered to enhance air movement and drainage within the wall cavity, particularly when installed horizontally. Traditional solid wall top hats can impede vertical ventilation and may create ledges where moisture accumulates. With improved air circulation, ventilated top hats help reduce heat build-up behind the façade, promote passive moisture management, minimize thermal movement, and decrease the risk of out-of-plane panel movement. As a first-to-market innovation, Fairview’s ventilated top hats and S battens deliver advanced wall cavity ventilation and drainage performance for long-lasting façade integrity.

 

Ventilated top hats are a simple, certified upgrade to improve façade longevity and compliance. The structural equivalence has been confirmed to AS/NZS 4600:2018 – meaning no compromise on performance.

Discover how Fairview’s ventilated top hats outperform traditional solid top hats in our comprehensive white paper comparing the performance, function, and installation benefits of Fairview's Ventilated Top Hats with standard non-ventilated profiles, highlighting why this innovation sets a new benchmark in façade substructure design.

Ventilated Top Hat Key Benefits

  • Tested and verified by Fairview Technicians and Engineers to conform with Australian standards

  • Moisture, heat, and pressure are managed naturally within the cavity.
  • Ensures the cladding system is compliant as per the NCC.

  • Australian company with stock ready and available

  • The system requires fewer accessories and less labour.

  • Improved airflow removes heat buildup, enhancing energy efficiency and
    material longevity.

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