What does Jasper look like?
BlueScope draws it from rocky outcrops in the country and ageing eucalypt bark. It can look redder or browner depending on what's beside it, so hold a sample against your actual brick in daylight before deciding.
BlueScope suggests warm timber, bluestone and brick, and its palette uses Dune Matt as a paler contrast to a Jasper roof.
Re-roofing a brown-roofed home
Many brick homes from the middle of last century wear brown or terracotta-coloured roofs. If you're replacing old tiles with steel and want the house to keep its warmth, Jasper's reddish-brown holds on to that character better than a grey would. Tile to Colorbond re-roofs explains what the job involves.
Jasper and the heat rules
Jasper's published solar absorptance is 0.67. Read against BlueScope's thresholds, NSW BASIX rates it medium and the older NCC 2019 bands rated it dark. It's just over the 0.64 line, so a new home in zones 1 to 5 would go the 7 star NatHERS way.
If that's a problem, Gully is the nearest warm, earthy colour that stays inside the limit, at 0.64. It's lighter and less red.
How we'd decide
On a mid-century brick home, we'd put Jasper and Gully side by side and let the brick choose. On a new build in a warm climate, Gully avoids the extra rating work. On a re-roof, ask your roofer whether any energy rules apply, then pick the one that looks right. Colorbond is BlueScope's trademark, and we don't represent BlueScope in any way.
Want a roofer to take a look?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match it with a Find My Roofer certified roofer who specialises in that kind of work, and they call you to quote. Your number goes to them alone.