Futureproof your build

FlaxBlack^® – Marley’s latest designer colour joins the Stratus Design Series

When it comes to selecting spouting for a project, you need to make sure that it will enhance the design, be low maintenance and last for years.

Along with Ironsand^® and Grey Friars^®, FlaxBlack^® has been developed locally by Marley to match New Zealand’s most popular roofing and joinery colours. Black, copper and titanium round out the Stratus Design Series range to six popular colours.

Spouting options

FlaxBlack is available in two profiles. The high-capacity, half-round Typhoon^® profile is free flowing and offers a choice of external or internal brackets to achieve either a rustic or contemporary look.

Stormcloud^® is a versatile, quarter-round profile with clean, strong lines that suits both traditional and modern homes. Stormcloud^® was one of Marley’s original profiles and has been long established as an easy-to-install favourite of trade professionals and DIYers alike.

Matching downpipe 

Streamlined RP80^® FlaxBlack^® downpipe seamlessly matches the spouting and includes a full range of components such as 95° bends and 43° bends for narrower installs. Adjustable downpipe clips provide great flexibility to manage changes in cladding types on the same build, as well as allowing easy installation on angled weatherboards.

Rain harvesting

Marley’s Curve^® leaf diverter & Twist^® water diverters are available in FlaxBlack^® and easily integrate with the RP80^® downpipe system. Increased densification has seen a growing requirement for leaf diverters to help reduce the load on detention tank and stormwater systems. Curve^® offers an effective – but also more stylish – choice for addressing this need.

Meanwhile, water source sustainability and reliability concerns have driven an increase in urban homeowners maintaining a small water tank on site for supplementary supply. Twist^® allows users to easily turn supply from a single downpipe on or off to a small tank as required.

Durability guaranteed

Like all Stratus Design Series products, FlaxBlack^® has been designed and made in New Zealand to handle our unique salt-laden coastal air and harsh summer sun. Spouting and downpipes are co-extruded, so the outer coloured layer is a UV-resistant part of the profile, not just a painted surface.

Fittings such as corners, bends and joiners are moulded in one piece. To further enhance water tightness, during installation Marley rainwater systems are solvent cemented together to form a solid welded joint.

Marley’s complete rainwater range carries a 15-year guarantee and complies with the AS/NZS 4020 potable water standard. The systems are ideal for urban or rural applications where both form and function are critical.

With a stunning green-black finish, FlaxBlack^® is a colour that will frame homes beautifully. And, as it’s made from uPVC, it cannot rust or corrode, so will stand the test of time.