Solar Mesh
PVC or Powder Coated
For maximum durability in Australian conditions
Your Choice Of Clips
Poly or stainless steel clips
AGP Installation Warranty
For Australian conditions in all colorbond® colours.
Solar Mesh
Solar Mesh is our most popular solution for protecting solar panel investments from nesting birds and vermin. Made from galvanised wire with a black PVC coating, it features a large 12mm aperture for maximum airflow—preventing moisture build-up and mildew under your solar panels.
Specifications:
- Helps prevent birds nesting under panels
- Helps prevent moisture and mildew build-up
- 12mm aperture – allows airflow and blocks pests
- Galvanised wire construction with black PVC coating
- 1.0mm wire thickness – designed for everyday Australian weather Colour: black – blends with most solar systems
- Colour: black – blends with most solar systems
- Compatible with aluminium or poly clips
- 10-year product warranty
Solar Mesh Pro
Solar Mesh Pro offers next-level strength for tougher residential environments. Featuring a PVC-coated stainless steel wire core, this mesh delivers added rigidity, superior pest protection, and extended corrosion resistance under harsh conditions.
Specifications:
- Stainless steel core with PVC coating – added strength & corrosion resistance
- Aperture 12 mm – Maintains airflow and resists moisture build-up
- Suited for tougher residential environments
- Wire thickness 1.0mm – Withstands rain, wind, and heat exposure
- Designed for long-term pest exclusion
- Colour black
- Compatible with aluminium or poly clips
- 15-year product warranty
Tuff Solar
Tuff Solar is Aussie Gutter Protection’s heavy-duty, commercial-grade solar mesh. Constructed from powder-coated aluminium, it provides exceptional durability, flexibility, and UV resistance—ideal for harsh Australian conditions and high-exposure installations.
With a 12 mm aperture and 0.45mm wire thickness, Tuff Solar offers the perfect balance of airflow, strength, and pest protection. The mesh is BAL 12.5 – FZ rated, making it compliant for use in bushfire-prone zones.
Specifications:
- Prevents vermin, birds & debris intrusion
- Ideal for large-scale or commercial solar installations
- Powder-coated aluminium – lightweight, durable, rust-resistant
- 12 mm aperture – designed to allow airflow while keeping birds, rodents and debris out from under your solar panels
- 0.45mm wire thickness – handles tough weather conditions
- Flexible and self-supporting – fits neatly around solar panel edges
- Ultra Grip Clip – provides extra-strong, secure joins that last
- 20-year product warranty
Solar Mesh Comparison
| SOLAR MESH | SOLAR MESH PRO | TUFF SOLAR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh Material | Galvanised | Stainless Steel | Aluminium |
| Coating | PVC Coating | PVC Coating | Powder Coating |
| Best For | Standard Residential | Harsh Residential Environments | Commercial & Bushfire Zones |
| Aperture Size | 12 mm | 12 mm | 12 mm |
| Wire Thickness | 1.0 mm | 1.0 mm | 0.46 mm |
| Colour | Black | Black | Black |
| Bushfire Compliancy | BAL 12.5 – FZ | BAL 12.5 – FZ | BAL 12.5 – FZ |
| Clip Type | Aluminium/Poly | Aluminium/Poly | Ultra Grip Clip |
| Warranty | 10 Years | 15 Years | 20 Years |
Solar panel protection mesh forms a physical barrier far more effective than bird spikes and other bird repellents. Other bird deterrents are often ineffective and do not stop birds from roosting. They often bring diseases such as salmonella and interfere with electrical wiring on the underside of the panels.
Without bird control, mesh nesting materials often build up under solar panels as solar panels form an ideal nesting location for many bird species. Bird droppings on roofs can cause corrosion and can cause unpleasant odours. Solar Panel Bird protection is a cost-effective means of protecting your investment.
The Benefits of Bird Proofing
Pest birds and birds nesting can cause a nuisance. They're noisy, messy, unhygienic, and attract other pests like vermin, insects, and harmful bacteria.
Bird Proofing Solutions
Pest birds and birds nesting can cause a nuisance. They're noisy, messy, unhygienic, and attract other pests like vermin, insects, and harmful bacteria.
Why Birds Nest Under Solar Panels (And How to Stop Them)
As the weather cools down, that’s exactly what happens across rooftops in Australia. Birds love the warmth and shelter solar panels provide, and once they’ve moved in, they’re not easy to evict.
Bird Proofing Guide: Safeguard Your Home
This bird proofing guide delves into practical bird-proofing solutions that prevent these issues and respect natural wildlife, including products and strategies effectively used across Australia to safeguard homes from pest birds.
Is it illegal to remove birds’ nests from roofs?
It is illegal to mistreat or neglect any animal in Australia, including removing or destroying any “active nest” of any wild bird, including starlings, house sparrows, pigeons and seagulls. Read to learn more about bird proofing.
How to DIY Bird Proof a Solar Panel
It’s best to install a solar panel bird mesh to prevent birds from nesting in underneath solar panels. Here is a DIY guide for how to install solar skirts on solar panels.
View Other Bird Proofing Solutions
FAQs
How does solar mesh protect solar panels?
Solar panel protection mesh forms a physical barrier far more effective than bird spikes and other bird repellents. Other bird deterrents are often ineffective and do not stop birds from roosting. They often bring diseases such as salmonella and interfere with electrical wiring on the underside of the panels.
Without bird control, mesh nesting materials often build up under solar panels as solar panels form an ideal nesting location for many bird species. Bird droppings on roofs can cause corrosion and can cause unpleasant odours. Solar Panel Bird protection is a cost-effective means of protecting your investment.
How does the solar mesh fasten to the solar panels
AGP use special fasteners that do not affect your solar array panel warranty. We offer two types of solar panel clips - an aluminium clip and a UV-stable nylon clip. Our poly clips are UV stabilised for use in Australia.
Our solar mesh is PVC coated for maximum durability in Australian conditions. Our solar mesh is backed up with an AGP warranty giving homeowners peace of mind. A trained AGP installer always installs a solar panel bird mesh kit.
How durable is your solar mesh?
Our solar mesh is PVC coated for maximum durability in Australian conditions.
Does AGP provide workmanship warranties?
Our solar mesh is backed up with an AGP warranty giving homeowners peace of mind. A trained AGP installer always installs our solar panel bird mesh kits to prevent solar panel warranty issues.