Roof hatches Adelaide can be used as escape hatches, but in most situations, they provide convenient access to roof terraces, cooling installations, lift machine rooms, window cleaning installations, solar panels, and other facilities on rooftops. Roof hatches can be installed on flat roofs with a maximum pitch of 30

Until a few years ago, a fixed caged ladder was used to access the roofs of commercial buildings. This fixed caged ladder was mounted on the outside of the building (which didn't exactly improve the building's appearance) and meant making a long vertical climb from ground level to the roof.