Journal

What we have learned from customers, installers and post-fire surveys. Practical, occasionally uncomfortable reading.

A hillside house at golden hour with a fine mist of water arcing over the roof edges and the dry landscape beyond

August 4, 2026 · 8 min read

Why a permanent EleHalo system beats a last-minute setup

Portable sprinklers, a €5,000–10,000 contractor install, or a permanent system you fit yourself. What each one actually costs you in money, minutes and risk.

A metal and stone boundary fence beside dry grass and eucalyptus trees in hazy afternoon light

July 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Fire resistant fencing — why your fence is a fuse to your house

A practical guide to fire resistant fencing: which materials burn, why a timber fence carries fire straight to a wall, and how to protect the fence line you already have.

A reconnaissance drone flying over a forested ridge at dusk with a distant column of smoke on the horizon

July 29, 2026 · 9 min read

From reactive to proactive — the autonomous wildfire first response network

What we are building in parallel with EleHalo: satellites, sensors and autonomous drones that find a fire within minutes and start containing it before the first truck arrives.

A house with a fine water mist over the roof at dusk, with a packed car and smoke haze on the horizon

April 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Safety first — with or without a system

No roof-wetting system can guarantee survival. These six rules reduce your risk regardless of what you have installed.

Embers and burning bark blowing over a house roofline at dusk

March 11, 2026 · 6 min read

Why embers, not flames, take most houses

The fire front usually passes in under two minutes. The ember shower before and after it lasts hours — and that is what finds your gutters.

A garden tap filling a nine litre bucket while a phone timer runs

February 24, 2026 · 5 min read

Sizing your water supply honestly

Everyone overestimates their tap. Here is a five-minute bucket test that tells you what you are actually working with.

A rural house at dusk with a packed car and smoke haze on the horizon

January 19, 2026 · 7 min read

What to actually do in the last hour

A wetting system is one line in a plan, not the plan. Here is the sequence we recommend to customers.

Aerial view of a house combining a pitched saddle roof and a flat extension

December 2, 2025 · 6 min read

Flat roofs, saddle roofs, and the awkward ones in between

Why the same house can need three separate circuits, and how to break a complicated roof into elements the maths can handle.