Transparent slate : the variety and installation instructions

In colloquial speech often referred to as all slate corrugated roofing sheets, but at the same time specify what it looks like, and it is made of any material.In recent years, more and more often in the suburban suburban areas, as well as in the urban private houses, you can see the roofs of porches, gazebos, canopies over parking transparent slate, as well as the original light transmitting insert in the roof, made of the same material.

therefore clear slate: the variety and installation instructions, are interested in the many owners of country sites, which are just beginning to engage in planning buildings, or have decided to spend their reconstruction.

Transparent roofing material made of PVC, Plexiglas, fiberglass or polycarbonate.All these polymers have their own advantages and disadvantages, as well as its advantages as compared with other conventional roofing coatings.Since this kind of building materials that is still a novelty for many unexplored, before buying it rightly a lot of questions about the characteristics and peculiarities of the roofing.

areas use clear slate

transparent roofing material can be used quite diverse.And to make sure that he is able to not only be functional coating, but also to give special aesthetic to any structure, it is necessary to start to consider several options for its use.

• Transparent slate is often used to cover the roofs of individual rooms of public buildings and agricultural structures.Material is mounted entirely on the entire roof or paste made from it, which serve to illuminate the interior, not having windows, which helps to save significant power.

• It is used to cover the arch designs in poultry farms, greenhouse complexes and building hangars and warehouses.

• Increasingly clear slate in combination with other materials used for fences device.For example, this picture shows the design of a transparent tinted material is protected from the outside of the mesh-netting.This lightweight construction looks quite aesthetically pleasing, but at the same time, it is completely reliable, since it is not easy to overcome an attacker silently for the hosts.

• From transparent slate gets a great canopy over the parking lot - this building is much cheaper capital garage.The more so because it is quite possible to use, if desired, a gazebo, setting the roof with table, chairs and lounger.

• Coating this material gazebos, patios and porches are increasingly part of the landscape design, as it adds to the exclusivity and aesthetics.In addition, the transparent roof helps save on electricity, because under it the whole day will be full of light.

• Pets greenhouses and greenhouses, entirely constructed from sheets of transparent roofing slate or of similar material well-functioning not only in the spring, but even in winter.All because the material is well keeps the heat inside the building and does not let the wind and natural light comes into throughout the daylight hours.

• To protect the pool from the wind, UV rays, dust and leaves of trees transparent slate is the best option.He looks perfectly smooth surface with the water on the background of natural scenery, and most importantly - a swimming pool - in the summer you can use in any weather.

• This material has become very popular for the installation of canopies over the entrance door, as well as for the formation of curved roofs over terraces.All this thanks to its light weight, the original appearance and the ability to create designs of various forms.

main applications of transparent plastic slate were listed above, but other than that, they cover the winter gardens and balconies, partitions suit of it indoors sheds over the territory of the court, and much more.

Advantages and disadvantages of a clear slate

skim areas of application of this relatively new modern coating can comeconcluded that he has many good qualities.However, it is not devoid of drawbacks and specific.All of these "polar" qualities also need to be sure to get information, to have an idea of ​​how the material will behave when exposed to various external factors.

Advantages transparent slate

The positive qualities of this material undoubtedly include the following:

• strength

Transparent modern plastics, designed for installation of the roof, installing walls and partitions are designed for outdoor use, so they have a high impact resistance, and superior to the quality of the glass in the dozens of times.As a result of the foregoing, the plastic slate can be called absolutely safe to use material.For example, when falling on a roof of the castle, it is in the worst case, leave it on the surface of the crack, but the glass pieces may scatter and wake up at the head of those who will be in, say, a greenhouse or gazebo.

• Light transmission

roof Transparency makes it possible to maximize the daylight under the roof, which is especially important if it is arranged on a greenhouse, conservatorygarden or in the house.It does not interfere with good lighting and a pergola, a workshop or a balcony, as it does not have to once again include artificial light through the clear coat that will significantly reduce spending on electricity.

• Environmentally friendly material

Environmentally friendly material - this is one of the most important qualities of such roofs.In operation, and under the influence of external factors, the plastic slate starts to secrete harmful to humans or the environment substances.In contrast, the traditional asbestos cement roofing eventually becomes dangerous to human health.It is significant that since 2005, asbestos-containing materials generally banned for use in the European countries.

• UV resistance

UV resistance - it is also no less important advantage of transparent roofing.It passes through the sun's rays, but are not absorbing them, so there is less susceptible to degradation by ultraviolet radiation, which can be called the main enemy of the majority of other roofing.

The transparent roof is almost not heated and does not accumulate heat, because it does not absorb the heat rays.In contrast, metal roofing, as well as traditional slate very hot, and then, in the early evening and the reduction of atmospheric temperature, are beginning to heat indoors.

• Flexibility clear slate

flexibility, which has a transparent polymer slate, makes it possible to design and carry out the installation of complex roof constructions - be it an arch, poluarka, dome, trapezoid and other, more intricate designs, consisting of several geometric shapes.

• Easy transparent slate

transparent roof not only looks the air, but also has a very small weight, so practically does not load on the foundation andwall structure, that it is a clear advantage over other roofing materials.

• Aesthetics clearcoat

Aesthetics - is the undisputed quality of the transparent slate.With the use of this material obtained amazingly beautiful verandas, canopies and gazebos do not look worse and greenhouses established on the site.Such structures can be an excellent complement design registration area in a certain style.

• resistance to temperature

The advantages of such a transparent slate can be attributed his endurance to high and low temperatures, as well as theirsudden changes.Thus, the plastic roof designed for use in a temperature range from -50 to 120 degrees, which means that it can be used almost in any Russian region except a separate "cold pole".

lack of transparency slate

disadvantages of the use of clear slate for the construction of a private house roofs are the following points:

• complexity of work.Installation of plastic on the truss system should be done with extreme caution, since any of them are not designed for too large a point, retained strain.Therefore, for the work will require special flooring or wood.
• transparent plastic cover is not compatible with all roofing materials and roof system.Therefore, the "cons" of these materials is their limited application.

however, clearly suggests the conclusion that the material in the qualitative installation and proper use, has many more advantages than negative qualities.

Besides general "pros" and "cons" clear the slate for the proper selection of a particular application, you must have an idea about the qualities of varieties of this material.And you need to start with some general characteristics that are inherent in all transparent plastics.

transparent roofing issuance

Enough wide range of the proposed sale of the transparent material as well be attributed to his positive qualities.It is also necessary to obtain information in order to determine the choice right.

• variety of colors

Transparent slate has a lot of colors, allowing you to choose the desired option for a specific structure.It is produced in the following colors:

- transparent, colorless;

- white;

- color - the color of slate can be pure or mixed, such as turquoise, beige, milky, bronze, etc.

If the greenhouses used colorless transparent slate, the other buildings it is possible to use a variety of color options.

color selected for Slate visor, verandas, terraces or fences must be organically combined with the design of the walls of the house facade.Therefore, if not found ideal color, you can choose a neutral, for example, smoky or bronze.

• level of light transmission

Besides the color range, a plastic slate and divided by the level of light transmission:

- Fully transparent, having a 92 ÷ 95% light transmission.It may well be compared with glass, so it is used for areas requiring high illumination.

- translucent material is 55 ÷ 75% light transmission.Behind him scanned contours of individual items, but consider them as it should not be possible.

- Matt Slate has the lowest percentage of transparency, therefore hardly transmits light.But it differs the most intense color.

- opaque material is completely light-tight.

• Configuration Profile sheet

Plastic slate may look different, and in many respects its appearance depends on the cross-section - it can have different shapes and sizes:

- a wavy shape, a smooth sine waves;

- trapezoidal waves have distinct waves border, like most types of metal sheeting;

- smooth sheets are divided into monolithic and cellular options.

Table types of waves in size and color:

wave configuration	wave (length mm / height, mm)	sheet Length, mm	Sheet width mm	Thickness	Color material
	146/48	2000	1090	1,1 ÷ 1,3	Transparent
	94/34	2000	900	1	Red Green Yellow Blue Brown Black
	70/18	2000	1090	0.8	Smoky Transparent Yellow Green Red Blue
	76/18	2000