The roof of metal - quality vs. price

How to choose the material?

Metal - a galvanized steel sheet coated with a polymer coating.To make its installation is possible on any type of surface, but there is one common requirement: a bias, which will put themselves under the sheets should not be more than 14 degrees.Use this roofing material in all climatic zones, for all object types: industrial, houses, residential buildings, high-rise buildings and so on.

There are several types of metal coatings.The most popular are these types:

• Polyester - considered budget coated with a glossy surface, which can be used in all climatic zones;
• Matte Polyester - it has matte finish with high mechanical resistance and color;
• plastisol - the thickest coating, 200 microns, has an embossed surface and is the most durable of all kinds;
• PVDF - coating, which consists of acrylic and polyvinyl fluoride, the surface gloss.

deciding to make the roof of metal, it should be understood that the work does not only consist of the installation, but also all the actions related to it.It all starts with the purchase, because the quality of the material will directly affect the quality of your entire roof.Therefore, when buying necessarily check the certificates in order to be sure of the reliability of the product.

Note!Choice of metal - is the first step to quality roof, so try to consult with experts.

Should I choose metal roofing?

If you decide that the roof of metal is worthy of your attention, you need to know what it has advantages and disadvantages.It is necessary to use strengths to maximum advantage in the construction and exploitation of, and weaknesses - as much as possible to minimize.Thus, the advantages:

• Use metal roofing can be as an independent roofing material and can be placed on top of another surface;
• Simple installation that does not require special skills;
• Galvanized steel has a very long service life;
• Lightweight, no need to do the heavy roof systems;
• environmentally friendly material;
• resistance to any climatic conditions;
• wide range of color and texture.

As you can see, a lot of advantages that will make the roof safe, durable, the way you want.But we should not forget about the shortcomings.Firstly, the price of which is much higher than in many other types of roofing materials.Secondly, the roof of the metal has a high sound transmission, it can cause a lot of inconvenience. Note!The high conductivity of the sound forces in advance to think about soundproofing.

roof of metal:

installation process First performed installation batten.This step is very important, because of it, in many respects depends on the noise level, well made crate can significantly reduce it.The cross section of the boards for crates must be of the order of millimeters 40h25.Step between the bars should be equal to the width of the sheet metal.Cornice board, the one that goes to the eaves, is 15 centimeters wider than the other.

Fastening sheets need to start from the top.To do this, use screws with large caps such length that they were 50 millimeters in the crate.Laying is performed by overlapping one sheet to another.So it puts the whole roof.As you can see, the process is simple and feasible in the home.Installation of drainage systems is done at the end.