How To Install Colorbond Roofing Sheets

This manual is a guide to the design and installation of steel roofing.

How to install colorbond roofing sheets.

4 4 pre curved sheets 22 4 5 capped bent ribbed roofs 23 4 6 tapered roofing 23 5 0 insulation skylights 24 5 1 heat control 24 5 2 condensation 25 5 3 noise reduction 26. 2 11 paint and colorbond. Corrugated sheets can be fixed with hex head screws ensuring fast and simple installation with the recommended side lap one and a half corrugations. The cost of colorbond roofing will depend on the design and scale.

The overlapping sheet edges should be raised facing the direction of installation i e positioned the same way as the other sheets. Attaching the roofing sheets. Colorbond roofing costs anywhere from 18 36 50 per sheet depending on the type of sheeting. Position your sheets on the ground before raising to the roof for laying.

Select a sealant for the job. Guidelines for using zincalume steel. Choose fasteners for cladding. Aside from the installation and other labour costs colorbond roofing is set at a reasonable price because it is more than just a metal roofing system.

Sheets should be checked to ensure that the top side faces upwards. It s also very important for the installer to ensure that the roofing sheets align. Colours our products are available in an attractive range of colours in colorbond factory prepainted steel and in unpainted zincalume aluminium zinc magnesium alloy coated steel. The edges of the roofing sheets are normally pre shaped to prevent moisture from being sucked into the overlapping areas by a capillary action too so in most cases only one overlap is recommended between the sheets.

Avoid corrosion caused by contact with timber. Basic corrugated steel will cost 18 per sheet powder coated colorbond will cost 21 50 double sided colorbond will cost 24 and the most durable colorbond ultra costs about 36 50 a sheet.