October 29th, 2009
Roofing can typically be fixed by Screws or Nails. Screws such as Timberteks, for timber purlins, or Steelteks, for steel purlins, have a number of advantages over nails. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 23rd, 2009
People often ask if they should touch up paint the scratches that may have occured during installation. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Touch Up Paint, Zincalume
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October 23rd, 2009
There are various satandards observed when watching installers and its fair to say that when you hear stories about things people have seen roof installers doing you sometimes have to wonder – WTF? Read the rest of this entry »
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October 21st, 2009
With most design, as with the project I have used in previous posts, the specifications will sometimes refer to the fixing type required but very rarely do they specify the fixing pattern that should be used. In fact on the same roof different installers could use different fixing patterns, but which one is the right one – maybe both are right, but by the same token, both could be wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Fixing Pattern, MC770, Metalcraft, Roofing
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October 19th, 2009
Like each day, no two construction jobs are ever the same. I have been providing roofing advice on a particular project and as I was making recommendations it became apparent that there were a lot of factors to take account of. I don’t intend to name the project or architect but will give generic outlines of what is going on.
The Project
The building is a community project and is approximately 500m2. There is a drape curved roof and a couple of other lean to roof areas. The roof is located by the sea, but closer to an inlet than the ocean itself. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Colorsteel, Coloursteel, Drape Curve, Endura, Environmental Categories, Maxx, MC770, Metalcraft Roofing
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October 19th, 2009
One of the most important aspects of roofing is ensuring that the correct material is used for the appropriate location. There are a number of choices and it is important to get the right product. Prepainted Steel coil is manufactured by two companies in New Zealand, New Zealand Steel and Pacific Coil Coaters (PCC).
New Zealand Steel manufacture Zincalume (Unpainted Steel), Galvanised (Unpainted), Colorsteel Endura and Colorsteel Maxx. Today I will compare the two Colorsteel products. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Colorsteel, Coloursteel, Endura, Environmental Categories, Maxx, Metalcraft Roofing, New Zealand Steel, Pacific Coil Coaters, PCC
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October 16th, 2009
Welcome to the first Metalcraft Roofing blog. Over time we will be covering issues and topics relevant to metal roofing and rainwater systems. If you have project specific questions fire them through. In the meantime as it is Friday, I will save my first, technically specific, post for monday. Also before I go a big thanks for Matt and the team at Buildmedia for their input with the set up of the blog.
Tags: Buildmedia, Metalcraft, Roofing
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