This is expressed in gauges with a lower number indicating a thicker sheet and a higher number.
Thickness of roofing sheet.
48 bmt which is thicker than the standard 42 bmt roof sheets.
These sheets are stronger than the standard 42bmt.
Measuring thickness the other important measurement for corrugated roof sheets is thickness.
The problem with metal roofing gauge is that there is a wide range of tolerances.
The thickness of aluminum roofing sheet in most nigeria market ranges from 0 7mm to 1mm thickness the thicker the roofing sheet the costlier it will be.
Keep in mind that the load of the roof still plays a role in the plywood thickness.
0 7 mm 0 8mm and 1 5 mm.
Each gauge represents a nominal decimal range.
Wave height 25 28 35 7.
Minimum thickness most roofs will be sheathed in plywood at least 3 8 inch thick.
0 027 or 0 032 for seamless gutters and any other thickness for custom gutters.
Manufacturers express the thickness of metal panels as their gauge with 22 gauge being the thickest and 29 gauge the thinnest of traditionally sold metal roof and wall panels.
Number of sheets length of building 0 686 mm cover width of sheet roof sheets must be laid with the narrow flute of one corrugation side lap uppermost and should be fixed through the crests of alternate flutes to purlins using 65 mm top speed or tex screws into steel purlins and 90 mm tex or top speed screws in the case of timber roofs.
Sheet metal measuring tools.
Loads will vary with the.
When this is the case experts recommend a 5 8 inch thick sheet.
Kynar galvalume steel for metal roofing and gutters.
Kynar aluminum for metal roofing.
For example one company might sell a product as being 24 gauge but in reality the thickness of the metal could vary from 0 018 to 0 0335 based upon exactly how that company looks at things and how big of a tolerance they allow for.
That will suffice on a roof with rafters set 16 inches apart with minimal roof loads.
Bmt stands for base metal thickness which is the thickness of the steel before the zincalume protective layer is applied and the colorbond paint layer is added.
The thicker 0 48 bmt grade.
Many homes have rafters that are even wider at 24 inches apart and will require a thicker sheet of plywood.