Seam roof

Seam roof - one of the most popular types of metal roofing. Popularity seam roof provides a number of advantages over other technologies: the comparative ease of production, availability and reliability of the materials properly installed roof.

Seam roof can be made from sheet metal by hand. Perhaps the folded roof made of galvanized sheet metal, and will be the cheapest kind of metal roofing. But cheap does not mean bad. In keeping with uncomplicated technology, you can get a quality result. However, it should be noted that the opposite of cheap - it is a great complexity of the process. We describe the technology of hand-made seam roof.

Installation of seam roof

Since the technology of installation of the roof seam does not provide for attachment through the sheet metal, the loose sheets should not be more than the width of 50-60 cm each sheet is attached only at the edges (for more details - just below). Therefore, if you make the width of the sheet is greater then its middle, with a fairly strong wind, he would slam on the crate.

Popular size galvanized sheet - 1 to 2 pm First, each leaf is cut lengthwise into strips 0.5 to 2 m. Then the desired number of sheets must envision splicing in order to achieve the desired length (pitch length). Splicing is a dense double-locked with a bend in the direction of roof pitch. On the resulting band on both sides of the seam formed by the castle. All these works are carried out on the ground. The only caveat for the manufacture of folded lock is convenient to have a workbench to work standing up. From the same sheet galvanizing klyammery cut - strips of iron 5 by 15 cm Then all rise to the roof and secured. The entire assembly can be made using only a hammer and two fasteners. Such a method would be called now, many artisanal, and indeed it is.

Avoid a lot of manual labor, and save a lot of time can be bought ready-made roofing sheets required length. In this case, they can only submit the top and mounted on the roof. Finished folded roof is obtained by rolling in the factory, and hence has a well seasoned size and smooth locks. There are several types of locks seam roof - single, double, samozaschelkivayuschiysya. The most reliable type of connection - double locking. Its hard to do manually, but can be easily rolled in the factory. At present, therefore it makes sense to use that double lock.

As well as any other rolled sheet, folded roof can be painted polymer paint domestic or imported. Accordingly, access to the full range of colors covering. And finally, rolling line allows to obtain not only flat sheets with locks, but a different topography. Thus, the modern seamed roof - it is not only safe, but also beautiful!

By assembling factory seam roofs have certain requirements. If the roof is completely hand-made to mount a hammer, then to the leaves of prefabrication should be handled with great care. Especially this applies to painted metal. Self-respecting (and client) firm should have a special hand-held machines for zakatyvaniya rebate. This allows the installer to make stanochek tough, smooth and beautiful connection without damaging the topcoat sheet metal. If during the installation of the roof seam there is a need in the leaves are cut, then this should be done cutting tools - scissors, guillotines, etc. Use an abrasive tool (grinder with a cutting wheel) can not.

The principle of placing seam roof is simple - to fasten roof sheathing not the iron sheets and klyammery. Klyammery beaten every 50 cm and rolled sheets with a common lock. Thus, in fact, obtained a large sheet of metal without any holes.

Modern seamed roof - it is not only galvanized iron. Many developers today are choosing copper or titanium-zinc. Compared with iron and titanium, copper-zinc roofing is more durable (its lifetime can be 100 years old and over). But she, respectively, and more.

Seam roof can not put on any roof. It is believed that the minimum roof slope must be at least 7 degrees. On a more shallow roofs use seam roof, alas, is impossible. On the other hand, is so flat roof - which is rare (except, perhaps, industrial buildings, but they traditionally use facing materials), and so can justly be regarded as a universal seam roof.

Seamed metal roof does not impose specific requirements for sheathing and rafter roof system. To any possible iron roof condensation due to temperature difference inside and outside the attic. To remove condensate use different measures, depending on the type of roof. If the house cool without the attic and roof insulation, it is enough to provide ventilation of the attic space. If the roof is insulated, the roof of the pie should be the ventilation gap above the insulation layer and a special diffusion film.

Summarizing, we can say that, by choosing for their homes seam roof, you get a solid roof, which for a long time will not require any attention to themselves. A large selection of rental and flowers cover will adjust the appearance of the roof at almost any home design.

Source: "Our roof"