Fixing Corrugated Metal Sheets

Laying the sheets.

Fixing corrugated metal sheets.

Paint or prime cut edges to prevent rust. Corrugated metal profiles for walling applications may be valley fixed providing the sealing element is designed and shaped to ensure a seal against the curved valley profile. Most panels come up to 32 feet 9 8 m in length. Angle grinder 1 x research source the fastest option.

Commence fixing sheets at the lower edge of the roof at the opposite end to the prevailing winds. As with all of the fixing screws provided you can use a colour cap to hide the stainless steel head. Use a piece of similar style corrugated roofing to patch holes. Some panels have pre drilled holes.

Buy plastic metal corrugated sheets at toolstation. Corrugated metal roofing sheets should always be fitted by over lapping by one corrugation and we always advise to start from left to right of a building. We stock corrapol stormproof bitumen more. Cladco offer a range of fixings available to fix into most purlin materials.

Step 1 cut the panels to the desired length. If yours do not. For securing corrugated sheeting longer screws are required as you are fixing into the crown of the sheet. Fixing screws should always be screwed into the higher part of the profile when installing corrugated steel roof sheets to purlins and stitch screws are used to stitch the steel sheet to sheet or to fix to steel flashings.

Circular saw 2 x research source slower than angle grinder but follow same step 2 pre drill holes on the ridges. Stagger the sheets using a half sheet to start the second row. For corrugated sheets the fixings required will depend on the material used in the purlins. Wear hearing and eye protection.

Corrugated roofing sheets should be installed into the corrugated sheets crown using a 65mm tek screw with baz washer. For example fixing into wood a 65mm tek screw with a baz washer is suggested. Spend over 25 for free delivery or click and collect. Cut the piece large enough to cover the hole and 6 inches of the surrounding roofing each way using sheet metal cutters.

It is important that the maximum support centres given for the type of corrugated sheet being used are not exceeded between purlins.