Metal Roof Substrate

Non structural metal roofing requires a solid substrate beneath it typically plywood oriented strand board or a metal roof deck.

Metal roof substrate.

In stock at store today. It also can provide a surface to which the insulation above can be adhered. The most common deck material is carbon steel with a galvanized coating. On steel roof decks the substrate board provides a continuous smooth surface to place an air or vapor retarder onto.

Exterior grade structural plywood can be used as a flat or pitched roof substrate and receive either single ply or metal shingle or metal shingle roof panelled cladding across a multitude of settings. The most popular steel substrates in the metal roofing and siding industry are galvanized and galvalume. Insulation membrane modified bitumen and ssr panels. Metal roofing does not attract lightning.

Structural metal roofing is broken down into low slope and steep slope categories. Structural metal roofing attaches directly to purlins or lathe boards and does not require any sort of solid support beneath it. Top sellers most popular price low to high price high to low top rated products. Galvalume and galvanized are two commonly used substrates in the metal roofing industry.

From interior living spaces inhabitants rarely notice any increase in sound levels when a metal roof is installed. Choosing proper substrates for metal roofing systems importance of substrates. Galvalume carries a warranty from the steel mills that protects against perforation or rust through of the substrate but not surface rust. Both galvalume and galvanized are good substrates for metal panels.

The two main types of substrates used with metal roofing systems are open framing and solid. Metal roofing is typically installed over a solid substrate. 3 wide rib panel. Galvanized substrates are coated in zinc while galvalume substrates are coated with an alloy of zinc plus aluminum.

This deck provides resistance to the positive and negative building loads. As a key part of the metal roofing system the substrate or substructure which rests.