Very bad when the roof is faulty. It flows everywhere and, most likely, you will have to make a new repair in the house. So that the roof does not flow it, you need to cover it with a new modern coating. The advantage of the metal tile is that it looks very beautiful in appearance, and also has a wide range of colors of its protective and decorative coating. There is another not unimportant plus speaking precisely for metal tiles – this is that it is easy to lay.
The leaf of the tile has a width of a meter, and the length of about 6-8 meters and this allows you to provide the minimum possible the number of joints and, therefore, will have greater strength and water resistance. Metal tile sheet is pretty easy. One sheet weighs 4.5 kilograms. Not unimportant quality of this material can be considered its durability. Service life is about 30 years or more.
What are the metal tile from? Steel is the main component of metal tiles. A sheet of metal tiles has a thickness of 0.5 mm. Remember that steel is a metal that is prone to corrosion. And to provide the roof, the necessary durability must be used to use the tile, which has a coating of aluminum and zinc. It prolongs the life of metal tiles one and a half times. The second but no less important component of its sheet is a decorative coating. In order for such a layer to appear, polyester, purl and plastisol are used. Polyester is much cheaper than other decorative coatings. The third component of the metal tile is its profile.
Models of metal tiles can differ in a step, figure and depth of the profile. The more relief the profile, the greater its step and the more beautiful it is. Therefore, also pay attention to the manufacturer of metal tiles. The tiles are best produced in Sweden and Finland.