Aluminum as a roofing material has become very popular quite recently. Although this metal is the most common metal in the crust; for the first time it was mined in 1825. The metal cost more expensive than gold until the industrial ways of mining aluminum were developed.
Aluminum as a roofing material has become very popular quite recently. Although this metal is the most common metal in the crust; for the first time it was mined in 1825. The metal cost more expensive than gold until the industrial ways of mining aluminum were developed.
In European countries aluminum roofs decorate not only industrial and public buildings but also actively use it for a private housing. In Russia the attitude to aluminum roofs is gradually beginning to change and today it is more and more firmly establishing in the market of a private housing.
Roofing aluminum gives the broadest possibilities for realization the most modern and innovative architecture projects. The surface of a roofing aluminum is covered with high-quality polymeric coatings; aluminum sheet has got unlimited scale of colors that allows associating this material to any architectural project.
• Operational period. High resistance to corrosion and weather-resisting let roofing aluminum save its operational qualities for more than 100 years. In this case the material is not worse than copper and zinc-titanium;
• Weather resistance. Aluminum roofing isn’t afraid of acid rains, hurricanes, abundant precipitation: the metal doesn’t corrode or deform. Due to the polymeric coating the material gets a reliable anticorrosion protection;
• Easy maintenance. Aluminum roof doesn’t need to be repaired, doesn’t require regular cleaning and painting. Atmospheric precipitation will be removed from the roof naturally therefore there is no need to lay the cable heating to the surface of the roof;
• Heat endurance. Operational qualities of aluminum roofing don’t change within temperature interval from -40˚C till +90˚C. No wonder aluminum is used in aircraft construction: during one flight temperature differences can reach from +30˚C on the ground till -50˚C at a height of 10 thousand metres:
• Ecological compatibility. This metal is a neutral product and doesn’t influence the environment in any way. Aluminum will never let any microorganisms breed therefore its corrosion and decomposition are impossible;
• Reflecting qualities. Aluminum roofing without extra decorative coating has got high reflecting qualities. As a result most of the sun rays are simply reflected from the roof not heating it.
• Ductility. Aluminum sheet can be used on complex roofs including domes and figured products and be given a necessary shape to every bend;
• Lightweight. Weight of 1 sq.m of aluminum sheet is not over 2 kg that simplifies its transporting, lifting and installation. If you repair an old roof with the help of aluminum sheets it’s not necessary to conduct activities for additional reinforcement of roof frameworks.
• Wide scale of colors. It allows using aluminum in any designs and even imitate old copper or bronze, zinc-titanium, brass and also popular painted zinc-coated steel;
• Original appearance. Besides ordinary colors like brown, red and green there are colors imitating classic copper, patina, brass, wood and so on. Aluminum roof provides broad opportunities for an exterior design.
Standing seam roof. Standing seam roof contains metal pictures for which double or single folded joint is used. Strong lock outside the roofing plane provides a reliable protection of the building from atmospheric precipitation.
Metal tiling. Aluminum tiling is manufactured by stamping of metal sheets. Due to convenient structure and high ductility of the material the process of giving blanks a complex profile relief becomes clearly easier.
Aluminum shaped boarding and waved sheet. Classic roofing ribbed sheet can be manufactured from the aluminum sheet. To make a material more resistant to operational loads it is reinforced with additional stiffening ribs.
Shingle or single tile. These are special blanks or plates with the help of which they assemble a piece roofing. The assortment of aluminum tiles numbers more than a dozen different shapes such as a scale, a checker, a ploughshare and so on.
Bitumen tiling with an aluminum coating. Variety of bitumen tiling shapes covered with aluminum foil allows installing roofs of any configuration and shape including domes and towers.
Manufacturers and colors of roofing aluminum
Alcoa. The group of corporations Alcoa is a world leader in roofing and facade aluminum manufacturing. The plant manufacturing painted rolled aluminum is situated in France. Under the brand name Reynolux the company Alcoa produces a vast variety of aluminum sheets with different polymer coatings.
Alcoa aluminum Anodic Silver
Alcoa aluminum Antique Copper
Alcoa aluminum Arctic Blue
Alcoa aluminum Champagne
Alcoa aluminum Copper Look
Alcoa aluminum Copper
Alcoa aluminum Dark Titanium
Alcoa aluminum Gold Look
Alcoa aluminum Gold
Alcoa aluminum Honey Pear
Alcoa aluminum Indian Summer
Alcoa aluminum Jade
Alcoa aluminum Light Granite
Alcoa aluminum Travertine
Alcoa aluminum Pale Green
Alcoa aluminum Silver Gold
Alcoa aluminum Spring Lake
Alcoa aluminum Terra Sand
Alcoa aluminum Ultramarine Blue
Alcoa aluminum Zinc
Gentek. The Canadian company Gentek on the strength of 50 years of manufacturing experience produces building materials that proved themselves to be the best long ago and took their stand in the construction market. Aluminum tape Gentek gained a wide popularity as a roofing and facade material in the middle of the 20th century. The surface of Canadian roofing aluminum is covered with polymer coatings.
Gentek RAL 8017
Gentek RAL 9010
Alunova. European aluminum Alunova has gained a wide popularity as a roofing and facade material. The surface of roofing aluminum is covered with high-quality polymer coatings so unlike copper and zinc-titanium it has got an unlimited scale of colors that allows associating this material to any architectural project.
Alunova Classic Brass
Alunova Classic Copper
Alunova NS 33.129
Alunova RR 22
Alunova RR 23
Alunova RR 32
Alunova RR 750
Alunova Skyroof 733
Alunova Turqoise
Alunova 50674-002
Alunova Copper
Alunova PS20-160
Impol. The aluminum group Impol is one of the largest manufacturers of rolled aluminum in Europe. The company has got over the semi centennial working experience in the sphere of manufacturing and recycling of aluminum. Industrial capacities of the group are located in Serbia. Aluminum coverings Impol provide high resistance of the roof to mechanical loads and unfavorable weather conditions due to ductility of aluminum alloy and its resistance to corrosion.
Impol RAL 7015
Impol RAL 8017
Prefa. Austrian company Prefa has been working in European market for more than 50 years and has got an affiliate in Russia since 2006. Roofing aluminum produced by the company has got high operational qualities and exquisite appearance. Such a covering will bring individuality to any building.
Prefa Zyprium
Prefa Delphin
Prefa Blue
Prefa Copper-brown
Prefa White
Prefa Silver metallic
Prefa Titanium
Prefa Gray
Prefa Red-brown
Prefa Dark-brown
Prefa Dark-green
Prefa Dark-Gray
Aluminum sheets are represented as a multi-layer structure. Special processing and infliction of polymer materials on a metal tape are performed with the help of roller machines. Such way of producing was chosen not accidentally; it allows joining firmly a polymer coating and an aluminum base that provides aluminum sheets with the highest quality and guarantees the absence of damages when building operations. The coating is evenly spreading over the surface that guarantees homogeneity of color shade over the entire area of the sheet.
Aluminum base is processed from both outside and inside. Two-sided anticorrosion processing and a special foil provide an effective protection of both surfaces from unfavorable and aggressive weather conditions. Outside contains a layer of special primer with a paint coating on top. High ductility doesn’t let the layers deform when bending the sheet.
Wide assortment of finished products and a possibility of custom-made coating of almost any color and pattern make aluminum sheets with polymer coating an actual demanded product in the market of construction and repair.
Standard size of roofing aluminum: 0,7×600 mm, custom-made metal of 0,3-2,0 mm thick and up to 1500 mm wide. The plant supplies rolled aluminum tape weighing 500 kg so if the customer wishes such a hank can be rewinded to lighter ones – 100-150 kg. One can cut a tape to the sheets up to 4000 mm long. The supply of aluminum of any color on RAL or according to the individual wishes of the customer is possible on custom.
To carry out covering a roof of a building without appropriate knowledge and skills of working with metals especially aluminum is not a good idea. To hire professional roofers specializing in tin works will be the right solution.
Aluminum roofing installation
• Standing seam aluminum roof consists of metal lines or panels-pictures joining with the help of special clamps that make vertical bending of metal on a surface – standing seams. They create a rhythm of decoration and provide impermeability that is rather difficult to break. A special tool is needed for joining panels of a standing seam aluminum roof. Metal is fixed to the roof with the help of cleats that are locked into the seam;
• Aluminum shaped boarding or waved sheet is a molded material with a vertical wave of different height and length. Being ribbed makes aluminum roof additional stiffness and strength. The higher the wave is the better stiffening ribs are snapping into action. This aluminum roofing differs with low weight, ease of installation, resistance to corrosion and long service life. Aluminum shaped boarding stitches bond with one wave;
• Aluminum tiling is rolled and stamped from rolled aluminum and imitates an appearance of traditional natural tiling. The length of a finished sheet of aluminum tiling can be anything but it’s recommended to use sheets up to 4 m length. The sheets are tightly locked joint; roof of aluminum is fixed to lathing at points of grooved seams with stainless self-tapping screws;
• Aluminum tiling has got the widest choice of shapes and sizes; the service life of the roof depends on the quality of its producing and installation. The tiling of aluminum is installed with the help of special cleats or directly to the lathing with stainless self-tapping screws through pre-prepared lapels. When installing the roof from aluminum tiling one needs to pay special attention to roofing accessory parts such as a ridge, a cornice, a roof cowl and so on. These elements can both improve a roof appearance and increase the whole cost of the house and vice versa bring the choice of reliable roofing to nothing.
The service life of the roof from aluminum is over 100 years without any extra operational expenses. Having ordered an installation of an aluminum roof in the company “Radeka” not only you provide your house with a reliable protection from weather precipitation but also make a profitable investment that is going to beat the index every decade.
