Storing And Installing Corrugated Sheets The Right Way - Tuflite Polymers Corrugated polycarbonate sheets, available in a variety of colours, textures, and shapes, are a popular option among roofers and architects to be used as a roofing for a range of constructional applications like commercial buildings, stadium roofs, railway station roofs, hobby greenhouses, pergolas, and skylights. If corrugated sheets are well-suited for your purpose, you would want to get the best ones from Tuflite Polymers, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of corrugated sheets for roofing. And, as you place your order, we would like you to know about a few things like how you can store your sheets, lay them right, cut and drill them correctly, and install them suitably.
How to store corrugated sheets? As soon as you receive your sheets, you want to store them correctly so as not to break them or have them exposed to outer elements for no use. Although polycarbonate sheets can strongly withstand every environmental element, it is always advisable to store them right before installing them. So, you must store your sheets flat until use, under a shed or in a clean room so that they don’t get dirty. And, once you are ready to use them, you can clean your sheets thoroughly with a mild soap solution or just plain water, before installing them.
How to lay corrugated sheets in the right manner? When you are ready to install your sheets, it is important that you lay the sheets in the right manner. And, what we mean by the right manner is that you need to install the roof in a way that its pitch is at least at an inclination of 10°. Also, understand that the corrugated sheets will need metal or wooden battens to create a supporting structure underneath the roof. To make the perfect support structure, you must have a distance of at least 80 cm between the supports (reducing the space in case of high wind or snow loads). The support surfaces are painted white, or are provided with a reflective adhesive tape to prevent heat accumulation.
How to cut and drill corrugated sheets correctly? It is very easy to cut polycarbonate corrugated sheets. All you need is a sharp-toothed circular saw or jigsaw, but one that can handle
plastic. Drilling is also easy, but it is advisable to use a special stepless plastic drill for the same. Using this special drill, you must start with a test hole, making sure that the holes are about 3-4 mm larger than the diameter of the screw shank. This is so that the corrugated sheets can expand or contract easily with changes in temperature.
How to install corrugated sheets suitably? A height overlap of at least 150 mm is important to ensure that the corrugated sheets are installed suitably and safely. The coverage is required to be extended out by one wave at the side, and two waves for low roof pitches
(https://www.tuflite.com/blog/guide-low-pitchedroofing) or high snow loads. With these simple tips and tactics, you can be sure of installing your corrugated roofs just right. Nevertheless, if you aren’t sure about installing them on your own, you could always hire a professional for the job.
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