[modeleng] Re: Shed Roofing in U K ????
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 16:41:32 +1000
Yep, you see a bit of colourbond over here as well, but there's still a lot
of galvanised stuff about. In heritage areas it's pretty mandatory - I know
the local council knocked back an application for a tiled roof in Rockley &
insisted on the gal. corrugate.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Logan" <boblogan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:27 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Shed Roofing in U K ????
> TEL, Hi Mate,
> I think that you could have a chat to BHP regards selling corrugated iron
to
> the UE, and USA. I know that the iron from Glenbrook Steel Mill, in
south
> Auckland, who make the "ColorSteel," make other roof profiles, and the
"Long
> Run," to whatever length, I am not sure that they go to 18 or 20 meters.
> What is happening here, builders do a roof frame & cover with construction
> ply, then the plastic membrane, to stop condensation leaking in, then iron
> "Tek" screwed on, Color Steel needs no paint then, (btw,) Glenbrook Steel
> is produced from the iron sands, off the west coast of the North Island, I
> think it comes down from the east coast of Australia, as black as, you get
> burned, if you have bare feet, walking on the beach, come summer time.
> I remember, as a kid, we had a pointer dog, as a family pet, and on the
> beach, we were going to gather shell fish, poor dog, ran along beach, and
> rolled onto his back, and actually blow onto his paws to cool them, what a
> job, trying to get him out of the water, when we were to go home.
> Regards, Bob L.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:15 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Shed Roofing in U K ????
>
>
> > I think one reason for the popularity of corrugated iron in this country
> is
> > it's compactness for transport. A ton of the stuff packs into a pretty
> small
> > space and covers a LOT of roooof.
> >
> > In the days of the gold workings pipes were made of rolled sheetmetal &
> > supplied unriveted. That way they could be slid one inside the other and
> > quite a few pipes take up the same area as a single, fully finished one.
> > Made more room on the bullock wagon.
>
>
>
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