[modeleng] Re: Shed Roofing in U K ????
- From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 01:41:32 +0100 (BST)
A similar question came up between myself and an Australian colleague.
Over here in the UK for a few year, and working on our team, we needed to
knock up a makeshift building.
As we wandered round the DIY shops after padlocks, he kept saying he'd
just take a look and see if they had any corrugated iron. I told him not a
chance, and we got to talking.
My take on it is that in residential areas in UK, fences are mainly
wooden slats, and sheds are made of timber also, and rusty iron
rooves just aren't the in thing, and haven't really been for decades
(although a few of us still have them).
In Australia, he said that the wooden fences and sheds, would be viewed
as tatty. He said that in Oz sheds and fences are made from brightly
coloured corrugated iron, and that is the done thing.
Strange that we have ended up taking such totally different viewpoints on
the two methods of construction.
Yours,
Rich.
On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, Bob Logan wrote:
> Could I please have an explanation?
>
> SHED Buildings in U. K.
>
> I note that a shed built in the back yard, ( behind the house,) some have
> brick walls, others have ply or timber (lumber) walls, built on concrete or
> wood floors.
>
> Then, THE ROOF, felt? Why?
> Corrugated iron would be a lot easier to put on your roof frame. Here in
> New Zealand, we have CI in either zinc coated or "Colorsteel," a factory
> coated colour, in various colours too. And either lead-head nails or
> special screws that self drill and thread into steel purlins. A membrane and
> insulation pads are fitted into wall and ceiling cavities, and we have a
> nice, snug Work Shed. Insulation helps keep tools and machines, rust-free.
>
> Why Felt?
>
> Bob L.
>
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