[modeleng] Re: Shed Roofing in U K ????
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 07:15:12 +1000
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.
> Although corrugated iron is not easy to find, or rather, it has to be
> specially ordered not bought "off the shelf", we do have one corrugated
> material that is readily available.
> That is a mix of inert fillers bound by some tar-based mix.
>
> Following this topic, I called a pal who is planning to replace his garage
> roof, and who, when last I spoke to him, was debating the merits of
various
> coverings.
>
> He eventually settled between two choices, this corrugated,
what-ever-it-is,
> and felt.
> The cost of 3/4" board, covered with two layers of felt, the top one with
a
> sanded surface, and all properly bonded, was about 15% less than the
> corrugated stuff, and that would only have been the single thickness of
the
> actual material, ad this less heat insulation.
>
> Not hard to see why he settled on felt.
>
> (I do like the expression, "wriggly tin" though !)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Len Smith" <parnobal2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 10:14 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Shed Roofing in U K ????
>
>
> I think I've hit on the reason why wriggly tin doesn't rust in the
> antipodes...it's cos, being UNDERNEATH the earth, the rain drips away from
> the ridges into space.
> :o))
> Len Smith
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