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  • Osho Ademola Joel
  • Uncategorized
  • February 12, 2018

Planning Your Roofing Project

In recent times, research has shown that in developing countries such as Nigeria, homeowners choose to develop their property in phases due to huge financial involvement in building projects. This issue makes the planning and costs analysis of the building project very important factor that must be put into consideration.

In this write-up, I will show you the proven way to plan and execute your roofing project so as to save money and time.

Develop your roof plan/design

Get a reliable design expert such as an architect to assist with the roof plan and design that will project the beauty of your home. Your home deserves to be the safe haven with clearly cut-out roof design.

Roof wood choice and carpenter selection

Choose a good log of wood for your truss and carpenter that will assist with measurement and installation.Seek professional carpenter that will deliver a quality job. A poor truss installation will affect the positioning of your roof and a bad wood will amount to replacement in a short while due to termite infection

Use reliable, experienced roofing contractors

Roofing contractors are skilled individuals, with a critical role in the success of your project, both aesthetically and in terms of performance.

Working in partnership with the main contractor, a good roofing contractor knows the products, their limitations and how they interface with others.

An inexperienced contractor can cause a failure that may not be detected until later. Make sure you choose an accredited roofing contractor who knows how the entire roof works, and who will integrate the system with the rest of your building so it performs well and looks great too.

At this stage, the roofing contractor will do the roof measurement, cost estimate and provide a no-obligation quote for your review.Once you have reviewed and approved the quote, it’s time to the following;

Select Colour, Material Type, and Style

Colour of your material should be a blend of what you choose to paint your house.You may decide to use stone coated roofing tiles or aluminium roofing sheets. Your roofing style could be steptile longspan or metcoppo. You can learn about types of roofing sheets in Nigeria here

Payment, Production, and Shipment

After the cost, style, and materials type have been known, insist on signing a contractual agreement to detail all your conversation to avoid you being swindled by unscrupulous roofers. Ensure to establish your warranty and after-sales installation service. Make the payment on an agreed term , watch the production of your materials and follow up with the project manager for material shipment to site.

Installation

The quality of the product is only ever as good as the contractor who installs it on your roof. How do you know that your roofing contractor does good quality work? Typically if a roofing system fails, it is the product that is blamed at first, but poor installation is much more likely to be the cause.Ensure the project monitors the installation and provide quality field support on site for your project.

How I can help You

I work with a full-service roofing company with roofing experts with over 25 years industry experience that can make your dream of aesthetics and quality come to true. We are also the distributor of aluminium roofing sheets as well as wholesalers of aluminium coils to other factories and small-scale retailers in the industry.

 

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  • Osho Ademola Joel
  • Uncategorized
  • January 25, 2018

Types of Roofing Sheets in Nigeria

There are different types of roofing sheets in Nigeria and you might be confused to find the right one for your home.

In recent times, findings have shown that people worry more at the roofing stage of their building project. At this level, the fear of getting substandard material at a higher price is imminent and any defect from outset could mean spending more on repairing a roof.

You will need to carefully make your selection based on cost, choice, and quality of roofing materials. It is disheartening to see your roof leak or fade out within a year of investing hard earned money in the project.

To make this stage seamless, I will provide insight on each roof type for your information.

1. Aluminium Roofing Sheets

The Aluminium roofing sheet is becoming a popular choice for homeowners in Nigeria because of its corrosion-resistance nature, aesthetics, and durability. These roofing sheets, if properly installed, can last for 25 to 50 years and re-assembled to a new location. They come in different gauge ranging from 0.45mm,0.55mm,0.70mm, and 1m.  Here are the prominent aluminium designs in Nigeria ;

Normal or Industrial 6 (Longspan)

Industrial 6 has six pitches and 7crest and is formed into its shape by a normal machine which has an effective coverage of 0.90m or 900 mm.

Types of Roofing Sheets In Nigeria

 Metra (Longspan)

Metra is wider than the normal roofing design. It has five pitches and six crests

 Steptiles

Steptiles is a wavy shape design just has its name implies. It looks like a ridge; it has 6 crests and 5 pitches. Professionally, it is advised that 0.55mm should be the least gauge used for this type of roofing.

Metcoppo

Metcoppo is the latest innovation in the aluminium roofing family. It is similar in shape to steptiles, but its crest is higher and bigger than that of steptiles while its troughs are smaller in size. It is advised that 0.55mm should be the least gauge used for this type of roofing.

 

Items Normal Metra Steptiles Metcoppo
Number of Crest 7 6 6 6
Number of Pitches 6 5 5 5
Effective Coverage 9000mm 1000mm 950mm 980mm
Width of Materials 1200mm 1200mm 1200mm 1200mm

 

2. Stone Coated Roofing Tiles

If you are looking for a roofing system that combines a classic beauty of slate, clay tiles, or stylish shingles, then a stone-coated roof could be a sensible option for your home. It is relatively expensive compared to other roofing sheets, but you are sure of getting value for your money. They are prepared with beauty in mind, built to last long, easy to install and eco-friendly. There are different designs for stone coated roofing tile which includes shingles, bonds, classic, Roman, Milano and shake design. However, the names may differ from one manufacturer to another.

Classic Roofing Tiles

 

Bond Roofing Tiles

 

Shingles Roofing Tile

 


Romano Roofing Tile

 

 

 

 

 

The cost of stone coated roofing tiles defers from importer or manufacturer to another. You will hear numerous names like New Zealand, South Korea, Canada etc. they are using that to differentiate the supplier but nevertheless, you need to take a close watch when making your selection.

Osho Ademola Joel

Roofing Expert|Blogger

Contact: 08057351128

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