The popularity of light steel canopies in the world of construction is increasing. Naturally, as we have discussed in the article regarding the minimalist light steel canopy model that a canopy with a lightweight steel structure is easily combined with many variations of roof or tile coverings. Consumers get many combination choices, including: single frame with metal tile, single frame with polycarbonate roof, double frame with spandex roof, and many other choices.

Of the several types of roof coverings, there are roof coverings made of mild steel (mild steel tile), namely metal roof tiles and spandex roofs. Mild steel canopy when combined with lightweight steel tile will form a very sturdy roof construction because mild steel has a very high tensile stress.

Here are the types of lightweight steel roof tiles that are commonly circulating in the market:

1. Metal tile

Metal roof tiles consist of plain metal tiles and metal stone tiles (sandy).

This tile is made of zincalume, in the form of a sheet like zinc tile. The method of installing metal roof tiles on a mild steel canopy is to be planted on the gording beam using bolts. The sizes per sheet available in the market vary, namely, with a length of approximately 80cm, a width between 80cm - 150cm (the more the number of stacking the wider), and the thickness between 0.22mm - 0.4mm.

Metal tile has many color choices. Metal tile with a thickness of 0.22mm weighs about 1.5 kg / sheet. Meanwhile, metal tile with a thickness of 0.44mm has a weight of approximately 5.38kg / sheet. Light enough, right? This makes the canopy roof frame unnecessary to carry too heavy a load. However, given the very thin structure of the tile, workers still have to be careful when installing, not to step on the middle of the tile. One of the drawbacks of metal roof tiles is the noise that is generated when heavy rain hits the roof. But that's not a big deal, because acoustic technology in this modern era is already very sophisticated. Many things can be done to overcome these problems.

2. Spandek roof

Spandek roof is made of steel with high tensile stress Zincalume and Clean Colorbond. Zincalume is a steel plate with a composition of 55% Aluminum, 43.5% Zinc and 1.5% Silicon. Meanwhile, Clean Colorbond is colored steel based on Zincalume. Zincalume high quality primer coating improves corrosion resistance and ensures paint quality. Not only for canopies, this roof covering is also often used for residential, industrial and shopping roofs. In the past, spandek roofs only had 1 color, namely silver, but now the colors have varied along with the increasing demand for spandex roofs. In terms of size, it also varies. The thickness of the spandex roof varies from 0.3 to 0.5 mm. Standard length is 6-7 m, but if the user wants a longer or shorter dimension it can be specially produced by the factory. While the width has many variations, ranging from 600 mm to 1060 mm. If you look at the very thin size (thinner than other roof tiles), some customers doubt its strength. But once again, because the basic material of this tile is zincalume which has high strength, so even though it is super thin, the spandex roof is still break-resistant.

That's a glimpse of information about light steel tile. Interesting right? Surely you want to apply it to your home immediately. For those of you who want to build a house canopy with a lightweight steel frame or replace the roof of your house with lightweight steel tile, you don't need to be confused, we can provide lightweight steel installation services at a good price.