Friday, June 29, 2007
Roll Out the Barrel
Metal Roofs Hit the Beach
If you love metal roofs but didn’t think your oceanfront home was a candidate, there’s good news from Follansbee. Their TCS II coated stainless steel is armored with a patented alloy, an electrochemically bonded coating of tin and zinc applied to both sides of stainless steel.
According to the company, TCS II exposed for five years at an oceanside test stand showed no signs of red rust. Researchers at California State University exposed samples to a 5% salt spray for over 12,500 hours with no evidence of corrosion. Other metal roof materials showed signs of corrosion in less than 1,200 hours, and no other has reached anywhere close to the 5,000-hour mark.
The metal develops a soft patina after exposure to the elements but is not degraded by heat or UV light and never needs to be painted. TCS II can be adapted to use in barrel roof applications, as shingles, and as specially constructed sections in flat or spherical shapes.
Posted by editor at 08:30 AM under architecture & construction
