Additionally primer and paint adhere better to galvalume coated panels and they carry a 20 year limited warranty while galvanized panels do not making them a smarter long term investment for your customers homes agricultural buildings or commercial properties.
Galvalume or painted roof.
Galvalume will reject paint unless it is properly treated.
Neither galvalume or galvanized substrate is warranted to be used in or around animal confinement or agriculture.
Paint finish warranties are key to understanding the expected longevity of a galvanized or galvalume metal roof.
Closing thoughts on steel roofing.
Galvalume is a type of sheet steel used in a variety of applications including roofing siding furniture gutters and pipe.
Bare galvanized and painted galvanized perform better in this type of environment.
As far as the warranty goes metal roofs hold up great and painted metal roofs are no exception.
Galvanized steel and galvalume offer excellent value cost over their service lifespan.
Gibraltar s pbr galvalume panels are the rugged workhorses of agricultural roofing and siding.
One of the biggest upsides is the obvious.
Underneath a painted metal roof there is a galvalume coating.
Before the introduction of galvalume to the metal roofing industry in the late 20th century using galvanized sheet and coil was a common practice.
This means that the company will guarantee that the paint won t chip peel or crack during that time.
If you want to paint a galvalume surface consider a crucial point.
Bare galvalume and painted galvalume sheets suffer rapid corrosion when in contact with mortar and concrete.
Pbr is a heavy duty 26 gauge exposed fastener panel using hex head screws with a built in gasket to prevent leaking.
When corrosion is spot treated to stop its spread and the roof is painted when needed galvanized steel roofing can last 50 years or more.
Treat the sheet steel with an etching primer or flaking will result.
Consumers won t be cramped for style with a roof made from galvalume steel.
The standard is a 55 a z coating underneath the painted metal is a 50 a z coating.
If a certain color is desired the manufacturer will use a high quality baked on enamel that is warranted to last for up to 40 years.
Aluminum roofing comes with paint finishes as well and have their own warranties.
Galvanization or commonly referred to as galvanized is a protective zinc coating that is applied to a steel or iron substrate through a hot dip galvanizing process.
While galvalume isn t yet 60 years old the product should easily last 50 years when painted and maintained.