I believe that when renovating a roof, we all encounter the problem of how to choose a roof tile that fits in with the overall architectural style but also has good performance. In particular, there is a wide range of roof tiles in the building materials market at the moment, and it is difficult to know how to select them or which material is used for the various roof tiles. So today we will tell you what materials are available for the more popular lightweight roof tiles, what are their advantages and disadvantages, as well as commonly used in which buildings?
Nowadays, the roof tiles in the building materials market mainly include terracotta roof tiles, clay roof tiles, cement roof tiles, glazed roof tiles, galvanized roof sheet, asphalt shingles, resin roof tiles and stone coated metal roof tiles. Among them, galvanized roof sheet, asphalt shingles, resin roof tiles and stone coated metal roof tiles are lighter and easier to install, so they are also known as light weight roofing tiles. While resin roof tiles and asphalt shingles mainly use plastic and chemical products as raw materials, galvanized roof sheet and stone coated metal roof tiles are metal products.
1. Resin Roof Tile
Resin roof tile has a relatively outstanding advantage, that is the tile single piece area is large, installation and laying efficiency is high, and light weight, easy to carry. The second is the resin roof tile shape beautiful and three-dimensional sense is strong, the color is also very Chinese elements, It is widely used in the roof decoration of self-built houses in rural areas. However, the disadvantages of resin roof tiles are also obvious, such as easy weathering, aging, fading, and poor fire performance after a long time of use. It should be noted that the resin roof tiles with better performance must add various chemical additives such as antioxidants and anti-UV absorbers in order to adapt to individual extreme climatic environments. The low-priced synthetic resin roof tiles do not add antioxidants and anti-UV additives in order to save costs. So you should also pay attention to this point when choosing resin roof tiles.
2. Asphalt Shingle
Asphalt shingles are made of very light material, and can be said to be the lightest of these types of roof tiles. At the same time, it is also very rich in shape and color, and has a particularly wide range of applications. But asphalt shingles are flexible shingles, which have strict requirements on the flatness of the base layer. Therefore, although the price of asphalt shingles is low, the overall cost price will be high if the cost of installing structural panels is added. And asphalt shingles are prone to aging over time and have low fire resistance; asphalt shingles are fixed with glue and nails, and are easy to be blown off in strong winds. Therefore, areas with extreme weather like high winds are not very suitable for using asphalt shingles.
3. Galvanized roof sheet
Galvanized roof sheet is very cost-effective and easy to install, and is widely used in warehouses and factory buildings. But galvanized roof sheet also has a great limitation, that is the weather resistance is poor. It is not difficult to find that galvanized roof sheet will rust, bend, deform and fade after long-term use, and the thermal insulation and sound insulation performance is also very unsatisfactory, and the noise is very loud when it rains. For permanent buildings, especially self-built houses, villa buildings, roofing materials durability and decoration requirements are relatively high, so galvanized roof sheets are not suitable for use in these buildings.
4. Stone coated metal roof tile
Stone coated metal roof tile material is lightweight, easy to process and cut, colors and shapes can be customized, and corrosion resistance, wind resistance, and excellent weather resistance can be widely used in a variety of roofs, and has the advantages of noise reduction, the service life can reach 50 years. It is a new green roofing material, commonly used in civil, commercial housing, villas, communities, self-built houses and other buildings. Moreover, the construction and installation are very convenient, easy to transport. But due to the stone coated metal roof tile market competition is relatively large, the price varies, the technical requirements of the production business are relatively high, material processing technology and surface treatment need to be strictly controlled. If the quality control is not good enough, it will also affect the overall laying effect. So when you buy stone coated metal roof tile, you must pay attention to choose from the source to control the quality of conscience manufacturers.
