How can you characterize ondulin?
Ondulin due to the special manufacturing technology perfectly holds the color, is environmentally friendly. The service life of the material can reach 50 years. At the same time, the ondulin is immune to moisture, does not allow fungi and microorganisms to multiply, perfectly insulates and insulates the room, and also has a minimum weight. Elastic and flexible, the material easily bends and takes the desired shape, which greatly facilitates the installation process.
The quality roof of ondulin is a reliable protection of the house, ensuring its safety and keeping heat. Additional advantages of the material are that it has a low price, is immune to chemical compounds, which is very important in construction. That's why the material is often used to create a roof at public transport stops, in summer cafes.
Characteristics of roofing material
The ability to choose any color from any color is an excellent way to save money on the purchase of paint and additional finishing work. Roofing material ondulin may be your choice, because it is wear-resistant and inexpensive, although it has some capricious sides of character.
Due to the use of environmentally friendly materials, the price of sheets and finished structures remains optimal. The material is actively used for construction and finishing works in all countries of the world. Thanks to the development of the market, today Russian buyers can purchase quality material that will please the owner of the building for a long time.
Studying the roof device from ondulin , you can confidently say that mounting the structure is very simple, it is not prone to rot and mold. In order to conduct roofing work correctly, you should first put a wooden crate on the roof.
What can be said discrediting this roofing material? The main apple of discord here is high temperature and fire. Ondulin is combustible, it is not very resistant to simply high temperatures, even hot summer and direct sun rays age it faster than we would like. Constantly melting, and then hardening again, he quickly loses all his positive qualities.
And frequent changes in temperature and their large range weaken the patience of ondulin, and it may not last as long as claimed by the manufacturer. But for a mild temperate climate, this material will still win the heart of the buyer and will serve faithfully for a long time.
Features of work with the ondulin
As a rule, all work starts from the corner where the wind blows least. After the first sheet is laid, you can proceed to laying the next row. When nailing the material by the method of end lapping, you get a carefully protected surface.
The ondulum roof looks bright and beautiful, is resistant to rainfall and strong winds. It can be said that soft roofing ondulin is one of the most flexible and convenient materials for erection work. Depending on the chosen angle of inclination, you should perform some preparatory work before you start fixing the roofing material.
If the angle of inclination of the roof is 5 to 10 degrees, it is necessary to lay the roof covering of the ondules on the lath of boards or plywood, with the lateral overlap being two waves. If the angle is from 10 to 15 degrees, it is enough to make one side lap wave.
Practice shows that the material shows itself quite well in areas with a harsh climate, where the temperature in winter often drops to -30 degrees. Since the device of the roof of ondulin is as simple as possible, anyone who is familiar with the basics of laying building materials can work with the material.
In some cases, the material may change color to the sun, but full color burnout takes a long time, it can take up to thirty years. If the owner of the building is interested in keeping the roof bright, periodic carrying out of cosmetic works and use of special fixing varnishes will help to correct the situation in the damaged areas.