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Aluminium vs Galvalume roofing

Q. I am constructing a 1,00,000 sgft warehouse and wish to know which roofing material is better

a) Colored Aluminium corrugated roofing
b) Colored Aluminium-Zinc alloy (55%) steel corrugated roofing

Aluminum roofing is supposed to be costlier but are the advantages of aluminum roofing weigh out the costs in the long run?

Thanks

Abhishek Barasia
- India
January 10, 2012

Type B. Precoated Aluminium sheets are better for normal warehouse.

Umesh Dalela
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
January 29, 2012

February 2, 2012

Sir:

In my area aluminum would be too soft due to the hail.

Regards,

Dr. Thomas H. Cook
Galvanizing Consultant - Hot Springs, South Dakota, USA

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