Corrugated sheets for shed roof.

loyalstokie

As soon as the weather allows we have several shed roofs to replace.
They are currently felted, but are hoping to use something more permanent such as these: http://www.wickes.co.uk/bitumen-corrugated-sheet/invt/240039/

However, they are 2 metres long and the shed is 2.5 metres long.
Does anyone know where to get this sort of thing in longer lengths or have any experience using it?

Thanks in advance,
Dave.

Vibrant

I have used it quite a bit and have found it to be easy to fit and far longer lasting than felt. I haven't seen it in longer lengths, but it is easy to overlap if need be.
You quote the shed length as 2.5 metre long. You do mean the length of the slope on the roof?

The caps on the nail fixings can be a bit fiddly and the price does add up, as you need quite a few. Make sure you have a batten in line with the fixings.

BlondeHeadOn

We've used it and it's brilliant and very easy to work with. As Vibrant says, you can overlap the sheets.

You can get it online a lot cheaper than in Wickes though. We got ours from here:

http://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/search/?keywords=onduline&gclid=CPS855X7hq4CFQlpfAoddBXm6A

And there are some really good online guides to fitting etc.

We had all ours delivered to the door, great service, from roofingsuperstore.co.uk, but there are other online sellers too.

HTH

27col

You can't expect the sheets to be exactly the length that you need. Just lay them with a good overlap and cut them to the length that you require to cover the slope length of your particular shed.

loyalstokie

The length of the slope is actually slightly less than 2.5 metres.
The roof is a quite low pitch, so it would be better to have the sheets in one length. Overlapping sheets would mean buying one and a half the number of sheets.

I'm not expecting to get the sheets the exact length that I need, (although I do know where you can get other types of sheets cut to length) just to get sheets long enough to cover without an over lap as it makes a better finish.

ormus

2m and 2.4m are common sizes in building materials.
although you can get clear pvc panels in 3m lengths.

Norman_Castle

I think Onduline are the only company which make this. 2 meters is the only length.http://www.onduline.co.uk/