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Choosing and Using Profiled Sheeting
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Choosing & using Customer Services Tel 01283 722588 Fax 01283 722219 E-mail info@marleyeternit.co.uk www.marleyeternit.co.uk Marley Eternit Limited, Lichfield Road, Branston Burton on Trent DE 14 3HD

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Introduction Why choose Marley Eternit fibre cement profiled sheeting? • Only UK manufacturer of fibre cement • Highly cost effective weatherproofing • Low maintenance • No rust, rot or corrosion • Resistant to chemical attack Marley Eternit, the UK's only manufacturer of fibre cement roofing and cladding solutions, has been producing profiled sheeting for over 90 years. Today, we offer two ranges of profiled sheeting – Profile 3 and Profile 6 – to a wide range of customers. The products are differentiated by the size of corrugation in the sheets; Profile 3 having smaller corrugations than...

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Residential Industrial Equestrian Refurbishment

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Colour ranges Painted colour range Farmscape colour range Experience gained over many years has shown that the standard Marley Eternit colour range will meet the majority of design requirements in both rural and urban areas. All the standard colours have been chosen for their ability to harmonise with the most commonly used building materials – brick, slate, stone, concrete and timber. The farmscape range consists of three carefully chosen matt colours, namely: Anthracite (grey), Sherwood (green) and Bracken (brown). Together with the subtle variations in tone inherent in any natural...

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Profile 6 and safety in roof work When correctly installed, Profile 6 has been tested and classified as non-fragile, and must be considered when working to the roof safety requirements of HSG 33. The lower profile of this product makes it particularly suitable for a range of domestic, agricultural and light industrial buildings. It can be laid to a minimum roof pitch of 10°. Profile 6 is a high strength fibre cement sheet with polypropylene reinforcement strips inserted along precisely engineered locations which run for the full length of the sheet in each corrugation. This provides maximum...

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Product selector 1 1 Profile 6 wing ridge cover Adjustable over range of roof pitches. crown sheet For covering apex of roof. 7 Apron flashing For weathering top of mono-pitch lean-to roofs. V Ventilating 6 cranked crown For ventilation at apex of roof. bargeboard Decorative trim for corner junction of roof and gable end wall. 9 External corner Plain wing cover trim for wall-to-wall and roof to gable end wall. 11 Horizontal flashing piece Used at junction of vertical sheeting above a wall or at a designed interruption of sheeting 10 Eaves corrugation closer For blanking off corrugation...

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Lap This describes how much one sheet overlaps another at either the end (end lap) or the side (side lap). Pitch This describes the degree to which the roof slopes. Profile 3 Eaves corrugation closure Size: 75mm Sizes: 65, 100 (effective leg 150, 250mm length) (effective leg length) Handed left and right Cover width: 1016mm Universal Handed right Apron flashing Exposure zones Approximate wind driven rain (litres/m2 per spell) Handed left and right Eaves filler When using profiled sheeting the windloadings of a location are critical to ensure the optimal sealing requirements. Handed left...

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Installation Whilst Marley Eternit profiled sheeting is easy to install, the following guidelines should be observed: • The sheets should be installed smooth surface up. • The sheets should be cut with a hand saw or slow speed reciprocating power saw. Overhangs Sufficient overhangs must be allowed at the eaves to ensure that rainwater discharges into the gutter. Verges must be overhung by one complete corrugation unless a bargeboard is used. • All fixing holes should be drilled, not punched, and should provide adequate clearance for the fastener shank (minimum 2mm). • There should be two...

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Ten easy steps to fixing The fixing of a fibre cement roof can be accomplished by most people if they follow these ten easy steps in conjunction with the illustrations opposite. In order to weatherproof the roof, the butyl strip must be installed as described on page 13, and mitres cut to avoid having four thicknesses of sheeting in the same plane at the junctions of sides and end laps. Mitring plan single slope roof 1 Lay sheet number 1 at the eaves without mitring. 2 Lay sheet number 2, mitring bottom right hand corner as per the illustration opposite. Eaves Direction of lay left to right...

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Working with Marley Eternit bre cement roong sheets Safety • The structure should be adequately prepared for the sheets. • The position and fixing of all purlins should be checked before starting sheeting. Ensure the purlin system is adequately braced in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. • Ensure there is proper access to the roof. • Workmen should not work directly beneath the area being sheeted. Storage (general) Profiled sheets should be stored as close as practically possible to the area of works, on a firm level base, using the profiled bearers (on which the sheets...

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