| Author | Message | ||
     Joe Jenkins Senior Member Username: Joe Post Number: 192 Registered: 07-2006 |
For information on stainless steel roofing, refer to the Standard Practices for Stainless Steel Handbook at http://www.ssina.com/publications/standard.html. You can download a pdf and print it out. They say that 20 ounce copper can be replaced with 28 gauge stainless steel. We have used a fair amount of 28 gauge stainless and it seems to work well. Stainless is relatively hard to work with. For example, you usually need to over-bend it to get it where you want it, because it springs back. It wears out tin snips and drill bits. So I'd avoid heavier gauges if they aren't needed. | ||
| Paramount Slate Junior Member Username: Paramount_slate Post Number: 14 Registered: 07-2007 |
yeah, Admiral Building Supply knows what you need. Normally 24 gauge can be good for both purpose. | ||
| Slate Affair Inc. Senior Member Username: Slate_man Post Number: 137 Registered: 01-2007 |
You can buy stainless through a company called Admiral Building Supply. They are from Mass but delivere 2 or more time a week in Vermont. They quoted me on 22 and 24 gauge. If it just for flashing I would thing that 26 gauge would good. | ||
| Stephen J Taran Member Username: Steve_t Post Number: 30 Registered: 07-2006 |
what is the best guage stainless to use for a slate roof?? Does anyone know who sells it |
