Steel Roof Batten Spacing

Metal construction news july 2020 the stone coated steel roofing system technical manager of boral roofing robin anderson discusses and breaks down everything stone coated steel roofing in this special featured article in metal construction news.

Steel roof batten spacing.

If additional fall protection is required on steel sheet roofs stratco ceiling battens may be fixed intermittently between stratco roofing battens giving a batten spacing no greater than 600mm. By design some metal roofs must be installed over battens some must never be installed over battens and some can be installed over battens or solid decking. The spacing of the battens depend on the type of roofing material and are applied horizontally. Roofing battens are suitable for non cyclonic conditions up to and including w41 n3.

In this video we will show you how to space and screw down your roof battens. This is generally referred to as architectural roofing. Each product has different requirements for example batten spacing for 0 42bmt corrugated metal roofing needs to be no more than 1100 mm apart but batten spacing for 0 48bmt metal roofing can be up to 1600 mm apart. In today s metal roofing market on new construction or replacement roofing the trend is moving towards the use of standing seam vertical seam or batten seam metal roofing.

This assumes a maximum batten spacing of 300mm and a maximum tile weight of 0 67 kpa. Steel roof battens are an effective alternative to timber battens. Available in 0 55mm and 0 75mm gauge for cyclonic areas. So whichever way you go it s important to choose the right product and install it per manufacturer specifications.

The batten seams are covered with batten joint and then the metal sheets are attached at specific intervals. Twenty four inches is a common spacing of furring strips for a metal roof. Based on the foot traffic requirements of as3623 the maximum span for stramit 0 48 roof batten is 900mm and stramit 0 55 roof batten is 1200mm. In this video we will show you how to space and screw down your roof battens.

Refer to stratco for applications in higher wind conditions. The spacing of the roof battening highly depends on the type of exterior roofing material that is going to be used. Ceiling batten spacing is selected to suit plasterboard manufacturer s requirements. For example metal roofing will be attached to special metal roof battens.

Your choice of batten size here will be determined by the weight and span of your metal roof panels.