Light and durable roofing - above the terrace, gazebo and the entrance door

Polycarbonate - like light glass

Glass is a precious material but troublesome.Its basic minuses are fragility and considerable weight.A great replacement for years triumphant in construction has been solid -case polycarbonate and its less transparent version - ventricular polycarbonate.

Polycarbonate is a very modern polymer material, extremely resistant to external factors, both mechanical and weather (including hail!).Importantly, this material, like glass, transmits sunlight, and what's more - it additionally distracts and protects users from UV radiation.Its next advantage is hardening.Polycarbonate will not deal with fire during a fire and will not release smoke.And finally - this material is a great material for shaping.You can cut it and bend it without much problem.

Konstrukcja zadaszenia tarasu przekryta płytami z poliwęglanu komorowego. fot. Gutta

All these advantages made him love both architects and builders.Polycarbonate works perfectly well.in.as a material from which roofs, gazebos or pergolas are made.This type of plastic can be found in the Gutta company, which proposes solid polycarbonate in optimal for pruning plates with lengths 2;2.5;3 m and with a width of 0.9 m, and the chamber polycarbonate in several colors, in a large format (standard 2.1 x 6 m) and in several thicknesses.

Cell polycarbonate is undoubtedly the most popular and economical material.Noteworthy product in this respect are chamber plates made of polycarbonate Guttgliss Dual, which contain an additional layer protecting against UV radiation.

Acrylic is an excellent alternative to polycarbonate.It is characterized by similar mechanical parameters, and in terms of UV resistance or transparency it even exceeds them.Gutta offers acrylic plates in solid and chamber versions.

Watch out for errors when installing corrugated plates

During the installation of corrugated panels, you can make mistakes that will have a significant impact on both visual and functional polycarbonate parameters.The most common mistakes are creating too large longitudinal and transverse plates plants, no plate shifts in rows, too large gaps of load -bearing patches, a small amount of fastenings and too strong fit with the hole in the plate.

To avoid these and other errors, it should be remembered that all plastics are sensitive to the temperature under the influence of which they expand or shrink.That is why the bolt hole must have a larger diameter than its core.The screws should be mounted in the wave back, using special seals.This will provide us with tightness of the cover.

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We must not forget about the prior preparation of the terrace or gazebo structure.It is good to take into account the type and thickness of the plate that will be used at the design stage.It depends on this thickness.in.The length, width and slope of the roof, optimal rafter spacing and possible need to use additional supports in the structure.The loads that will be subject to the roof should also be taken into account.

If we take into account all these parameters, both the assembly process and the use of the visor will not cause us any problems.We will also avoid costs related to the need to make modifications or loss of materials.

PVC or polyester roofing

One of the biggest values of PVC profile discs is the excellent value for money.It is a material slightly less resistant to atmospheric factors than polycarbonate, but it can be considered a good and economical solution.Occurs in two types of profiles - sinus and trapezoid and in two colors - colorless and smoked (brown).It is sold in sheets measuring 2;2.5;3m at 0.90 m wide, which gives free selection of size for any roof.Of course, the fasteners are complemented - seal screws and distance pads.

Zadaszenie drzwi wejściowych z płyt akrylowych na wspornikach ze stali nierdzewnej. fot. Gutta

An alternative to PVC plates is a fiber -reinforced wavy polyester, which has excellent functional properties.It is characterized by M.in.Excellent resistance to high temperatures, hail and UV radiation as well as the course of aging processes.It is used not only as a roof, but also a wall protecting.The material is packaged in rollers, which allows you to reduce the consumption of material (no plants) and easy assembly.It is sold in rolls with a width of 1;1.5;2;2.5;3 m and length 10 or 30 MB.

Ready roof solutions

Regardless of the material from which we make the roof, it must have a construction.Gutta has several proposals worth considering in this respect.These are ready profile systems complete with seals, mounting screws and the entire complementary assortment, thanks to which we can make a solid roof in any size.

Gotowe zadaszenie drzwi wejściowych. fot. Gutta

But not everyone likes to build themselves.Gutta can also do it for us.Its offer includes ready solutions, including roofing of the entrance door made of aluminum profiles, powder -painted in many designs and colors, with polycarbonate or acrylic filling and terrace roofing - also from aluminum profiles with polycarbonate filling, made in modern design and preparedSo that they can be easily and independently mounted, and at the same time are available in several sizes and colors.

The Gutty offer includes a roof for almost any type of door, terrace or facade, including for double -leaf doors.All products are complete and ready for assembly.

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