Terne Tin Roofing

It is also frequently used to restore historic buildings and heritage sites.

Terne tin roofing.

Tin is a breeze to solder making our terne stainless material supremely easy to work with. Fine metal roof tech s unique terne metal. It can also be manufactured with 316l stainless steel when more corrosion resistance is needed. The terne here at fine metal roof tech is the preferred choice of both installers and designers.

After a succession of inferior leak prone substitutes the roof regained its 1824 look in 1992 with the installation of terne shingles made of tin coated stainless steel. It had been painted over the years with a regular roof paint. The natural surface development makes it a great choice combining beauty and extraordinary durability. The more accurate term for the metal making up what is commonly called a tin roof is terne or terneplate which is an assortment of soft metals that.

Terne is a stainless steel roofing material that easily fit into most budgets. Once the material is formed and installed it gets painted. Our terne had been tested and approved for restoration repair or new construction even in areas where it is planned to be used close to the old follansbee terne. As you can see from photo a the paint had peeled off and the roof rusted.

As long as the paint is kept up once every ten fifteen years you are left with a roof that can last a century. Roofinox tin matte terne coated is a popular traditional metal for visually appealing and extremely long lasting roofs. The terne is popular again with architects and designers for its weathering properties. Our metal roof is made of terne metal.

Roofinox tin matte terne coated stainless steel is commonly manufactured with type 439 stainless steel coated in both sides with 100 tin unlike the no longer manufactured tcsii. An examination showed that the metal was solid with a few small holes. Terne is a mild steel with a coating of zinc and tin alloy to protect the steel from rust. In 1824 thomas jefferson replaced the original wood shingles on monticello s roof with ones made of terne a tin coated iron.

The ease of forming and cutting terne is unsurpassed making metal roofing installation a cinch. Tin roofs are not actually made of pure tin. Where the metal seams had bent the paint collected as hard blocks.