You chose the best roof design, top materials, and perfect finish. But now the stone-coated roofing tiles are noisy. At night, raindrops hit the roof and wake you up with a sharp, loud sound. In the afternoon, you try to nap, but the stone-coated roofing tiles are noisy, sounding like cracking metal above you.

Different roofing products have different pros and cons. In this article, we will look at the Stone Coated Roofing Tiles.

What are Stone Coated Roofing Tiles?

Stone-coated steel tiles use galvanised steel panels, strengthened with aluminium-zinc alloy, then coated with natural stone chips. It is not uncommon to hear some people referring to the stone-coated steel tiles as zinc-aluminium steel-coated tiles.

Galvanisation is the process of applying a protective layer of zinc to steel. This is important because it makes the steel rust-proof. The coating strengthens the steel, allowing easy moulding into various designs without reducing its tensile strength. Galvanising improves heat resistance, making stone-coated steel tiles suitable for all climates.

Before the aluminium-zinc alloy coated steel is coated with stone granules, an environment-friendly acrylic primer and base coat is applied on it as an adhesive to bind the naturally mined rock granules, which don’t fade, onto the coated steel base.

The stone granules are further bonded by a UV-resistant glaze finish, which further reinforces the tiles’ longevity by up to 50 years.

Features

Both the acrylic primer and stone granules used when making the stone-coated roofing tiles are environmentally friendly. This means that rain water harvested using our premium UPVC water harvesting gutters can be used for domestic use and gardening, thus saving costs on water bills and bridging the water loss crisis being experienced.

Stone Coated Roofing Tiles are aesthetically appealing and come in different colours.

In addition to this, stone-coated tiles are also relatively lightweight. While a conventional concrete tile will be about 40.8kg/ sq.mt, stone-coated steel tiles have an actual weight of 5.96 kg / sq.mt, which is eight (8) times lighter. The reduced weight per square meter consecutively translates into a drastic reduction of the quantity of roof structure materials needed to support the stone-coated tiles.

Stone-coated steel tiles are usually stacked together through an interlocking system. This makes them cheaper to transport, easier to take up the roof and ideal to handle during the installation process. It is recommended that the application process be done by trained installers to eradicate any chances of roof leakages and unnecessary wastage of material.

Are Stone-Coated Tiles Noisy?

Conventional metal tiles are quite noisy whenever it rains and have a cracking sound when expanding in hot climatic conditions. Stone-coated steel tiles have several layers of coating, which, besides being effective for corrosion as well as providing additional tensile strength, also act as a noise barrier. This means that the noise impact on the roof is significantly reduced. For complete soundproof impact, you have to include an additional attic insulation as an additional sound barrier and heat insulation.

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