- Cut to length up to 12m
- Anti-condensation options for livestock
- Matching GRP roof lights
- 0.7mm available for exposed sites
- Nationwide delivery within 7 days
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BUILT FOR FARM & AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
Barn Roof Sheets in Steel
Agricultural roofing sheets for barns need specifying around the size of the building first. Long, uninterrupted roof slopes mean the number of horizontal laps in a run matters: every lap is a joint, and every joint is somewhere water can eventually find its way in. Because we cut every sheet to your exact length, up to 12m in box profile, many barn slopes can be covered in a single sheet from ridge to eaves.
What sits underneath is the second consideration. A barn full of hay behaves very differently from an empty machinery store, and a barn housing livestock behaves differently again, particularly where moisture is concerned. Our box profile sheets and anti-condensation sheets are both available for agricultural buildings, so the right choice depends on how the barn is used.
Profile and gauge
Box profile in CS32/1000 or CS34/1000 is the usual choice: its rib depth lets it span the wider purlin centres common in agricultural framing. Corrugated in 13.5/3 suits older buildings and anywhere a traditional appearance is wanted. Both are used for farm roofing sheets, so the right choice depends on the span, the look you want and how the building is used.
On exposed rural sites, where wind loading is higher and access for future repairs is awkward, it is worth asking about 0.7mm rather than the 0.5mm standard.
Condensation and livestock
A single skin steel roof over animals will drip. Livestock produce a great deal of moisture, the roof is the coldest surface in the building, and the water has to go somewhere.
Dripstop sheets carry a felt membrane bonded to the underside that holds the condensate until conditions let it evaporate. This is one of the most useful upgrades on a livestock barn.
Roof Lights and Ventilation for Agricultural Buildings
A fully sheeted barn is dark, and lighting a large agricultural building through the working day is an avoidable cost. GRP roof lights are made in matching box profile and corrugated forms, so they fix into the same run as the steel and follow the same lap pattern. Spacing them evenly along the slope gives more even light than concentrating them in one place.
Ventilation is worth planning at the same time. Moving air is what lets an anti-condensation layer dry out between cold nights, and in a livestock building it also matters for air quality. Ridge ventilation and open eaves work with the roof rather than against it. Our flashing and trims and roof fixings are made to suit.
Made to Order, Delivered to Your Site
All of our sheets are made to order at our Bromsgrove facility and cut to your exact lengths, so there is no cutting on site. Choose from plastisol, polyester paint or plain galvanised finishes in 16 colours with full UK delivery options available.
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What Coatings Do We Offer?
We always recommend our PVC Plastisol-coated sheets due to their cost-effectiveness and excellent resistance to abrasion and corrosion. Polyester-coated sheets are also a high-quality, versatile option suitable for both box profile and corrugated roofing sheets. However, care must be taken to avoid scratching during handling and installation.
ROOFING SHEET APPLICATIONS
Multi-Purpose Roofing Sheets For All Applications
There is a large variety of use cases for our metal roofing sheets, and we have an extensive range of styles, sizes and colour combinations to suit each customer's individual needs.
Agriculture
Corrugated metal roofing sheeting is synonymous with farming and traditional barn roofs.
Stables & Field Shelters
Stable roofs are small, so the choice of profile is mostly about appearance and matching what is already on the yard.
Industrial
For unheated storage and distribution space, single skin steel is usually the simplest warehouse roofing.
Garages
A common reason to fit a metal garage roof is to replace corrugated cement sheet that has reached the end of its life.
Garden Sheds
Roof or clad your garden shed with corrugated steel sheets cut to size, in galvanised, polyester or plastisol finishes and 16 colours.
Garden Buildings
Garden buildings range from a basic tool store to a fully heated office, and the roof specification should follow how the building is used.
Carports
A carport is the one structure in this range where condensation is rarely the problem.
Lean-tos
Metal lean-to roof sheets have a mono-pitch roof that runs from a wall down to the eaves.
Caravans
Our caravan roof sheets are made from steel with a plastisol finish and are available in 16 colours.
Not sure which sheet suits your building?
Tell us what it is and how it is used and we’ll point you to the right profile and coating