- Anti-condensation as standard practice
- Cut to your exact lengths
- Matching GRP roof lights
- Choice of 16 colours
- Nationwide delivery within 7 days
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STABLE AND EQUESTRIAN ROOFING
Stable Roofing Sheets for Horse Stables and Field Shelters
Cardinal Steel manufacture steel roof sheets for horse stables, equestrian buildings and field shelters, which are cut to your exact lengths with optional Dripstop anti-condensation. Corrugated or box profile, 16 colours, delivered nationwide within 7 days.
A stable is a small, enclosed building containing a large animal that breathes out a surprising volume of water vapour overnight. On a cold morning, a bare steel roof over that is a condensing surface, and the water it collects drips onto the horse, the bedding and the feed below.
This is not a minor inconvenience. Persistently damp bedding is a welfare issue, and damp air in a poorly ventilated stable is associated with respiratory problems. Of all the buildings we supply, stables are the ones where we would push hardest for an anti-condensation specification.
Why anti-condensation, not insulation
Insulating a stable roof moves the cold surface but does not remove the moisture. Dripstop takes the opposite approach: a felt layer bonded to the underside of the sheet absorbs the condensate as it forms and releases it back into the air once the temperature rises and the air can carry it.
It needs air movement to work. A sealed stable will overwhelm any system.
Ventilation
Stables want more ventilation than owners usually expect. Air needs a way in low down and a way out at the ridge, and the two together create the movement that keeps the air dry.
Closing a stable up tightly to keep a horse warm generally makes the building damper and colder rather than drier and warmer.
Corrugated and Box Profile Stable Roofing Sheets
Stable roofs are small, so the choice of profile is mostly about appearance and matching what is already on the yard. Box profile roof sheets in CS32/1000 give a clean modern line. Corrugated roof sheets in 13.5/3 suit traditional buildings and look at home in a rural setting.
One GRP roof light per stable brings daylight into the building and reduces the need for artificial lighting during the day. In a row of stables, placing one roof light in each bay keeps the light even. Matching corrugated roof lights and box profile roof lights are available for each profile.
Because every sheet is cut to length, a typical stable or field shelter slope can be covered in one sheet with no horizontal lap, which removes a common leak point on a small roof.
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