- Big 6 profile matches old cement sheet
- Cut to length, no site cutting
- Anti-condensation options
- Choice of 16 colours
- Nationwide delivery within 7 days
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GARAGE RE-ROOFING
Replacing a Cement Garage Roof with Metal Sheets
A common reason to fit a metal garage roof is to replace corrugated cement sheet that has reached the end of its life. That raises two questions before you get anywhere near choosing a colour.
The first is what the existing sheets are. Corrugated cement sheeting fitted before 1999 may contain asbestos. It is not something to break up, drill or dispose of casually, and testing before removal is the sensible course. If it is confirmed as asbestos cement, licensed removal is the route, and HSE publishes clear guidance on it.
The second is profile. If you are replacing only part of the roof, or matching an adjoining building, the old sheets are very likely to be the Big 6 profile. We make Big 6 steel roof sheets so a replacement lines up with what is already there, and we also make bespoke and obsolete profiles for other matches.
Full replacement
If the whole roof is coming off, you are free to choose. Box profile in CS32/1000 is the usual choice for a garage: it spans the modest purlin centres comfortably and gives a crisp, modern line.
Cut to length means a typical single-garage slope arrives as whole sheets with no horizontal lap.
Partial replacement
Matching matters. Big 6 steel sheets share the profile of the fibre cement sheeting they replace, so new and old sit together without a step or a gap along the lap.
If the existing profile is not a current product, we also make bespoke and obsolete profiles to match.
Stopping Condensation on a Metal Garage Roof.
A garage is enclosed, unheated and usually contains something you would rather not drip water onto. A bare metal roof in that situation will condense, particularly on clear cold nights when the roof loses heat to the sky faster than the air around it.
If the garage holds a car you care about, tools, or anything that rusts, specify anti-condensation roof sheets. If it is a genuinely open, well-ventilated store, standard sheets are usually fine.
A roof light or two is worth considering as well, since most garages have no window at all and working in one on a dull day otherwise means running a light.
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 nationwide delivery within 7 days and a 48-hour express option on request, subject to availability.
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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