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O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof

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Kajun

03-05-2007 13:25:09

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Folks:

My house is roofed with what I call barn tin(3 crimps , one center , and one each side). I'm shopping for new insurance coverage and agent is telling me my roof is basically too cheap to insure. Says, however , if I tell her the guage of the tin she might reconsider.

Roof put on when house built in about 1980 (by others). Anybody have any idea of the guage of barn tin of that era. It's definitely about twice as heavy as what is generally sold today.

Much obliged for any help.

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Kajun

03-06-2007 13:29:37

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

Guys:

Thanks for all the responses. You guys know your stuff.

Kajun

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Sand Flat Bob

03-06-2007 05:05:12

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

Get someone to measure thickness of the roof tin, then you can look up the gauge from that. I put the 5V crimp roof on my house about 6 years ago and got an insurance discount on impact resistant roof. (We get a lot of hail) The roof had to be 26 ga. and put on according to a U.L. standard. Really good roof when completed. The savings in insurance will pay for the roof in 20 years. This is in Texas.

Bob

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JOHN HARMON

03-05-2007 20:21:47

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

well of that Era if your Steel Roofing measures 32" to the Weather it could be "StrongPanel" made by Granite City Steel Co. In 1980 there weren't many Steel Rollers of Ribbed Roofing that sold Material for Residential Const. That Product would be 29Ga. Paint Fade was a big issue then.

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Bob Bower

03-05-2007 19:08:47

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Re: O.T. Gauge Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

My son in law has been a professional
commercial roofer for over23 yrs, and says that metal roofing of this type is just about the best around.

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NE IA Dave

03-05-2007 18:27:45

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

If you would be so kind as to tell your agent she needs to pull her head out of her----- Well you know what. Workmanship and tensil strength are bigger issues than guage. About ten years ago my father passed away, and mom was set on good quality of a casket. The undertaker stressed the heavy guage metal. OK here we go--I asked the differance between the 26 and 28 guage as he understood it. His reply was about twice as strong. I informed him that in a vault made of concrete it was perhaps not a issue. So I had to break it down in undertaker or in this case insurance know it all terms. If you stack 28 pc of steel (28 guage)in a pile or 26 pc of steel in a pile (26 guage)you get a inch high pile. Another words about the thickness of a thin coat of paint differance.

I would also reasure her that a roof that has lasted since 1980 must indeed be to thin and a uninsurable steel. I would be questioning her on how many shingled roofs she has insured, and the life projections of our new shingles we get these days. When they say a 50 year shingle I tell the salesman to bite me. They are a joke. You may also remind her she could get her GED for $25.00 over the internet.

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jmixigo

03-05-2007 15:35:56

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

What you need is a sheet metal guageing tool. This is a metal disc about 3 or 4 inches in diameter with slots around the rim. Each slot is a different size and is numbered in guage sizes.

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jdemaris

03-05-2007 14:51:41

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Is your roof sheathed? in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

Most of the newer standard steel is 29 gauge, but you can pay extra and get thicker. Steel roofing in my area is considered "high end", and it's most costly, lasts longer, and sheds snow much better than anything else. I can't figure what your agent is concerned about - unless your roof was built like a barn - with no sheathing - just purlins on 24" centers. In that case - I understand the concern. It's never done in my area with heated homes - just with barns and unheated structures. With residential homes it is always done now with sheathing underneath - and gauge is no issue. I'm in the snow-belt of New York. But, a friend of mine lost his roof in Florida to a hurricane - and it was on purlins. When Fema paid to re-do it, the new steel was not allowed without sheathing.

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TMay

03-05-2007 14:16:23

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

I agree I would say adios to that insurance carrier. Just my opinion

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Sam#3

03-05-2007 14:15:28

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

Is the roof showing damage or evidence of improper installation? Almost any kind of steel roofing should be good for fifty years, I'd think. My old barn has some that I know is least fifty-five and is showing it's age but still sound.

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RustyFarmall

03-05-2007 14:05:22

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

I think I would keep shopping for another insurance company.

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IaGary

03-05-2007 13:28:44

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

Colored steel runs from 28 gauge to 32 gauge.

Smaller the number the heavier the steel.

Galvinized runs from 26 to 32 for roof steel.

Gary

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Greg_Ky

03-05-2007 13:28:24

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Re: O.T. Guage Of Tin Roof in reply to Kajun, 03-05-2007 13:25:09

I would take and measure it with a micrometer. No guessing that way.

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