Roof Flashing Gauge Thickness

26 gauge 24 gauge 20 gauge 18 gauge 16 gauge 14 gauge 1 8 and 1 4.

Roof flashing gauge thickness.

Metal flashing section of the nrca roofing manual figure 2 16 provides nrca s minimum thickness guidelines for weatherability for counterflashings used in low slope roof systems. Or 16 ounces for copper or lead coated copper. 16 mil 016 inches thick 26 gauge. Manufacturers express the thickness of metal panels as their gauge with 22 gauge being the thickest and 29 gauge the thinnest of traditionally sold metal roof and wall panels.

0 032 of an inch for aluminum or prefinished aluminum. 0 016 of an inch for copper coated stainless steel. The 16 mil is approximately 1 5 times thicker than the 10 mil. In all cases cladding is fixed to a support of 1 0mm minimum base metal thickness bmt and minimum yield stress of 550 mpa.

0 7 mm 0 8mm and 1 5 mm. Tar monkey november 19 2014 10 52pm 4 we only use 16oz copper but when i do have to work with aluminum product 026 is the minimum gauge. Kynar galvalume steel for metal roofing and gutters. 0 027 or 0 032 for seamless gutters and any other thickness for custom gutters.

Kynar aluminum for metal roofing. For asphalt shingle roof systems nrca recommends valley metal be a minimum of 26 gauge for galvanized prefinished galvanized galvalume or stainless steel. It would take approximately 62 5 sheets of 16 milstacked on top of each other to make an inch. Typically 10 by 8 inch 253 mm x 203 mm flashing is chosen.

2 6 maximum lengths of roofing the valleys or pans of roofing have to carry water to the gutters. And depending on the pitch of your roof a w style valley is recommended. Imo valley flashing should be a minimum 26ga steel. It s important for you as a homeowner to know about the gauge thickness of a metal roof so you can select the best one for yourself.

Also called 26 gauge the 16 mil copper weighs approximately 12 ounces per square foot. For example one company might sell a product as being 24 gauge but in reality the thickness of the metal could vary from 0 018 to 0 0335 based upon exactly how that company looks at things and how big of a tolerance they allow for. For example 3 tab shingles usually have a 5 5 8 inch 143 mm exposure. 22 gauge is the thickest while 29 gauge is the thinnest.

Each gauge represents a nominal decimal range. If you want to use metal battens thinner than 1 0mm seek advice from our information line. Nrca recom mends metal counterflashings be a minimum 26 gauge galvanized prefinished galvanized or stainless steel.