Interesting history facts about metal roofing
We see first appliances of tin roofs back in 970. BC, as a metal cover of a roof in Jerusalem. As time went by, tin roofs were found more and more usage across the globe. For example, the Notre Dame cathedral, in the 12th century, as well as the ancient Greek temple Partenon – 5th century BC.
Solomon’s temple illustration.
As we have mentioned earlier, the role of sheet metal in the history existed more and more as time passed by, and like so, it found itself on famous ancient constructions across the world, e.g. the Athens Parteon. Unfortunately, the tin roof on the Parteon was heavily damaged during an explosion which resulted from a combination of fire and gunpowder. The gunpowder found its way there when the Turks captured Athens during the 15th century.
On the other hand, the beautiful angle-roofs of Notre Dame cathedral are still an amazing sight to this day.
In the time of adopting the US declaration of independence, sheet metals started appearing in America, originating from Europe. At the start of the 20th century, zinc was being added onto tin panels as a way of protection against corrosion – and at the same time extend the materials longevity (life). As World War II went on, the UK showed usage of metal roofs whose surface was covered with sand coatings.
This came into use after the government demanded a material which enables the protection of profiled sheets from external influences (weather conditions). Bitumen resin was being used as a solution, it served as glue for rock granule and sand, which glues them to the roof. These new, added layers effectively prevented light flashes of the metal roofs, which meant that this is a really good solution for hiding purposes, or for camouflage of military buildings. As the economy stood up from after World War II, so was this technology being used in the private sector.
This technology is continually perfected. As well said, during the gluing of stone granule, bitumen was used, which was later replaced with acrylic resin. Acrylic resin, in relation to bitumen, added extra resistance to external, physical influences. In order to extend the longevity as well as efficiency of the given material, in a purpose of protection, aluminium was used, besides zinc.
All of this resulted with considerably longer-lasting metals. In the form of improvements f the aesthetic looks of the sheet panels, these were colored even with acrylic resin – this was done as to achieve the best tile-panel imitations as possible. Metal as roofing system has been perfected over the years, continually, and with the automation of business processes, an amazingly, excellent looks of the roof’s design is achieved.