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Srollins
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2020 11:21am - Edited by: Srollins
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Hello All,
As a commercial contractor I come across lots of left over/ over ordered materials with that said I have bunch of 22 gauge commercial roof decking and was wondering if that could be wiped down with mineral spirits or something and painted and used as a roof?
Thanks,
Scott
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Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:32pm
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For the cost of actual metal roofing it hardly seems worth the effort
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Brettny
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:45pm
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What coating is on there now?
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jhp
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:28pm
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If it's really unused this seems like a no-brainer for me, with the materials cost these days. You can probably flip it for a decent $ amount on Craigslist or Facebook, if not it's definitely recyclable. Might as well earn some bucks for a minimum amount of work.
Aside from that - unless it's some crazy color why wouldn't you want to use it as-is?
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Bruces
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:55pm
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I have been doing a fair amount of metal roofs the last few months ,and there is no increase in price that I can see over the past few years in the product .I would use it for my own projects .
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ICC
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:42pm
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The best thing about that is that it is 22 gauge. My guess is that it is galvanized or maybe primer over galvanized; is it? Almost anything you use to paint it will not be as durable as the coating that comes on steel roofing. Does that matter? As for myself, if I did not like the natural galvanized finish on that material I would buy whatever new panels in whatever color I liked. Maybe use that on a barn or utility building.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2020 11:05pm
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Ime paint doesnt last on galvanized, at least typical diy re-paint. My guess is that stuff that will stick is expensive.
Legally acquired and resold to buy what you really want/need makes sense.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 13 Nov 2020 06:08am
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If it's free I would just use it as is for a shed or wood shed roof.
Galvalume metal roofing @29 gauge is $1.5 per sqft. Any good coating may cost a few bucks too not including labor and prep for a product that's not made to do what your trying to do with it.
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Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 13 Nov 2020 06:27am
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Quoting: Brettny Galvalume metal roofing @29 gauge is $1.5 per sqft. Any good coating may cost a few bucks too not including labor and prep for a product that's not made to do what your trying to do
It’s even cheaper than that. Here is the invoice for the roofing on my lean to
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Brettny
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# Posted: 13 Nov 2020 10:10am
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The colored stuff is more but I quoted square foot.
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 14 Nov 2020 05:40pm
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I’ve seen both cladding and roofing that has been painted but is flaking off. Looks really bad and if course never gets fixed.
Galvanized roofing/cladding can also be used indoors so there’s lots of potential projects for it.
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Srollins
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# Posted: 16 Nov 2020 10:27am
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I believe the material has a pre installation oil type coating , which can be wiped down with something i'm sure.
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Srollins
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# Posted: 16 Nov 2020 10:29am
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I believe the material has a pre installation oil type coating , which can be wiped down with something i'm sure.
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