Advantages of light steel villa roof structure

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Light steel villas have been loved by many owners of self built houses recently because of their economical and practical characteristics, but many owners are still worried about being trapped because they do not understand. Now let’s give you a scientific introduction to the roof structure of the light steel villa.

Roof structure of light steel villa

The roof structure of light steel villa mainly consists of light steel skeleton, structural plate, waterproof layer and roof tile.

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How to make the roof of light steel villa?

  • 1. The roof structure frame is made of light steel materials, which is generally a large pitched roof or herringbone roof, and then covered with multilayer plywood or chipboard.
  • 2. Then lay asphalt felt, hang tile strips and mount tiles, or directly use sand asphalt shingles on the asphalt felt.
  • 3. For beams and structural columns with concentrated load, light steel materials are also used to connect them into load-bearing beams and columns through appropriate combination.
  • 4. The wall and floor are hollow floors, and there are reserved holes on the keel, so all pipelines can easily pass through the wall and floor.
  • 5. The roof appearance of light steel structure can have multiple combinations and materials. On the premise of ensuring waterproof technology, there are many options for appearance.

The cost of light steel villa roof

The cost of the roof has a lot to do with the materials. The construction cost of light steel structure villa roof and material belt is $210 – $320 per square meter. The light steel keels used include ceiling keels and partition keels according to their purposes, and V-shaped, C-shaped, T-shaped, L-shaped and U-shaped keels according to the section form. The roof of light steel villa is divided into flat roof and sloping roof. The slope of pitched roof is generally 26 ° 34 ‘, usually 30 °. Most of the roofs of power houses are 15 °, and the maximum slope can reach 75 °.

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Advantages of light steel villa roof structure

1. Thermal insulation: glass fiber cotton filled in the light steel keel framework is a high-quality thermal insulation material on the market, which can be used for a long time and is warm in winter and cool in summer.

2. Waterproof and leak proof: waterproof coiled materials are laid on the whole roof, and special waterproof treatment is also made for cornices. At present, asphalt shingles are of good waterproof property. Water drops directly along the asphalt shingles, which can achieve 360 degree moisture and waterproof treatment.

3. Good bearing effect: light floor can bear 316~365kg load per square meter. The weight of the floor structure system of the light steel villa is only one quarter to one sixth of that of the traditional concrete floor system, but the structural height of the floor will be 100~120 mm higher than that of the ordinary concrete slab.

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