Roofing
Roof steelwork, trusses and sheeting
Trusses, purlins and sheeting for a roof of any span and any height — new build or re-roof. Both profiles are cut to length in the workshop before they leave it, and the flashings are folded to match the roof they go on.
01The underside of a long-span roof
What we can do
- Span and height
- any
- IBR cover width
- 686 mm over five ribs
- Corrugated cover width
- 762 mm over 10.5 corrugations
- Maximum sheet length
- cut to 12 m
What to send for a roofing quotation
- The floor area to be covered, and the roof pitch you want.
- Whether this is a new build or a re-roof, and whether the walls are already up.
- The profile and finish if you have decided — IBR or corrugated, galvanised or pre-painted.
Both sections drawn to the same scale, from the cover widths and rib heights below.
Full specification
The numbers we work to.
Every figure Kingson confirmed for this work.
IBR sheeting
- Cover width
- 686 mm, five ribs
- Rib height / pitch
- 36 mm / 200 mm
- Gauges stocked
- 0.47 · 0.53 · 0.58 mm
- Minimum roof pitch
- 5°; 7° with side laps
- Maximum purlin spacing
- 1 800 mm at 0.53 mm
- Maximum sheet length
- cut to 12 m
- Finishes
- galvanised or pre-painted
Corrugated sheeting
- Cover width
- 762 mm, 10.5 corrugations
- Crest height / pitch
- 17.5 mm / 76 mm
- Gauges stocked
- 0.4 · 0.47 · 0.53 mm
- Minimum roof pitch
- 10°; 12° exposed
- Maximum purlin spacing
- 1 200 mm at 0.47 mm
- Curving
- from 6 m radius, sprung on site
Flashings and custom folding
- Maximum fold length
- 3 000 mm
- Material range
- 0.4 – 3.0 mm · mild steel, galvanised, stainless, aluminium
- Standard items
- ridge, barge, valley
- Lead time
- 3 – 5 days on a stock gauge
What happens after you send it
What we hold to on every job, this one included.
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Enquiry acknowledged
Same working day.
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Site visit arranged
Within two working days, where the job needs one.
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Written quotation
Within the week.
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Delivery outside Harare
Nationally, with transport priced per load.
Questions
Questions we get asked about this
What roof sheeting do you supply?
IBR at 686 mm cover width over five ribs, and corrugated at 762 mm over 10.5 corrugations. IBR is stocked in 0.47, 0.53 and 0.58 mm; corrugated in 0.4, 0.47 and 0.53 mm. Sheets are cut to 12 m and supplied galvanised or pre-painted.
What roof pitch do I need?
IBR goes down to 5°, or 7° where side laps are used. Corrugated needs 10°, or 12° when exposed. Corrugated can be curved from a 6 m radius, sprung on site.
Can you make flashings to match?
Yes — ridge, barge and valley are standard, and custom folding runs to 3 000 mm in 0.4 to 3.0 mm mild steel, galvanised, stainless or aluminium. Three to five days on a stock gauge.
Get a price
Send us the brief.
Tell us what you need. Enquiries are acknowledged the same working day.
