Technical Information

Weather Shelters UK - Your Protection from the Elements.

Structure:
Mild steel – Structural Grade polyester powder coated for maximum life expectancy coupled with a first class finish.
Aluminium: Aluminium extrusions polyester powder coated for maximum life expectancy coupled with a first class finish.

Polycarbonate:
Most polycarbonate come with a manufactures Impact and discolouration guarantee of 10 years depleting each year and certification or warrantee from them can be shown I required, polycarbonate is classed as a none fragile material and there for mainly used on roof applications and is considered to be as much as 200 times stronger then glass.

Fire Resistant:
Technical information or fire testing is available on request from our suppliers, but is currently stated as fire resistant to BS476 PT7 Class 0, BS476 PT3 Class AA.

Clear:
Is mainly used where clients require the maximum clarity, polycarbonate material can give or in instances where observing the sky conditions are required.

Clear patterned:
This is the most popular application and allows almost the same transparency as clear but gives resistance against direct glair by diffusing the sunlight, allows privacy and security for on lookers and has more resistance to visual marks and scratches, etc. should they occur they are hardly noticeable. This type of finish has a very pleasant external appearance and is well received by all of our clients.

Opal:
This material is mostly used when solar gain and glare reduction is a main issue, however this material gives a very pleasant light internally and whilst light transmission is reduced by as much as 48% visually inside it appears a lot less.

Bronze:
This material is mostly used to reduce solar gain and cut down glare whilst reducing light transmission by 50% which appears less.

Restoring Optical Clarity:
This can be a cost effective option on projects where yellowing has occurred, we are able to restore clarity as much as 75%, however maintenance cleaning will be required to keep clarity levels.

Fixings:
High tensile steel with lock nuts are used for all structural connections whilst mechanical expanding or chemical anchors are used as ground fixings. Roofing bolts & nuts with sla caps and washers are used to adhere roof lights.

Glass:
Toughened safety glass is available in clear or body tint in a range of colours, although bronze is the most popular (it is not possible to transport pre-glazed glass panels)