Fully-supported metal sheet roof coverings – lifetime costs |
Component description | Capital and lifetime costs |
Stainless steel sheet | Ìý |
Austenitic stainless steel to BS EN 10088-2, grade 1.4401 (UK type 316), minimum 0.38 mm thickness, terne coated. | Capital cost £68/m |
| Net present value for 60-year life £68/m |
| Service life 60 years |
Austenitic stainless steel to BS EN 10088-2, grade 1.4401 (UK type 316), minimum 0.38 mm thickness. | Capital cost £63/m |
Ìý | Net present value for 60-year life £63/m |
| Service life 60 years |
Austenitic stainless steel to BS EN 10088-2, grade 1.4301 (UK type 304), minimum 0.38 mm thickness, terne coated, minimum 15 micron thickness. | Capital cost £67/m |
| Net present value for 60-year life £80/m |
| Service life 50 years |
Austenitic stainless steel to BS EN 10088-2, grade 1.4301 (UK type 304), minimum 0.38 mm thickness, terne coated, less than 15 micron thickness. (Not suitable for use in exposed marine or aggressive industrial atmospheres). | Capital cost £65/m |
| Net present value for 60-year life £86/m |
| Service life 35 years |
Lead sheet | Ìý |
Rolled lead sheet to BS EN 12588, code 5, 6 or 7, minimum 2 mm thickness. | Capital cost £70/m |
| Net present value for 60-year life £70/m |
| Service life 60 years |
Zinc sheet | Ìý |
Zinc sheet to BS EN 988, zinc-copper-titanium alloy, minimum 0.8 mm thickness, concealed fixings. | Capital cost £65/m |
Ìý | Net present value for 60-year life £65/m |
| Service life 60 years |
Zinc sheet to BS EN 988, zinc-copper-titanium alloy, minimum 0.7 mm thickness, concealed fixings. | Capital cost £60/m |
| Net present value for 60-year life £71/m |
| Service life 55 years |
Zinc sheet to BS EN 988, zinc-copper-titanium alloy, minimum 0.7 mm thickness, through fixed. | Capital cost £58/m |
| Net present value for 60-year life £83/m |
| Service life 30 years |
Copper sheet | Ìý |
Annealed copper sheet to BS EN 1172, grade Cu-DHP, temper R220 (soft) or R240 (half hard), minimum 0.5 mm thickness. | Capital cost £70/m |
| Net present value for 60-year life £70/m |
| Service life 60 years |