Metrib®
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Low rib wall cladding profile.
Application
Suitable for interior or exterior walls, and on straight or curved surfaces. Ideal for applications where flat sheets cannot be used, such as sheds, portable buildings, bus shelters, internal wall linings, soffits and inner curve of arches.
Description
Metrib® is a low rib wall cladding manufactured from COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® steels. Some of its features are:
- An almost flat, low rib profile.
- Easy and fast installation.
- Has a wide range of uses.
- Can be installed straight or curved, horizontally or vertically.
- Suitable as lining and as alternative to fibre cement and plasterboard.
General information
Shape | Rectangle. |
Material | Steel. |
Size | Sizes are cut to order, dependent on load limit regulations set by local transport authorities. |
Uniclass | |
SpecPack | 07600 Metal Roofing, Siding and Roof Plumbing |
NATSPEC National Classification System | 0436 Cladding – Profiled and Seamed Sheet Metal 0431 Cladding - Combined |
SpeedSpec | 07462 Cladding External Walls |
Specification data - Steel profiled sheet
Grade | G550. |
Base Metal thickness (BMT) | 0.42 mm.0.48 mm.Manufacturer guidanceMaximum span of 1000 mm for end span and 1200 mm for internal span. |
Profile | |
Form | Trapezoidal. |
Height | 4 mm. |
Cover width | 850 mm. |
Colour | Manufacturer guidanceAvailable in a range of COLORBOND® steel colours. Comes in standard aluminium colour for ZINCALUME® steel. |
Material | COLORBOND® steel. ZINCALUME® steel. |
Mass | 3.90 kg/m² (0.42 mm COLORBOND® steel). 4.42 kg/m² (0.48 mm COLORBOND® steel). 3.83 kg/m² (0.42 mm ZINCALUME® steel). 4.31 kg/m² (0.48 mm ZINCALUME® steel). |
Length | Manufacturer guidanceSizes are cut to order, but are normally limited to 5 m in length. Allow for a manufacturing tolerance of ±0 to 15 mm. |
Span | Manufacturer guidanceMaximum end span of 1000 mm and internal span of 1200 mm for both 0.42 mm and 0.48 mm BMT. |
Frame or support | Timber supports. Guidance for specification option: Use M6-11 x 25 mm Roof Zips® Hex Head as fasteners. 0.42 mm to 3.5 mm BMT steel supports. Guidance for specification option: Use 10-16 x 16 mm Metal Teks® Hex Head as fasteners. |
Weather conditions | Manufacturer guidanceContact local manufacturer if to be used within 1 km of industrial, chemical, marine or corrosive environments. |
Compatibility | Manufacturer guidanceMetrib® is not compatible with lead, copper, bare metal and some chemically treated timbers. |
Sustainability data
Country of product manufacture | Australia |
Literature
Metrib Design Guide
COLORBOND® Colour Range