Metal Banding For Roof Insulation

Your roof purlin spacing can vary but 5 on center and 8 inches in depth is common which is the available insulating area.

Metal banding for roof insulation.

Silvercote s eave strut insulation kit is specially designed for steel buildings and is used to offset the loss of thermal performance at the point where the roof and wall insulation are compressed against an eave strut. Factory pre cut white vinyl faced fiber glass blankets are placed in between the metal roof purlins and held in place by steel strapping called banding screwed to the bottom of the purlin. Double stick tape is factory applied to aid installation. In metal buildings banding can be used to secure metal roof insulation or in the walls most commonly used in the roof steel bands typically 1 wide are screwed to the underside of the metal purlin or wood truss in a pole barn 30 apart creating a grid system.

R 20 metal building insulation and laminated with a vapor retarder. Steel insulation banding is used to help secure insulation blankets in metal building roofs in retro fit applications and in high r value double layer systems. Steel banding helps to secure fiberglass insulation blankets on metal roofs it is also used to retro fit insulation and promotes maximum insulation performance high r value and double layer insulation systems. Choose from our selection of banding for metal insulation jacketing in a wide range of styles and sizes.

Banding is screwed on the underside of the purlins in metal buildings or wood trusses in pole buildings every 3 oc. Fiberglass insulation blankets are cut to fit and pulled snug over the top of the bands.