Project efficiency by design.
The speed of which a system can be installed on site should be a paramount issue to building designers, specifers, main contractors and cladding contractors. The planned build time onsite it linked into the critical path of the project and any delays would not just affect the project completion but would more than likely be costly to those involved.
At CA we’ve found a way to reduce the installation time of our roof and wall cladding systems using our sequential sheeting service.
Traditionally, roof sheets are packed by the manufacturer according to their size and then delivered to site. The roofing contractor will then unpack the sheet bundles and repack the sheets in the order in which they will be installed in to roofworks. This is often done at ground or at roof level. Either way, this practice is often time consuming and puts both the products and the contractors under a great deal of unnecessary risk from injury or damage.
By specifying sequential sheeting in conjunction with roof and wall cladding systems from CA Building Products, a simple solution is provided, that can reduce build times, while improving the safety of the installation operatives, and at the same time reducing the project costs for safety items like netting.
How it works
On any given metal roof there can be a number of different sheet lengths required for roof completion. This is mainly due to rooflight layouts and penetrations, as well as transport issues and limitations to on-site access.
Each sequentially packed bundle of sheets will be given a number which is a reference to the roof layout. Each bundle is then produced in the exact order that the sheets will be installed. If necessary the bundles can also be coded to co-inside with a specific section of the roof for easier installation and help with stock management. The bundles are then delivered to site and craned onto the roof where installation can begin.
Sequential sheeting allows the project progress to be more efficiently planned, as individual packs relate to a specific area of the building, enabling materials to be checked and positioned where they are needed quickly and easily and ensuring optimum workflow throughout the installation period.
This removes the need for the constant repositioning of sheet packs as the roof progresses, since each pack is allocated to an area, with the last sheet from of the pack being the last sheet installed.By working with the specifier, main contractor and cladding contractor, CA can ensure that the roofing and cladding sheets are ordered, produced, packed, loaded and installed in the order in which they are required on the roof.
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