Metal Building Roof Purlins

A commercial industrial panel that is widely used for metal buildings thru out the industry to cover walls.

Metal building roof purlins.

Metal roof purlins are installed horizontally under metal roofs. Secondly purlins tie the rafters together stabilizing and strengthening the structure s rigid framing. First the purlins support the roof. A girt is a horizontal structural member in a framed wall that provides lateral support to the wall panel to resist wind loads.

They give added support to the roof and also provide a nailing surface for the end panels and drip edge. Engineered purlin metal mart offers a complete line of engineered purlin material. Girts and purlins are components of the secondary frame of a metal building. Used for roof and walls on metal buildings.

Metal building roof purlins provide three structural functions. Available in cee or zee shape red oxide primed or galvanized 16 14 or 12 gauge sizes from 4 up to 12 flange widths of 1 1 2 up to 4 cut to your specified lengths hole punching available load tables available for all material. Metal building purlin spacing. The shape of cee purlins does not allow end lapping they are butted together.

Cee purlins are secondary steel framing members most commonly used as roof purlins wall girts and header jamb and sill for windows and doors on metal buildings. This panel is the same configuration as r panel with the exception of a longer leg on one side of the panel that bears down on the roof purlin. Hints the name pb for purlin bearing. Girts and purlins may also be called sheeting rails.

They are installed on top of the roof rafters with a felt underlayment or vapor barrier installed on top. Compared to conventional roofing system it might be a bit pricier in terms of installation but also has longer durability to provide better value for the future. Purlins are 2 by 4 feet and are installed much like metal roofing. Welded together they can be used as columns braces and ties.