Top Hat roofing battens can be used for various purposes in construction projects, both internally and externally. In simple terms, top hats are used for roof purlins or wall grits to span between portals and other structural framing elements, particularly in applications where there is a higher wind loading or where heavy-duty sheeting is to be installed. The load being supported and the wind loading requirements both determine the size of the top hat needed.
Top Hats are lightweight structural sections, perfect for commercial, domestic, and rural construction applications such as framing battens in garages, sheds, fencing, and carports.
They are manufactured in high-tensile galvanized steel for high strength and long life. The ease of lapping and screw fixing makes them highly versatile.
What is a Top Hat used for?
Top hat roofing profiles can be used for various purposes, both internally and externally. In simple terms, top hats are used for roof purlins or wall grits to span between portals and other structural framing elements, particularly in applications where there is a higher wind loading or where heavy-duty sheeting is to be installed. The load being supported and the wind loading requirements both determine the size of the top hat needed.
Where are Top Hats used around the world?
Top Hats are used in virtually any building construction you can think of and aren’t designed just for the occasional building or the most significant construction site in the country at any given time. These roofing materials are used daily worldwide, from major projects to the smallest façade lining job in a local shopping centre. These are also used to support the weight of the timber ceiling and wall linings.
They are fixed to the wall columns and roof rafters, and your wall and roof sheeting is then screwed to the battens. Make sure that if you are buying your Metal Top Hat Roofing Battens for a project, you buy the right type. By that, we mean that you check the specifications of the Battens you want to buy against the job you want them to do.
Top Hat Roofing Battens features a textured surface, which makes for easy installation and greater efficiency when fixing the cladding. The return edge on these battens provides safety and rigidity, so they last longer in even the most demanding environments. They are available in stock lengths with mitred ends for easy installation at hips and valleys. Made from hi-tensile Australian steel, the top hat roof battens are strong, weather-proof, and durable. We offer several sizes to fit any application.
Benefits of using top-hat battens
Top-hat section battens are an economical alternative to timber battens. Made from high-tensile steel, top-hat section battens are lighter than timber battens and nest together for easy transport and storage.
One of the biggest advantages of using the steel battens is that they are dimensionally precise and stable. This means that you can attain a higher quality finish in lined walls and ceilings without the need to return to the site to repair any once the building has settled
- High strength and lightweight
- Won’t shrink, warp, twist or burn
- Compatible with all popular domestic ceiling boards
- Top hat section battens come in a range of sizes for various purposes.
- Top hat roof battens nest together for easy transportation, negating movement cracks.
- Top hats are generally screw-fixed directly to the structure on the outer legs, and the lining material is fixed to the broad face of the profile, using various fixing methods as specified by the lining board manufacturers.
Top Hat – Squared Leg
Top Hats with Squared Legs are used when higher wind forces and heavier loads are needed to be supported, and these factors determine the size of the top hat required. Cladding can then be attached to create a durable external façade. Premium quality top hats offer improved performance and excellent durability, thanks to the innovative roll-formed profile of the section and the use of high-grade, galvanized steel.
- It can be run vertically or horizontally.
- Available in 0.75mm and 1.15mm gauge steel
- Available in 3600mm and 6000mm lengths
- The 120mm wide top hat is supplied with expansion zones in the fixing face, allowing limited expansion and contraction to occur where two lining boards join.
- A strengthening rib on the 24mm, 35mm and 50mm high top hats provides added stiffness and improved structural performance
- For a weather-tight seal in express jointed facade systems, the central portion of the fixing face is recessed to allow for a self-adhesive foam backing strip.
- Top hats have a centrally located V-groove on the fixing leg, so the yourself-drill screw can easily find the centre of the leg.
- Manufactured in Australia from high-quality, Australian steel
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