Aluminium Roof Sheets

[Brian Bush]

I have always made my own hives. I make them with insulated gabled roofs covered with Aluminium. I have been purchasing 10 sheets (60cmX70cm) from a metal supplier for between £100 and £120 depending on mrket costs. Having seen suggestions for printers aluminium sheets on this site I decided to ring round local print works. After several unsuccessful calls I found a company, local to where I work, that sold me 10 sheets for £60 in beer vouchers. The sheets are larger than my normal ones and I have calculated that I will get one hive roof sheet from each plus a NUC box roof or half a roof from the offcut.
If anyone is building or refurbishing a hive this is a cheap and easy source of roofing material. Much lighter than felt and very easy to bend and cut.

 

[Repwoc]

I got 10 sheets for 'some honey' although I haven't honoured that part of the deal yet I'll be visiting them soon.

They wouldn't take any money - they just scrap them after use so I guess the scrap value of the sheets can't be much.

 

[blackbrood]

thanks for this. I have been looking for roofing material suppliers and am currently using felt. I will be making some phone call. thanks

 

[blackbrood]

ok. so what are printers aluminium sheets and what type of printers are we talking about? is that people who print flyers or that sort of thing?

 

[PeteN]

Your looking for a litho printer, the sheets are actually the plates used for printing. Without getting technical you need a printer that prints larger than A3 otherwise you will not get the size. I ''left work'' with a supply of B1 plates, these will give two national roofs. They are easy to cut and manipulate and the results are good.

Pete

 

[jimbeekeeper]

Where are you in Yorkshire?

I use (obtain) insustrial aluminium cladding sheets for a cladder contractor I use via work.

http://websites.uk-plc.net/John_Alderson_and_Son_Ltd/

 

[blackbrood]

thanks Pete. that helps a lot.

Wakefield Jim.

 

[jimbeekeeper]

There in Leeds, give them a ring and Ask for Ashley Alderson.

 

[Teemore]

Got some off cuts of zinc-coated steel cut to size on Saturday past. Material for 7 roofs cost me £10.00. Lesson = go and look in the scrap pile of someone who erects agricultural and industrial sheds.

 

[blackbrood]

There in Leeds, give them a ring and Ask for Ashley Alderson.

Thanks Jim, will do.