Cheap aluminium sheet for NUC roof ?

[Sir Quej]

Ok, so I have built 2 good sturdy nuc boxes and was wondering if anyone knows where I can get my hands on some cheap aluminium sheet for the roof covering? Does anyone know of any suppliers for something like this?

Cheers

 

[Finman]

Ok, so I have built 2 good sturdy nuc boxes and was wondering if anyone knows where I can get my hands on some cheap aluminium sheet for the roof covering? Does anyone know of any suppliers for something like this?

Cheers

Offset prinhouses use. And I changed a bunch of sheets to honey jars.

 

[user 6228]

i get my ally from Blackburns Metals ... they have about 9 locations in England

and there is one in Leeds
Units 3 & 4
Benyon Park
Leeds
LS12 6DP

 

[coffin dodger]

Try your local scrap metal dealer, they do sell as well as buy, I used to buy lumps of brass, bronze etc for turning, they sold it by the scrap weight, much cheaper than suppliers

 

[Sir Quej]

Thanks derek

 

[Sir Quej]

Cheers coffin

 

[For want of a better word]

Find a local caravan / truck repair shop... you will be able to get a sheet at scrap value and if you smile nicely and promise a jar or two of honey... they may evet cut it for you !

 

[Tom Bick]

If you know of any printers they use thin ally sheet and new or recycled they work great for a roof.

 

[adrian wilford]

caravan sides, old ones were made from alloy

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

or old fridges and freezers

 

[Dilligaf]

I'm another one for caravan sides. I have a mate who sold a caravan repair business a short while ago. I have a big roll of alloy sheet in the back of my garage.It's just 2 national roofs wide.

 

[John R]

I get mine from a bloke that puts up farm buildings and buys coated tin sheets to mould into roofing sheets. i get cheap offcuts, he cuts them to size on the guilotine for me too.....they have a bit of weight to them too which helps keep them down..

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

companies who make their own profile sheets or generally work with sheet metal usually get the raw materials in big rolls protectively wrapped in - you've guessed it - coated sheeting which tjey discard, try to find someone locally and see if you can cadge the odd bit from their scrap bin