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Colour Charts
COLORSTEEL® Colour Chart
COLORSTEEL® prepainted steel is not only designed to last, it’s designed to look great too! With its range of contemporary colours it’s both a smart and stylish choice when it comes to roofing and cladding your home.
Brochures
COLORSTEEL® DRIDEX® Product Brochure
Putting up roof underlay and netting can be time consuming and dangerous. What’s worse, the end result can quickly become ripped, worn and unsightly. And so our scientists set out to develop a better solution.
Product Selection
Environmental Categories Brochure
From the harsh west coast beaches, to the relative shelter of the Waikato farming region, New Zealand Steel offers a range of coated steel products that are suitable for most locations.
Product Selection
Not All Roofs Are Created Equal Brochure
Choosing a roof is a big decision – after all, your roof is all that stands between you and New Zealand’s unpredictable weather. It’s also a big financial commitment, so it’s important to get it right first time!
Brochures
The Science of COLORSTEEL® Brochure
Learn more about the science behind COLORSTEEL®
Brochures
ZINCALUME® Brochure
ZINCALUME® coated steel combines the corrosion protection of aluminium with the sacrificial protection of zinc, resulting in an alloy coating that enhances corrosion resistance and is ideal for applications like roofing and cladding.
Brochures
COLORSTEEL® Bounce® Brochure
A roof made with COLORSTEEL® Bounce® solar reflectance technology can substantially reduce the annual cooling energy costs of a building.
Brochures
COLORSTEEL® CP-Antibacterial Brochure
COLORSTEEL® CP-Antibacterial coated steel has been specifically developed for food and related industries.
Product Selection
New Build Checklist
With so many different factors to consider, choosing a roof for your new home can seem like a daunting task. But if you take it step-by-step you’ll find it’s actually much easier than you ever thought!
Product Selection
Re-roofing Checklist
When the time comes to re-roof your home there are a lot of things to consider. But if you follow our step-by-step guide you’ll find it’s far easier than it may appear!
Maintenance
Maintenance Recommendations Bulletin
To maximise the life of your steel roofing and cladding and to maintain your warranty, regular washing and maintenance is recommended.
Council Compliance
Fire Testing Bulletin
Learn about the results and procedures involved with fire testing of coated steel products.
Designing
Design Considerations Bulletin
Appropriate design and installation considerations where atmospheric contaminants most commonly occur.
Installation
Touch-up Paints Bulletin
New Zealand Steel does not recommend the use of touch-up paint on any of its COLORSTEEL® prepainted products.
Designing
ZINCALUME® & Agriculture Bulletin
Ensure safe usage of ZINCALUME® and COLORSTEEL® in agricultural buildings.
Installation
Sunscreen Bulletin
Recent formulation developments within some specific components of modern sunscreens may have an effect on prepainted roofing and cladding products.
Maintenance
Removal of Lichen Bulletin
Temperature, dust and rainfall can create a good environment for lichens to flourish. In certain environments, the paint coating of COLORSTEEL® prepainted steel may be subject to lichen growth.
Designing
Glare Bulletin
While reflective materials benefit the occupants and the environment, certain highly reflective materials or surfaces may impact immediate neighbours.
Designing
COLORSTEEL® and Reflectivity Bulletin
There are two measures of light or solar reflectance that, on the surface, appear to refer to the very same thing. On closer inspection, however, it’s clear they are used for quite different purposes.
Council Compliance
Specification Datasheet
A guide for specifying COLORSTEEL® MAXX® and COLORSTEEL® ENDURA®.
Installation
COLORSTEEL® DRIDEX® Datasheet
COLORSTEEL® DRIDEX® and COLORSTEEL® DRIDEX®+ prepainted steel is specifically designed by New Zealand Steel to provide a high durability, premier roofing material with anti-condensation properties for the outbuilding market.
Designing
Incompatible Materials Bulletin
A guide to preventing accelerated corrosion when two separate metallic materials are placed together.
Installation
Swarf Staining Bulletin
Prevention of swarf staining is the responsibility of the installer and it is strongly suggested that the recommendations contained in this brochure be followed.
Installation
Photovoltaic Panels Bulletin
A guide to good practice for installing photovoltaics panels on COLORSTEEL® products.
Brochures
Specifier and Builders Guide
A comprehensive guide for New Zealand Steel's range of coated steel products.
Installation
Installers Guide
This Guide has been prepared to detail the correct installation of COLORSTEEL®, ZINCALUME® steel and GALVSTEEL® material.
Maintenance
COLORSTEEL® DRIDEX® Maintenance Recommendations
A guide to maintenance practices that will help to ensure the long term performance, durability and aesthetic appeal of your COLORSTEEL® DRIDEX® and COLORSTEEL® DRIDEX®+ roof.
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