The use of modern roofing materials like ZINCALUME® coated steel and COLORSTEEL® prepainted steel greatly reduces the amount of zinc or zinc compounds in runoff water. The runoff of zinc from older galvanised steel roofs can be very effectively controlled by periodic painting.
How can zinc runoff from roofs be minimised?
In this section
- Does a home built with Axxis® Steel for Framing look any different?
- Can I convert my house plan from timber to steel?
- Can I extend or change my steel framed home at a later date?
- How environmentally friendly is Axxis® steel for framing?
- Is steel framing electrically safe?
- How do I hang pictures or other wall-mounted objects with steel-framing?
- What are the specifications and dimensional tolerances for Steltech® Beams?
- What design software does Steltech® utilise?
- Where can I access Steltech® design capacity tables?
- What are the standard plate sizes Steltech® utilise?
- What is 'roof runoff'?
- Why is Auckland Council concerned about roof runoff?
- What is New Zealand Steel doing about the Auckland Unitary Plan Zincalume restrictions?
- How can zinc runoff from roofs be minimised?
- How can zinc runoff be prevented from entering waterways?
- Does factory painting of steel prevent the runoff of zinc?
