Fastener Corrosion Protection Requirements

Buildex® roof and cladding fasteners and the Climaseal® coating process has been proven to stand the test of time in Australia’s harsh marine environment, providing superior corrosion protection. Buildex® pioneered the use of real world outdoor exposure testing for coatings development in 1994 and has continually developed and improved the performance of its coatings, providing superior corrosion protection.

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Don’t Put Your Roof at Risk with Inferior Fasteners

Fasteners are a small part of the costs of the roof construction (around 2%). Choosing the wrong fastener can cause the whole roof structure to fail. These failures are usually caused by the harmful effects of corrosion.

 
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Why Fastener Corrosion Protection is Important

Protect your most valuable asset against the harmful effects of corrosion. While the fastener you choose will be the smallest expense in putting on a roof, spending a fraction more will save you from expensive fixing costs, structural failure of the roof construction, water entry and rust that ruins the look.     

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Selecting the Right Fastener Corrosion Protection for your Environment

The Buildex® Warranty outlines the performance expectations of Climaseal® corrosion coatings for your particular corrosive environment. Below is a summary of the Buildex® corrosion coatings available for roofing and cladding fasteners.

Climaseal® 5

Superior corrosion performance. Double corrosion resistance of Climaseal 4. Climaseal 5 Fasteners are suitable for use in Category 5,4 and 3 corrosive environments as described in ISO 9223-2012 and AS4312-2008

Climaseal® 4

Climaseal® 4 Fasteners are suitable for use in Category 4 and 3 corrosive environments as described in ISO 9223-2012 and AS4312-2008

Climaseal® 3

Climaseal® 3 Fasteners are suitable for use in Category 3 corrosive environments as described in ISO 9223-2012 and AS4312-2008.

 
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Fasteners for Stainless Steel and Aluminium Sheeting

Stainless steel and aluminium sheeting are used in highly corrosive environments. For this roof sheeting, Buildex® Stainless Steel Fasteners are recommended.

Stainless Steel fasteners are not suitable for COLORBOND® or Zincalume®. Using Stainless steel screws on this type of roofing will cause the roof to corrode.

 

Buildex® roof and cladding fasteners and the Climaseal® coating process has been proven to stand the test of time in Australia’s harsh marine environment, providing superior corrosion protection. Click here for more information on Buildex® Guaranteed Corrosion Protection.