Rain On Steel Roof

The volume intensity r mm 1 r mm 3 mm 2 h 1 of natural rainfall on an unlined low slope steel trough roof deck and the resulting sound pressure level in a room beneath it were simultaneously recorded during periods of rain throughout one year the relation s i l.

Rain on steel roof.

Metal roofs are noisy in the rain. Roots of a myth when asked to think back to any childhood memories about metal roofs a large number of people cite experiences with listening to the sound of rain on a metal roof. Metal roofs have always been perceived as being noisy especially when it rains. Both homeowners and businesses have the same concerns about disruptive rain noise on metal roofs.

This perception usually comes from people who have stood under a barn or shed with a metal roof during a storm and heard the raindrops hitting a roof with no underlayment or insulation. The way roofs are installed over residential homes is a lot different than the way they re installed over secondary structures and this installation process makes metals roofs. But as you ll learn decra stone coated steel roofing profiles don t require any extra soundproofing materials and are peacefully quiet in the rain thanks to the sound absorbing cushion of granular stone coating.