Handling and Fixing Instructions
Fasten screws at the internal and upper edge purlins and corrugation crest as shown below:
- Do not over-tighten the screws
- Use Self-Drilling 5.5 mm x 50 mm (2”) screw + matched metal crest rider (storm washers) with gasket
- Use jigsaw or circular saw with fine tooth blades
- Apply high blade speed with moderate feeding rate
- Do not step directly on Lotus Trafford Sheet
- Use stepping boards
- Store in a dry shaded place, protect from direct sunlight and rain
- Avoid covering the sheets with heat absorbing materials
- Avoid contact or environment of chemicals
- Protect the sheets from any physical damage
- Apply sealing tape along the side-lap metal sheet’s corrugation crests on both sides
- Apply sealing tape along the Lotus Corrugated sheets side-lap, where covered by the metal sheet
- Apply sealing tape along the bottom and top end-lap
- Pre-drill 10 mm holes at crests where screws are positioned
- Fasten the screws from the first left side-lap through the pre-drilled holes
- Fasten the screws on the lower end-lap edge purlin