FAQs

A whole range of products are manufactured by a number of rollformers using our COLORBOND®, ZINCALUME®, GALVASPAN® and DECKFORM® steels. You can find technical details and CAD files for the major rollformers from SteelSelect.com. SteelSelect.com provides technical information on a wide range of steel building products from major manufacturers such as Stramit, Metroll, Steeline, Fielders and BlueScope Lysaght. Products include roofing, walling, purlins, girts and structural decking made from COLORBOND®, ZINCALUME®, GALVASPAN® and DECKFORM® steels.

All the major paint manufacturing companies have colour matching codes to produce paint that will match to the COLORBOND® steel colours. Simply quote the trademarked COLORBOND® steel colour name and they should be able to provide you with paint to match, allowing you to paint trims and accessories to fit in with your COLORBOND® steel products. For further detail on overpainting (including touch-ups), Download Technical Bulletin TB 02 - Overpainting and Restoration of COLORBOND® prepainted steel sheet. Please be aware that when matching paint using new colour codes to older weathered material, there could be a difference in the colour due to fading of the existing product.

Prices will vary depending upon the manufacturer you choose.  Bluescope Steel makes COLORBOND® steel as flat sheet rolled into coils.  It's our rollformer customers who turn this 'raw' material into the various profiles and products you're familiar with. Please use our Find a Supplier to find a rollformer in your area who will be able to help you with information on pricing of their products.

You can find your closest suppliers using our Find a Supplier.

Prices will vary depending on the manufacturer you choose.  Bluescope Steel makes COLORBOND® steel as flat sheet rolled into coils.  It's our rollformer customers who turn this 'raw' material into the various profiles and products you're familiar with. Please use our Find a Supplier to find a rollformer in your area who will be able to help you with information on pricing of their products.

You can order colour samples on our Brochure and Swatches page, or Find a Supplier.

While Bluescope Steel makes COLORBOND® steel, it's our rollforming customers who turn it into the various steel products you're familiar with, such as roof cladding, guttering and fencing panels. There are many rollformers out there, each supplying different products with different product specifications. You can Find a Supplier in your area who will be able to help you with the types of profiles they have available and other product information.

The backing coat colour on the underside of COLORBOND® steel and COLORBOND® Ultra steel is Shadow Grey.

Neutral Cure silicone rubber sealants are the only sealants recommended for use with COLORBOND® steel and ZINCALUME® steel. Look for the words "Neutral Cure" on the sealant cartridge to make sure.  View our page:  Select a sealant for the job.

Lead is not compatible with ZINCALUME® steel or COLORBOND® steel. ZINCALUME® steel or COLORBOND® steel is also prone to corrosion when in contact with or receiving run off water from lead.

Instead of lead, the recommended flashing materials that can be formed on site are soft zinc or aluminium.

Popular flashing materials include COLORBOND® steel or ZINCALUME® steel sheet formed to suit the application. While zinc-coated steel can be used with ZINCALUME® steel or COLORBOND® steel, its generally lesser life span makes it impractical in the long term.

When using COLORBOND® Stainless steel we recommend the use of stainless steel flashing products. Flashings made from zinc coated, zinc/aluminium alloy coated and COLORBOND® prepainted steel should not be used with COLORBOND® Stainless steel.

Roof penetration flashings are also available in a wide range of rubber and aluminium materials, and these are commonly used.

In the event of roof renewals where lead flashing already exists and its re-use is desirable, the ZINCALUME® steel or COLORBOND® steel should be insulated from the lead by a suitable barrier. This can be achieved by painting the underside of the lead. Plastic film can also be used to separate the surfaces, provided it is robust enough and will not tear, eg Polyethylene damp-course.

Painting the underside of lead flashings already existing on an old building well enough to ensure separation is not easy. Polyethylene damp-course placed between the lead and ZINCALUME® steel or COLORBOND® steel sheet is a better alternative.

Lead in the water run-off can be avoided by painting the top surface of the lead flashing. Applying two or three coats of water-based acrylic is suitable but any painting should be maintained so that it will not break down and expose any of the lead surface.

This information is intended as a guide only. For further information, please Download Technical Bulletin TB 8 - Selection and use of steel eave gutter, downpipe and fascia products