In our continent of extremes, while one area is experiencing bushfires, another can be at the mercy of bursting riverbanks. While flooding can vary from minor water ingress to catastrophic damage to entire communities, the right choice of building styles and materials can help limit damage to your property and possessions.
Steel framing and elevated floors, along with strategically-placed drainage paths, can handle ‘normal’ annual rainfall and minor flooding, while the steel cladding dries faster than masonry and wooden structures, allowing you to get back into your homes and on with your lives after more severe flooding.
Types of Steel to Help Ward off the Effects of Water
Areas that are prone to flooding are usually subjected to extremes in weather, from very hot sun to sudden deluges of rain, so the all–round protection offered by our steel products can come in particularly handy.
ZINCALUME® steel
Featuring BlueScope’s industry-leading aluminium/zinc/magnesium alloy incorporating Activate® technology to protect the underlying steel from corrosion, ZINCALUME® steel gives profiles a traditional unpainted finish suitable for roofing and walling.
COLORBOND® steel
With three additional layers of protection including a vibrant topcoat layer in a wide range of colours, COLORBOND® steel is our most popular material, suitable for roofing, walling, fencing and more.
COLORBOND® Ultra steel
Designed for harsher environments (especially close to the breaking ocean) where a heavier metallic coating layer is required, COLORBOND® Ultra steel is incredibly durable, offering a range of colours specially selected to retain their colour in harsher environments.
SUPERDURA® Stainless steel
For roofing and walling projects in very severe exterior environments including marine environments, SUPERDURA® replaces the underlying steel substrate with stainless steel to provide exceptional durability in four extremely hardy colours.
PERMALITE® Aluminium
In the most challenging environments, PERMALITE® aluminium products provide Lysaght’s highest level of protection against weather, corrosion and UV rays, ensuring optimal performance over a very long lifetime.