Roll Materials

• For Tapes of all types, see Tapes
• For Insulation of all types, see Insulation
• For cleaning cloths of all types, see... unwritten article
• For Cables of all types, see Cables

Plastic

DPM

• Damp proof membrane
• flexible plastic sheet resists flow of water & water vapour
• Built into walls & floors to keep them dry
• Non roll materials have also been used for this, such as slate, bitumen,

Radon barrier

• Prevents ingress of radioactive Radon gas
• Required in new build in some locations

Landscaping fabric

• weed barrier
• Water permeable
• Blocks light
• much reduces weed growth in new landscaping

Underlay

• Used under carpets
• Makes the carpet feel softer underfoot
• Corrugated rubber
• crumb rubber
• other underlays exist too

Roofing felt

Roof felt

• several types available
• Bitumen based felts stiffen in cold weather
• usually fixed with bitumen adhesive or clout nails

Roofing underthingy

• Various types available

Polythene

• Uses:
  • dust sheet
  • minimum cost tarpaulin for light duty temporary use
  • minimum cost lower performance vapour barrier
• polythene does not last well outdoors
• Polythene greenhouses use greenhouse grade polythene. This has some UV resistance and can last 4 years.

Tarpaulin

• Temporary outdoor covering
• Covering trucked goods
• Useful for outdoor building materials, damaged roofs, etc
• Eyes for roping down
• Various grades available

Soffit mesh

• Keeps the birds & bees out
• Also available in metal

Barricade Fence

• Coarse perforated orange plastic sheet
• Keeps people away from hazards
• High visibility
• Use with metal fencing pins or posts

Scaffold Netting

• Plastic netting
• Prevents things falling on pedestrians

Strap

• Tie down

Rope

• many uses

Metal

Perforated band

• General purpose flat perforated band
• can be screwed or nailed to attach building materials permanently
• there are 2 different thicknesses popularly sold, lighweight & heavier duty

EML for Wall reinforcement

• Narrow roll of EML for reinforcing walls, apx 4" wide
• Include it in the mortar bed
• Galvanised rusts eventually
• Useful for garden walls prone to vandalism

Chicken Wire

• Fencing
• Staple it to wood posts
• Other mesh sizes than chicken also available
• Other mesh patterns available
• Other finishes available, eg plastic coated

Iron wire

• Main article
• 1mm wire is good for light fixing tasks only
• 2mm wire is good for many light to medium fixing jobs indoors, and may be bent into various implements
• Wire coathangers provide apx 3mm wire for tougher jobs

Galvanised Wire

• General purpose fixings outdoors & in damp prone places
• Fencing
• See Iron wire for info

Aluminium Foil

• Used as vapour barrier
• Used with insulation to reflect IR, eg behind radiators
• Can be glued with PVA
• Supermarket cooking foil is a low price readily available source
• Corrodes quickly if damp
• Often corrodes if in contact with steel

Other

Reed Roll

• Reeds wired together
• Fencing material
• Sometimes used as lath for plastering

See Also

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