2018 PRICE OF SUMO STEP TILES ALUMINUM ROOFING SHEET IN NIGERIA
As at today 8th May 2022, what is known to be the Sumo Step tile in 2018 seems to be the new popular roofing sheet called metro tiles aluminum roofing sheets.
However, as at 2012, the version of metro tiles available for roofing projects are known as Sumo step tiles. The modernized multiple colors and stone-coated version is now known as metro tiles aluminum roofing sheets/
Having known the real name and the clear difference between sumo step tiles and metro tiles, let us proceed to tell you how much sumo step tiles were being sold as at 2018.
The prices of roofing sheets had been a major issue of concern to many builders due to the changing prices caused by inflation and deflation in the market.
For over the last five years the prices of roofing sheets had not been stable at a fixed price rather they are fluctuating according to the country economic situation especially when it comes to importation dues and policies coupled with the currency exchange rate.
Since majority of the roofing sheets are gotten directly from the imported rolled sheets of the aluminum and then processed into their various shapes and designs in the country.
Sumo step tile aluminum roofing sheet is not a latest or newest type of roofing sheet in Nigeria but it can be counted as among the new types of roofing sheets in use recently.
The making of the roofing sheet is the same as in that conventional embossed long-span aluminum roofing sheet.
The two different types of roofing sheets are usually made from a plane aluminum roofing sheets imported or directly from domestic aluminum manufacturing companies.
The full roll will be made to pass through two closely fitted rollers bearing the needed designs on the surface of the rollers.
On passing through the rollers, the aluminum sheets will deform to take the shape of the roller surface.
The process will help with the painting of the newly deformed surface to take place at the same time.
The required color of paint may be used to paint the outer surface at that instance or possibly may have been painted already before passing it through the rollers.
Three Popular Surface Designs of Aluminum Roofing Sheets that can be found in Nigeria in 2018
They are:
- The uniformly embossed water channel design, mainly seen in the zinc and plastic roofing sheets.
- The non-uniformly embossed water channel design (wider space water channel below the plain surface and shorter space at the plain), mainly seen in long span and short span aluminum roofing sheets.
- The last and newest design of the long span aluminum roofing sheets is the Sumo step tile design, which runs like a step at the surface of the roofing sheet with a breaking design along the transversal axis in about every 2ft to 3ft downward.
Prices of Sumo Step Tiles Aluminum Roofing Sheet in 2018
The prices of the three designs are not the same, the last and newest of their design is costlier and its cost price is the center point of this post.
As at July 2018, here is the latest price of the Sumo step tile long span aluminum roofing sheets:
For the thickness of 0.55mm, a square meter of sumo step tile design is within N2700, while those with 0.45mm thickness is within N1800 per square meter.
Conclusion
The above is actual price of Sumo Step Tiles Aluminum Roofing Sheet in Nigeria as at 2018 market survey. However, even as this mentioned time, the price varied slightly according to locations and market location. Feel free to reach us through the comment sections if your area of interest is not covered in this post.
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where can I get sumo step tiles
Available in many popular building materials markets in Nigeria