PVC capped rafter bars or ‘snap down bars’!
PVC capped bars are a cheaper option than aluminium screw down ones. Does that mean they are low quality? Not at all!
By far our best selling rafter glazing bar is our PVC capped snap down one. The bar offers a great combination of being neat, easy to fit, and very good value for money. This bar is suitable for polycarbonate sheets but not for glass. We also have a range of aluminium capped rafter bars which are suitable for glass.
The bar is easily adapted from an intermediate bar (one that joins between two sheets) and an end bar. To create your end bar, simply click in a universal edge trim (PVC F section) this will balance up the outside of the bar and neatly cloak off the edge of your roof.
We offer three PVC capped bars as part of our range:
10mm - 25mm PVC capped rafter bar – white and brown
This best selling, great value bar is designed to hold 10mm, 16mm or 25mm multiwall polycarbonate sheets in your rafter supported roof. This glazing bar has a strong aluminium base that is screwed straight through to your rafter and a ‘knock down’ or ‘snap down’ PVC top cap that has dedicated locking points for each of these three sheet thicknesses. The base bar has two slide in gaskets that your sheets sit on and the top cap has co-extruded gaskets built into it to complete your water tight seal. This Sunwood branded glazing bar is available in white and brown to suit your roof finish.
10mm - 25mm PVC capped rafter bar – Anthracite grey
This fairly new kid on the block has all of the features of the white and brown bar above but has a very contemporary Anthracite grey top cap. Created in line with the on trend colour, this bar is again suited to 10mm, 16mm or 25mm multiwall polycarbonate. This rafter bar is part of the Exitex capex range.
25mm - 35mm PVC capped rafter bar – white and brown
This rafter bar is designed to hold 25mm and 35mm multiwall polycarbonate sheets in your rafter supported roof. Again with a strong aluminium base that is screwed straight through to your rafter and a PVC top cap that is knocked down on to it. It has dedicated locking points for 25mm and 35mm sheets. This glazing bar is better suited for 25mm sheets in windier locations then the 10mm - 25mm one as it knocks down to a lower point. Part of the Sunwood branded family, this bar is available with a white or brown top cap to suit your roof finish.
If you need any advice on which glazing bar is best for your project please give us a call on 01536 446395 or use our contact us page. We are here to help.