Purchasing Tips | How to buy quality stone coated metal tiles

There are many manufacturers of stone coated metal tiles, how to identify the good and bad tiles? Recently a buyer feedback, said recently home renovation, research a lot of roofing materials, found that stone coated metal tile this tile really good, no matter from the appearance, performance, longevity, construction, etc. are more outstanding! But now there are numerous manufacturers on the market, brand quality is uneven, how to choose not to step on mine? Today sangobuild will share a wave of tips, hand in hand to teach you to identify the good and bad stone coated metal tiles! 

1、Look at the surface color sand coating

The surface coating of stone coated metal tiles determines its weather resistance and face value!  

✅ High-quality tiles: even coating, full color, smooth and delicate to the touch, no uneven pits.  

❌ Poor-quality tiles: rough coating, uneven color, and even bubbles and cracks, easy to fade and lose sand after a long time!  

Tip: you can use your fingernail to gently scrape the surface, if it is easy to lose color or desand, decisively eliminated! 

 2、Weighing and measuring thickness

Weight and thickness are important indicators for judging the quality of stone coated metal tiles!  

✅ High-quality shingles: moderate weight, uniform thickness (generally around 0.4mm), and texture when picked up.  

❌ Poor-quality tiles: cutting corners, insufficient thickness, light, poor wind and pressure resistance, easy to deform!  

Tip: take a tape measure and electronic scales to buy, measured thickness and weight, refuse “paper tile”! 

3、 Check the edges and look at the craftsmanship

Details determine success or failure, the edge process is very important! 

✅ High-quality shingles: neat edges, smooth cuts, no burrs or warped edges, tight splicing. 

❌ Poor quality tiles: rough edges, uneven cutting, splicing gaps, easy to leak! 

Tip: touch the edge with your hand to feel whether it is smooth, and then look at the tightness of the splices!

4、Ask the brand, look at the certification

Brand and certification are the guarantee of quality!  

✅ High-quality tiles: big brands produce with authoritative certifications (such as sangobuild has ISO9001 quality management, ISO14001 environmental management system, as well as UL, CE and other European and American product standard certificates, etc.), and after-sales guarantee.  

❌ Poor quality tiles: small workshop production, no certification, no after-sales service, problems can only be solved by themselves!  

Tip: check the brand background before shopping, look at the overall evaluation, don't be greedy for a big loss! 

To summarize

Remember these 4 things when choosing stone coated metal tiles:  

Look at the surface layer of particles is uniform or not  

Weighing and measuring thickness  

Check the edge process  

Recognize brands and certifications