{"id":2760,"date":"2015-04-17T10:24:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T10:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2015-04-17T10:25:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T10:25:21","slug":"5-real-reasons-choose-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/5-real-reasons-choose-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Real Reasons to Choose Steel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We often get questions about comparisons of different materials. Very frequently the choice is between steel versus plastic or aluminum. Our choice at Lindab is, and has always been, steel. We will give you 5 real reasons to choose steel for your rainwater system rather than PVC or aluminum.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most of these arguments go for all steel systems, but we think that we add even more to this fantastic material. We have been processing steel for more than 50 years and we buy over 200 000 tonnes of steel every year, so we feel that we know what we are doing. We also put our products through rigorous testing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Steel has the lowest carbon footprint of all rainwater systems materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With steel you get a cost effective and environmental friendly installation that is 100 % recyclable. Our Rainline system is made from sheet steel, a raw material that has a natural place in today\u2019s approach towards sustainability.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2761\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rainline_montage_045b-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"rainline_montage_045b\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rainline_montage_045b.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rainline_montage_045b.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rainline_montage_045b.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rainline_montage_045b.jpg?w=3600&amp;ssl=1 3600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Steel stays in shape<br \/>\n<\/strong>Virtually all materials are affected by differences in temperature and grows and shrinks as the weather changes. Compared to aluminum and plastic, steel has a lot smaller movement factor. This means that your installation is much more likely to last as connections and fixation points won\u2019t take such a beating as with other materials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/R_4pcs_001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/R_4pcs_001-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"SROR-4pcs 001\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/R_4pcs_001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/R_4pcs_001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/R_4pcs_001.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/R_4pcs_001.jpg?w=3600&amp;ssl=1 3600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. It\u2019s really long lived<\/strong><br \/>\nA rainwater system made of steel can last in excess of 70 years. To aid to the lifespan we rustproof the material with a 275 grams zinc coating. This gives the system a self-healing quality where scratches and cuts are automatically sealed by zinc ions that migrate to re-coat the uncovered steel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Margretetorpsv_0035.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2764\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Margretetorpsv_0035-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"Red 0035\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Margretetorpsv_0035.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Margretetorpsv_0035.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Margretetorpsv_0035.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Steel is actually cheaper than plastic or aluminum<br \/>\n<\/strong>The initial cost for a steel rainwater system is higher. We\u2019re not saying that it\u2019s not. But if you take into consideration the lifespan and maintenance needed for the respective systems, you actually save money. The lifecycle cost for a steel system is considerably lower than any other system out there.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Telephone 0121 585 2780 or E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:rainline@lindab.co.uk\">rainline@lindab.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often get questions about comparisons of different materials. Very frequently the choice is between steel versus plastic or aluminum. Our choice at Lindab is, and has always been, steel. We will give you 5 real reasons to choose steel for your rainwater system rather than PVC or aluminum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Real Reasons to Choose Steel - Design Buy Build<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/5-real-reasons-choose-steel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Real Reasons to Choose Steel - Design Buy Build\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We often get questions about comparisons of different materials. 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