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Heavy End Bay Sleeved Purlin Run

Heavy End Bay Sleeved Purlin Run

A run of steel zed purlins with heavier end bays and lighter inner bays, every joint joined by an inverted zed sleeve (longer and heavier at the second rafter from each end), cleats at every support and anti-sag rods between the lines. Bays along the run (five or more) and the bay span, Rafter length and the largest line spacing, Purlin depth, end bay and inner bay thickness, Cleat width and anti-sag rod rows

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Category: Roof Framing › Steel Purlins › Sleeved Purlin Runs

By Huu Khanh Nguyen · Updated November 4, 2026

Parameters

NameDefaultUnit
Bays6
Bay Span6000mm
Rafter Length3600mm
Largest Line Spacing1200mm
Purlin Depth203mm
End Bay Thicknessdepth == 203 ? 1.9 : 3.0mm
Inner Bay Thicknessdepth == 203 ? 1.5 : 2.4mm
Cleat Width75mm
Bridging Rows2
Finishwhite
Run LengthbayCount * span + cleatWidthmm
HeightcleatGap + depthmm
Line IntervalsMath.ceil(rafterLength / maximumSpacing)
Line SpacingrafterLength / lineIntervalsmm
Cleat Gapdepth <= 250 ? 10 : 20mm