corrugated iron

Corrugated galvanized iron is a functional building material that is massed produced for structures that need to be constructed quickly and efficiently. Due to it's anti-corrosive nature the industrialized steel is used in areas that known for either long monsoon like periods or heavy drought regions. The material was first created in the 1820's by Henry Palmer for the London Dock Company, It was to be utilized for their long standing outposts on the ocean and rivers that had highly corrosive salt air. Later the iron was exported to other countries like India, the US and Australia, where it was used as roofing in manufacturing areas, or in more rural crop and farming areas. Countries like Chile and New Zealand adapted it as their respective identity and became extremely popular in their modern housing boom when mixed with more traditional building materials like brick, wood, steel, and glass. It is also available in a few ranges of other metals other than ferrous alloys, like that of copper, aluminum and stainless steel.