1 Standing Seam Metal Roof

One great advantage of standing seam metal roofs is contained in the name itself.

1 standing seam metal roof.

1 field lok has passed industry performance tests in accordance with ul 580 class 90. Seams the weak point in any roof and a potential entry point for moisture are raised above the level of the roofing panel. These precision formed metal roof panels are fastened with hidden clips or side flanges for exceptional looks and performance. In country with heavy snow and tough winter days the metal roof minimum slope is recommended to be 1 12.

While many corrugated steel roofs are made using the thinner 29 gauge steel a minimum of 26 gauge g 90 galvanized steel or more commonly galvalume steel better is used for manufacturing of standing seam metal panels. It can be curved with or without plank ribs for special accents as well as over entrances and walkways. Our standing seam is also available in tapered and curved designs. Ideal for the residential industry lokseam creates a unique design that will endure for decades.

Standing seam panels are a product family of metal roofing. A 24 and 22 gauge steel can also be used. Available in a wide variety of colors including metallic the lokseam standing seam metal roofing panel adds beauty and longevity to your home. This cannot be said for composition shingles or especially for torch down or rolled roofing.

Standing seam systems can be used for either metal roofing which is the most common or metal walls. Standing seam roofs are generally made from thicker grades of steel than corrugated steel roofs. In the purest form they are panels with male and female legs that are engaged and installed with clips to the roofing substructure. There are some opinions that standing seam metal roof minimum slope is 12 but it increases the possibility of leaking on the few first days of snow arrival.

The panel system is installed with either an expansion or fixed clip. 1 field lok panel with 1 high seam is a non structural mechanically seamed single locked or double locked roof panel. Its unique mechanical lock design profile forms a weather tight unit and unlike some other types of panel metal roofs no rivets or screws are exposed on the surface of the panels. Colonial seam continuous standing seam metal roof panel with an integral seam.

The main idea to remember for standing seam systems is that the fastener is hidden whether the panel is attached to the roof deck using a clip or is directly fastened to the decking material under the vertical leg using a fastener flange. Interlock standing seam metal roof panels are a fully interlocking system.