Standing Seam Metal Roof Connection Details

Standing seam consists of sheet metal roofing panels joined side by side and attached to the roofing deck with concealed fasteners.

Standing seam metal roof connection details.

This metal roofing system from mbci is one of the most durable and weather tight roof systems available in the industry. It is a component of the building envelope. When a metal roofing sheet must be installed on a curved roof screws should be installed at every overlapping rib at the sheet ends to resist the natural ten dency of the metal to spring back. Colonial seam continuous standing seam metal roof panel with an integral seam.

These pans run parallel to the slope of the roof and are joined to adjacent pans with double locked standing seams. Standing seam roofing is composed of preformed or field formed pans usually between 14 to 18 inches wide when finished. The recommended dimensions should be specified from the table below. Purlins girts and roof deck the substructure to which the metal panels are fastened must be properly spaced and sufficiently thick to provide a roof or wall system able to meet required design loads.

The disadvantages of metal roofs include the noise created from rain hitting the roof and in snowy areas the tendency of snow to easily fall off the roof and onto pedestrians or property. The connecting point where the two separate metal panels meet forms a vertically pointed rib or a seam that is one inch to inch and a half high. The most common flashing for standing seam roofing is the ridge cap which is used at the peak of a roof where two opposing roof slopes join and attaches to the roof with z flashing. Standing seam metal roofing is defined as a concealed fastener metal panel system that features vertical legs and a broad flat area between the two legs.

Clipless one piece positive locking standing seam panel that provides a timeless roof appearance. Panels are mechanically attached with hidden fasteners to a continuous solid substrate with an underlayment. Applicability the metal roof system as described within this manual is classified as a standing seam metal roof panel. It s also described as having raised seams or vertical legs that rise above the level of the panel s flat area.