A: Steep pitch (greater than 6 inches per foot) cross-seam detail.
B: Shallow pitch (less than 6 inches per foot) cross-seam detail.
The soldered cross-seam connector (c) can be replaced with a solderless
connector in terne or TCS.
Standing-Seam Roofs
by Walter Jowers
A generation ago, sheet-metal workers
built a lot of cornices, skylights and
roofs—usually standing-seam roofs. While
few new roofs of this type have been
installed on houses since about 1940, a
growing number of old-house owners today
are opting to replace their original
standing-seam roofs.
Most roofing contractors won't go near
the job unless they can tear off the metal
and install asphalt shingles or roll
roofing—or worse yet, coat the metal with
a horrid