Metal Panels

JLC Field Guide: Metal Panels

Traditional metal roofs are made from flat-lock metal and site-formed standing seam panels. However, the increasing majority of metal roofs are made from several types of pre-fab panels, including screw-down, ribbed panels (similar to those used on agricultural buildings), and “modular” metal panels that mimic shingle, shake, and tile roofing.

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Low-Cost Metal Roofing

A metal roof specialist describes how to select the right agricultural-style roof panels for residential use. More

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Solving a Design Problem With a Built-in Gutter

To make room for a cantilevered trellis, this Acrylabs-lined gutter was located... More

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A New Copper Top

A Cape Cod contractor takes an innovative approach to replace the tapered... More

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Metal Roofing for a Turret

EPDM teams up with standing-seam metal at a complex intersection More

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Metal Panels Instruction Articles

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Tinning Copper Roofing Panels

Is this step needed when soldering copper? More

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Metal Siding and Roofing – 10 Reasons It’s Awesome

While common for roofs, metal panel as not so common for siding. But there are... More

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How to Cut Metal Roofing Panels

A saw with a metal blade is fast, but offset aviation snips might be a better... More

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Fastening Metal Roofing

Where should the fasteners be placed on a metal roofing panel - in the ridges, or... More

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Aluminum Roofing

Q: How common is aluminum standing-seam roofing? It seems that this profile would be better suited for heat-related expansion and contraction than corrugated aluminum panels fastened through their face, but my local suppliers carry only steel standing sea More

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