Standing Seam Metal

Now they seem to be popping up on every block.

Standing seam metal. Mechanical field seamed panel system. Standing seam metal roofs were only a figment of the imagination in the minds of average homeowners. These types of metal panel roofs are called standing seam because their prominent visual feature is the raised interlocking seam which joins one panel to the next. Most metal roofs were confined to commercial buildings or only to very cool very expensive architect driven residential structures.

Often called commercial roofing or agricultural panel roofing or even barn. Standing seam systems can be used for either metal roofing which is the most common or metal walls. Continuous standing seam metal roof panel with an integral seam. Those types of metal roofs typically have panels that run vertically up the roof.

Non structural mechanically seamed single locked or double locked roof panel. These precision formed metal roof panels are fastened with hidden clips or side flanges for exceptional looks and performance. 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. Standing seam roof systems are seamless hidden fastened and modern.