How to install a standing seam metal roof preparation makes perfect.
How to install stand and seam metal roofing.
In general the greater the slope of the roof the better as standing seam is a water shedding system and relies to slope and gravity to shed away any rainwater moisture and snow.
You can use a special gable trim or a regular drip edge.
While installing standing seam metal panels there are two basic ways to trim the gables of your roof.
Some manufacturers have roofing systems that require a minimum of 3 12 roof slope for standing seam installations.
Place the first panel with overlap leg along the alignment line.
Fasten panel side with number ten pancake head screws and the top of the panel with three number fourteen mill points.
The special trim is often easier and safer to install.
Each length of roofing sheet metal called a pan must be bent up at the edges to make seams.