Standing Seam Roofing Installation

First of all if you install a standing seam metal roof over asphalt shingles there will be a so called telegraphing effect where shingles can punch horizontal lines in standing seam panels.

Standing seam roofing installation.

The cost to install a standing seam metal roof ranges from 13 600 to 20 400 or 17 000 on average. Running solo 15ft panels on an open section of roof with no protrusions or obstacles. The total price goes from 5 to 26 per square foot. Pancake screws are used because they are strong and yet have a low profile that does not interfere with panel and trim installation.

Installation of a standing seam metal roof involves joining vertical interlocking panels from the top of the roof ridge to the roof s eave edge. This includes 3 400 to 10 200 for labor. Panels are mechanically attached with hidden fasteners to a continuous solid substrate with an. Standing seam roofing is particularly noted for its use of hidden fasteners.

The area where each panel joins the next is raised above the roof s flat surface. Standing seam metal roofing is sometimes called raised or vertical seam. 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 metal roof system as described within this manual is classified as a standing seam metal roof panel.

There are two main reasons. Unlike steel and aluminum shingles standing seam panels should not be installed over the existing asphalt shingles. When installing a standing seam it is strongly recommended that all asphalt shingles are removed before the installation in order to prevent avoid the telegraphing effect where horizontally installed shingles punch through the vertical sheet metal roofing panels causing unsightly dents that cannot be fixed removed. Standing seam consists of sheet metal roofing panels joined side by side and attached to the roofing deck with concealed fasteners.