Is it time for a new roof on your business. If so you may have spent some time wondering about the amount of work that would be involved in replacing your roof with a trouble free alternative. standing seam metal roofing offers many benefits.
If you want something that is much more durable than the typical built up flat roofing, standing seam metal roofing is the obvious choice. These roofs are made with a clip system that allows for heat expansion of the roofing panels. The upper part of the clip holds panels in place and forms a seal. The clips also allow the roofing panels to move as needed for heat expansion or when temperatures cool.
The light weight of these panels is also a great advantage over many other roofing systems. Metal roofing weighs in at only one and one-half pounds per square foot of roofing.
If you want a roofing that can be installed easily, then you should choose metal roofing. Since the roofing is made to be installed over other existing roofing, it does away with the cost of removing and discarding the old roofing materials. Since the original roofing is left intact, there is little chance of water damage during the roofing process as is quite possible during processes where the existing roofing must be torn off. Roofing can be done while the building is still occupied and the occupants can continue with their normal routine, even right below the area receiving a new roof. Only weather conditions involving extreme cold, heavy rains or very high winds prevent metal roofing from being installed.
Standing seam metals roofs are also easily maintained. Unlike the other roofing systems which may require regular maintenance, you can put a standing seam metal roof on a building and forget it for the next twenty years. You are looking at a trouble free roofing system.
These roofs are made so that they can withstand snow, wind and rain and still be watertight. The seam that joins the panels are weather tight and are raised above the drainage plane of the roof. Organic sealers are applied at the factory when the roofing is rolled out and formed into a panel. At your building a machine is used for completion of the seal.
Standing seam metal roofs are reliable. The assure that you will have enough drainage for your roof not to leak in the most extreme of rain or snow. If you currently are having difficulty with a flat roof, whether it be water ponding on the roof or leaking, these problems will be solved with a standing seam metal roof. This metal roof system only requires one quarter inch fall for every foot of roof. This is the lowest amount of fall for any flat roofing system. It will overcome all the problems you have associated with your flat roof.
If you have a sloped roof that moves to a flat roof, standing seam metal roofing is the best solution, as it can work over both types of roofs.
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