Download - Metal Roof Basics - mjobrien
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Metals usedcopperzincstainless steelgalvanized steelprefinished steelleadcor ten steelaluminum
Don’t mix metals, twodifferent metals and a littlewater can cause a galvanicreaction which will degradethe less noble metal(pinhole, or disappearance)
Use the same metal fornails, flashing, gutters,downspouts, cleats...
Basic standing seam
Pan
Cleat
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Saarinen uses standing seams, flat lock seams, and batten seams tomanipulated the scale of the texture on the roof
Flat Lock SeamBatten SeamStanding Seam
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Preformed pans, snap downseam covers
Snowbirds…hold the snow and ice to prevent “rapid release” (avalanche!)of ice and snow from metal and tile roofs.