How To Install Standing Seam Metal Roof Panels

The area where each panel joins the next is raised above the roof s flat surface.

How to install standing seam metal roof panels. This technique provides the cleanest look and shows no exposed fasteners. To learn more about eave trim and cleat installation view our other how to videos. 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. These instructions specifically focus on metal panel installation.

A typical standing seam panel can be approximately 12 16 and 19. Standing seam consists of sheet metal roofing panels joined side by side and attached to the roofing deck with concealed fasteners. 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. 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.