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Depending on the structure, the beams can be wood, steel or concrete. This panel can be installed over open framing or on plywood decking.

Good afternoon. Are you referring to furring strips? If so, a furring strip should be placed anywhere the panel is fastened to the structure. You can email Lane Osbon losbon@mcelroymetal.com or Jamey Purdy jpurdy@mcelroymetal.com to discuss further if you'd like. Thank you

@@McElroyMetal sounds great. Thanks

Don't do them. This is shed material only. Standing seam is for residential. If you have to ask that question shingle your house instead.

TheLoopy989 Two problems with your answer: 1. The video describes this as a “residential roof”. 2. Sheds still have ridges. And sometimes valleys. So even if this is only for sheds, your answer is still completely useless.

Nancy, on a shed like you describe, there would typically be 2 or 3 people to slide panels onto the rooftop one at a time and attach the panels to the roof at that same time.

Nancy, not knowing how steep your roof is, it's difficult to say. However, while 12 feet of metal panel is not a light weight, when my wife and i were adding a metal roof on the back of a home, she was able to hand the panels up to me. Granted, they were only 8 feet. but here's a trick. if you don't have someone to help you, you can stand one panel up, use a piece of rope to secure it in the standing position (but in such a way that it won't hinder you from sliding it upward), then go up to where the panel will be installed and pull it up; lay it in place, and secure it. please consider finding someone to help you or better yet, do it for you. broken bones are much more costly than some handyman labor.

Most common perks for this kind of roof are: longevity (pvdf paint/coating preferable) ~35-50 years, Ease of install (DIYer capable), and a lower cost than other forms of metal roofing.

@@sclemons2493 I noticed the DIY part would work out. What about people servicing the home and having to walk on the roof?

@@WarriorsPhoto There should be no issues there. The gauge of the metal and pitch of your roof are probably the greatest factors for ease of treading. If you have a steep roof (6/12 pitch) or greater is when you might want to consider a harness and line or other safety measures.

@@sclemons2493 I’ve heard metal roofs can’t handle being walked on.

@@WarriorsPhoto Ehh, I am no expert so I can only speak from personal experiences and some on-the-job work, and it just depends on how it goes down. If you use strapping like a lot of folks to create that moisture/air barrier, you commonly have a 2-foot gap between support, so it can get sketchy. But much thicker gauge is pretty strong and can support -at least- my weight which is pretty high.ha

Dan Bryan the neoprene washer won't seal on the rib it will seal on the flat, trick is not to over torque the screw and flatten the washer.

@@heknows5418 but they seal fine on the rib when you have to screw 2 panels together on the rib and dont leak ? Every metal roofing I have seen leaking is from screws in the flats loosing up over time and the rubber degrading allowing water in.

Dan Bryan not if they are tighten to proper torque, 95 percent of leaks are improper tighten or installer errors.

@@heknows5418 that's rubbish. I've done miles of roof steel. Only roofs I've ever seen leak are the ones screwed on flat. When the screws are installed on top of the rib, and done properly, they don't leak. That and expansion and contraction snaps the screws right off when screwed on the flat. Believe me. If fixed lots of them.

@@kirkkrieger9360 check with the manufacturer, Butler Bldgs largest metal building in the USA says they only warranty the roof if it is on the flat , the neoprene washer seals it because the washer is flat not concave it will not seal a flat washer on a round rib . That’s why you need proper torque on the washer ,over tighten the washer causes it to ballon out and UV from the sun will cause it to crack, then you get a leak. So being that I worked on Butler I did the way they said and never had a problem

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We offer many systems that use clips.

@@McElroyMetal Do you have any videos on that?

clips are more typically used for some sort of standing seam or snaplock metal roofing.