How To Hem Standing Seam Metal Roof

You can use a special gable trim or a regular drip edge.

How to hem standing seam metal roof.

The lower end of each panel is then trimmed and the hem pre bent before installation see pg 9. Pancake screws are applied to the nail strip of the standing seam panels. This is the first of a series of videos i plan to do to document what i learned and. When used extended drip edge should be installed first along the drip edge of the roof.

This is the 1st metal roof i ever did but i studied it for about 2 years. To make pans measure from 4 above the roof ridge to allocate metal for a seam and 1 beyond the roof edge then cut your metal to this dimension with metal shears or tin snips. Snap first two to three inches of panel together and slide the panel tight against the eave trim or with the gap depending on the temperature. Most metal roofs were confined to commercial buildings or only to very cool very expensive architect driven residential structures.

While installing standing seam metal panels there are two basic ways to trim the gables of your roof. To finish off each end cut along the bends and fold the top plane down 90 degrees toward the eave trim and cut other flaps flush. Snap the panels together and fasten along the opposite side and top of the panel. The special trim is often easier and safer to install.

Place sealant over underlap rib before sliding hem over the eave trim. Now they seem to be popping up on every block.