What a standing seam metal roofing installation job involves
Standing seam performs because the fasteners are concealed under the seam rather than driven through the panel. An exposed-fastener roof has hundreds of gasketed holes, and gaskets are what eventually fail.
Panels are run to length where the site allows, which removes horizontal seams from the field of the roof entirely.
Panels are run to length where the site allows, which removes horizontal seams from the field of the roof entirely.
Valleys, penetrations and wall transitions each have a correct detail. Those details are the roof; the panel is just the part you can see.
Panel gauge and coating system are worth understanding before you choose. A thinner panel oil-cans more visibly, and the coating is what determines how the colour holds up over decades of Ohio sun.
If that sounds like the way you would want the work done, the next step is a conversation and a walkthrough. We will look at what is there, talk through what you are trying to get to, and tell you honestly whether we are the right company for it.
There is no cost to that conversation and no obligation after it. We would rather spend an hour finding out a project is not a fit than take it on and do a mediocre job.
How this job runs
Walkthrough
We look at the property and the existing conditions before anything else.
Drawings
Plans and a written scope, so everyone is building the same thing.
Build
Our crew runs the work, with Samuel on site through it.
Walk it together
We close the job by walking it with you, not by sending a final bill.
What actually decides the outcome
A roof is a water management system, not a covering. Every penetration, valley and transition is a place water can get in, and each one has a correct detail. We install to those details rather than to whatever is fastest.
Standing seam metal is what we recommend on most custom work. The fasteners are concealed under the seam instead of punched through the panel, which removes the failure point that shortens the life of an exposed-fastener roof. The metal we install carries a forty-year warranty.
Standing seam metal is what we recommend on most custom work.
On a replacement, the tear-off matters as much as the new material. Once the old roof is off we can see the decking, and decking is where hidden damage lives. We repair what we find before anything new goes down, and we tell you what we found.
Where a client prefers shingles, we install dimensional shingles carrying a thirty-year warranty, with the same attention to underlayment, ice and water shield at the eaves, and flashing at every wall and chimney.
Truth, trust and transparency. That is the standard, and it shows up in the schedule.Samuel Hand
Related work
Tear off, deck repair, new panels
Standing Seam Metal Roofing Replacement
Replacing a failed roof means opening the deck and fixing what the old roof hid.
Read moreWhat we put in writing
Metal roofing here is warranted forty years and shingle roofing thirty. Warranty coverage is a product of installation quality as much as material choice.
We cover our workmanship directly, and we keep the schedule light enough that honoring it is always possible.
We cover our workmanship directly, and we keep the schedule light enough that honoring it is always possible.
We build across six counties in this corner of Ohio, all within seventy miles of Gratis, which is the distance at which we can still run a job properly.
Practically that covers Dayton, Kettering, Centerville, Beavercreek, Springboro, Lebanon, Mason, Hamilton, Fairfield, West Chester, Troy, Piqua, Eaton and the towns between them. Near the edge of that, call and ask.
Standing Seam Metal Roofing Installation questions
What warranty comes with a standing seam metal roof?
The standing seam metal we install carries a forty-year warranty. Dimensional shingles carry a thirty-year warranty.
Who is actually on site during my build?
Our own crew handles the core work. Samuel is on site through the build, not just at the start and the end.
How do you handle changes once we have started?
Changes get written down, priced and approved before they happen. Nothing gets built off a hallway conversation.
Can you remodel an older home, or only build new?
Both. A good share of our work is remodeling houses that were built well and are worth keeping.
Do you give a written scope before work starts?
Always. It states what is included, what is excluded, what we expect to find once things are opened up, and how a change gets priced and approved. A one-page quote is how disputes start.
Who pulls the permits?
We do, and we deal with inspection scheduling as part of the job. You are not calling a building department.
What happens if you find something unexpected?
We stop, document it, price the options and talk to you before proceeding. On older houses that is a normal part of the process, not an emergency.
Ready to talk about your project?
We build across Montgomery, Greene, Warren, Butler, Preble and Miami counties.