Standing Seam Metal Roof Expansion Joint Detail

Presents practical troubleshooting and corrective tips for typical problems of roof panels gutters downspouts fascia copings flashing ridges and hips valleys expansion joints penetrations fasteners and soldering.

Standing seam metal roof expansion joint detail. 50 to 100 lateral shear. The joint is filled with sealant for watertightness. Balco expansion joint systems and seismic joint covers are the vanguards of architecturally specified products. Install zee closures onto panels at both sides.

Apply a row of tube sealant along back face of zee closure adjacent to panel legs. Browse our available standing seam metal roofing or contact a representative today for more information. Each pan is secured to the roof substrate with 2 cleats. Fixed clips can be used on relatively short roof planes in much the same way as through fastened roofs.

The space between locks is required to allow for expansion and contraction. From parking garages to hospitals schools shopping centers hotels airports etc balco s priority is. Centering bar device holds cover in place throughout movement. Standing seam metal roofing is a concealed fastener roofing system which features vertical or trapezoidal legs with a flat space in between.

Rivet hip ridge flashing to top flange of zees at 18 inches on center both sides. Fasten with appropriate substrate fastener at minimum 4 fasteners per zee or 3 inches on center. Surface mount installation only. This condition shows the expansion joint between the head of an independently supported shed roof and a wall.

The expansion contraction is accommodated through purlin roll and cladding flexibility. The roofing pans are terminated several inches below the top of the roof. Contact balco directly movement. A continuous copper lock strip is soldered to the pans at least 4 below the pan s upper edge.

Install additional sections of hip ridge flashings with minimum 4 inch end laps and tube sealant at laps. This metal roofing system from mbci is one of the most durable and weather tight roof systems available in the industry. The standing seams are laid flat to this point. Use hip ridge flashing to locate correct position of zee closures.

Real life field conditions. We constantly innovate and incorporate the latest technology to protect commercial buildings from damage due to fires and movement from thermal expansion wind or earthquakes. An invaluable inspection resource for owners of standing seam batten seam or bermuda type roofs. 50 to 100 vertical shear features.

Three alternate details are shown. Its concealed fastener design ensures that the fasteners aren t exposed to the elements which could cause them to fail over time. 2 18 custom larger sizes may be available. This expansion seam is formed by filling a loose lock seam with a non hardening elastic sealant.

Easy to assemble and install. The standing seam metal roofing systems from berridge include a wide range of coverage and seam height options. Copper base flashing is locked into the lock strip. In actual field conditions the expansion contraction of standing seam roofs is much less than the theoretical calculated value.

50 to 100 expansion contraction.