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Metal Roof Installation Using Crimping

Jeff Smith from Al Smith Gutters demonstrates the installation of a modern metal roof panel. After sliding the panel into place stainless steel clips are installed which will allow the panel to expand and contract during its thermal cycle while still firmly adhering it to the roof underlayment. A hand crimper is then used along the entire length of the panel and finally an electric seamer seals the deal.

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Metal Roof Installation Using Crimping

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" We're back on the roof with Jack and how do you fasten the steel panels down onto the us to the roof. I'll show -- in just a second. We -- panel from a place where we want to pick up. I'm gonna put a temporary fastened at the top hip -- OK what we do is we use a stainless steel clip. It's designed to allow the panel to expand and contract through its thermal cycles OK panels get cold hot. There's based fairly evenly along that length of the panel convened. We can get me out. Wonderful clips. Fastener right down through the clip. It down to the roof. But still allows the panel to move. Shandling -- when it heats up a sent solid steel and on a hot day it's going to move right event exactly. All right then what about the standing seam itself now just doesn't this have to be totally crimped. Yup the next -- we do is. Done by hand. We're just gonna close the -- so that the two panels are engaged together. Over the whole entire length of the -- OK -- this crimping feel not so special tool does just that job and it's about all those beaten. And is that and it is is that going to surprise is that all you have that it now now we have another step once this is ready all -- from the scene we have the out. Electric seamer that we're gonna run up the scene and close it down."

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