Low Slope Metal Roof Detail

Low slope metal roofs have simple geometries and are easier and less expensive to install that medium to steep slope roofs.

Low slope metal roof detail.

The roof clips or hold down clips are concealed in the seam of the panel. Low slope metal roofs require less material which reduces the overall load on the building s structure. Regular asphalt shingles and standard skylights will work at pitches of 4 12 or greater but at lower pitches you have to use different materials. The panels have been designed for application over a wide variety of substrates on roof slopes as low as 1 2 12 pitch.

If the ssr is attached directly to open framing it is typically designed to expand and contract and must be allowed to float. That includes soldered metal roofing or synthetic membranes. A lightweight roofing system also places fewer demands on a building s structural support system an important consideration in earthquake prone areas. By low slope roofing we mean any roof that is pitched at less than 4 inches of rise in 12 inches of run or 4 12 pitch.

Low slope roofs are not totally flat their roof slope generally ranges from 1 4 12 to 3 12. Because of the shallow height of the undulating ridges of the 5v and corrugated profiles and the use of exposed metal fasteners to screw the metal to the roof deck they are limited to a slope that will shed rain quickly. Minimum metal roof slope depends on the roof profile building design climate and site location. Typically low slope metal roof systems vary in weight from 40 to 135 pounds per 100 square feet making them among the lightest roofing products and the easiest to install.