A Metal Formers podcast
The Seam
Short shop talk about standing seam metal, made for roofers. Each episode answers one question we get on the phone a lot: how fast panels can be ready, when to run panels on site, which PAC-CLAD details keep the warranty, and how to send an order the shop can run fast. We make the panels and trim. You install them.
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Episodes
- 01Watch
Panels in a Day or Two
Why most standing seam orders are ready in one to two days, and what a clean cut list does for your start date.
- 02Watch
The Roll Former Comes to You
When it makes sense to run panels on the job, and what the site needs before the trailer backs in.
- 03Watch
PAC-CLAD Details That Protect the Warranty
The eave cleat, J-closure and rake details PAC-CLAD looks for on almost every roof.
- 04Watch
Picking the Panel
Gauge, seam height, width and paint in plain words, plus oil canning and why a real color sample helps.
- 05Watch
Corten, the Roof That’s Supposed to Rust
What to tell a homeowner before they pick weathering steel, from changing color to runoff below.
- 06Watch
Send an Order the Shop Can Run Fast
A walk through the order form, top to bottom, so nothing sits waiting on a question.
- 07Watch
Trim and Flashing, What We Bend for You
How flat sheet becomes eave, rake, ridge and valley trim, and the metals we bend.
- 08Watch
Steel or Aluminum
What .032 and .040 mean, and when aluminum earns its spot on a standing seam roof.
- 09Watch
Storm Season
How to get a real date for a homeowner after a storm, and why the hold-up is usually a missing decision.
En español
- ES1Ver
Paneles en uno o dos días
Por qué la mayoría de los pedidos de junta alzada están listos en uno o dos días.
- ES2Escuchar
Cómo mandar un pedido que sale rápido
El formulario de pedido de arriba para abajo, para que nada se quede esperando.
Questions about an order? Call Amy at 615-961-8470 or start one on our order forms.