Exactly right. Which is the right type of roof. He says one panel locks over the other covering the screws on that one side so they don’t leak. I would imagine you then only have exposed screws on the end which would then be covered by a trim price. Metal roofs are much more expensive than a regular roof but these overlapping type are way more expensive than a regular metal roof.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2021, at 4:59 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > You would think some smart engineering type person could come up with a > design where the panels interlock and each panel covers the screws on the > prior panel. Then you have some kind of special cap that clips on the end > panel to cover its screws. > > Allan > >> On Thu, Aug 5, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> This roofer does metal roofs, but says unless you spend a lot of money for >> the right roof, they don’t last any longer than a regular roof. The bad part >> about them is the rubber seals at each screw start leaking after about 10-15 >> years and it’s almost impossible to find exactly where it’s leaking. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Aug 5, 2021, at 4:09 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> A metal roof was put on our 'new' barn wings post-WWII. It was very heavy >>> gauge >>> corrugated aluminum, probably made in the rolling mills that used to do >>> bomber skins. >>> Where it was not damaged mechanically by other storm debris, and where the >>> nails >>> didn't pull out in the wind, etc., the roof is still good. But that other >>> damage all adds up, >>> and very little of that original roof is actually all that good anymore. >>> >>> This is in the PNW, not that far from Kaiser's aluminum mills powered by >>> the Columbia >>> river. Might only have been a regional thing, and probably temporally >>> limited. >>> >>> Also, _very_ noisy in hail and such. >>> >>> -- Jim >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
