We had a metal roof installed in April 2019. Hidden fastener. Last winter it worked great. I have gutters. A different contractor told me "if you have gutters with a metal roof, if they're not on the ground the first Spring, they'll be on the ground the next Spring." Those gutters survived the first winter. I checked them this Fall and they're as solid as ever. They have to be below the roof line. Ours are 1 1/2" on the shallow end to about 3" on the deep end. The snow slides right over them. Make sure it's a good quality seem less gutter and securely fastened.
depends on your roof pitch and snow, steeper metal roofs snow will slide off quickly and not enough at one time to easily damage gutters. your experiece has nothing to do with others.
Snow and ice dams were the main reasons I went with metal roofing. Ice dams were a major problem before but not now, after 5 years. Snow guards should also be used above equipment such as air conditioning equipment ..
why would ice damming be different with a metal roof vs. shingle? Ice damming is caused by the sheathing heating up and melting snow continually in same spot on roof.
Not a specific video as of yet, but I can tell you we always recommend going with a mounting option that does not penetrate your roof. Standing seam is a perfect roof type for solar, and there are some really good clamp-on systems out there. We work with S-5! often and they supply both snow retention and solar mounting products. sheffieldmetals.com/product-category/attachments-snow-retention/ -Thad
Hello Guys, Thanks for sharing the info, it is much appreciated. I have a question, I have a single skin brick garage (single car size) i have a brand new box profile metal roof fitted (with a condensation layer attached to the bottom to stop drips) The beams below it are roughly 100mm deep, either end of the panels are foam fillers in the gaps (which i presume is breathable)... the question is, what in your opinion would be the best way to insulate the roof? is it ok to press insulation boards directly against the roof, fill any gaps, and add a vapour barrier? or will i need a 50mm gap abover the insulation?. Im based in the UK, so pretty wet and cold for a bout 4\5 months of the year. Cheers.
We had a metal roof installed in April 2019. Hidden fastener. Last winter it worked great. I have gutters. A different contractor told me "if you have gutters with a metal roof, if they're not on the ground the first Spring, they'll be on the ground the next Spring." Those gutters survived the first winter. I checked them this Fall and they're as solid as ever. They have to be below the roof line. Ours are 1 1/2" on the shallow end to about 3" on the deep end. The snow slides right over them. Make sure it's a good quality seem less gutter and securely fastened.
depends on your roof pitch and snow, steeper metal roofs snow will slide off quickly and not enough at one time to easily damage gutters. your experiece has nothing to do with others.
Snow and ice dams were the main reasons I went with metal roofing. Ice dams were a major problem before but not now, after 5 years. Snow guards should also be used above equipment such as air conditioning equipment ..
why would ice damming be different with a metal roof vs. shingle? Ice damming is caused by the sheathing heating up and melting snow continually in same spot on roof.
@@fox156 it will come sliding off in big chunks
Have any videos on pros and cons and types of mounting options for solar?
Not a specific video as of yet, but I can tell you we always recommend going with a mounting option that does not penetrate your roof. Standing seam is a perfect roof type for solar, and there are some really good clamp-on systems out there. We work with S-5! often and they supply both snow retention and solar mounting products. sheffieldmetals.com/product-category/attachments-snow-retention/ -Thad
Hello Guys, Thanks for sharing the info, it is much appreciated. I have a question, I have a single skin brick garage (single car size) i have a brand new box profile metal roof fitted (with a condensation layer attached to the bottom to stop drips) The beams below it are roughly 100mm deep, either end of the panels are foam fillers in the gaps (which i presume is breathable)... the question is, what in your opinion would be the best way to insulate the roof? is it ok to press insulation boards directly against the roof, fill any gaps, and add a vapour barrier? or will i need a 50mm gap abover the insulation?. Im based in the UK, so pretty wet and cold for a bout 4\5 months of the year. Cheers.