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Its easy to install. Just snap it onto the previous panel, and screw along the integral fastener flange. Nailing or screwing is allowed, but using wafer head screws is the best way to install this panel. After applying sufficient screws or nails along the flange for proper wind uplift protection in you area, you're ready to snap on another panel. "Its just that easy !"

 Coverage = 10.7" Nominal Width ... 0.892 ft

Lengths = 30" long to 28 Lin Ft Long.

We can produce this panel longer, but handling, pallet or crate fees, and transportation become issues an installer may face. Also lengths above 28 feet are more likely to face oil canning distortion risk, and therefore we recommend our Snap-Lock 1.5" with separate clips for those longer panels. Snap-Lock 1.5" or 1" can be joined to the male or female ends of Custom-Lock 1.5" if your project only requires a few longer clipped panels.

The Custom-Lock 1.5" high panel creates great shadow lines vertically about every 11" . For better appearance we recommend 26 gauge or 24 gauge minimum. 24 gauge panels can look sleeker and more contemporary if you order them with "no" ribs, but we recommend a minimum of our new "striated" finish to better avoid oil canning appearing on the panels.

A similar panel to this is our "Mega-Lock" panel. The Mega-Lock is wider at 19" coverage and spreads out the shadow lines. Mega-Lock usually needs reinforcing ribs on 26 gauge, and its optional (but recommended) on 24 gauge.

The colour palette that is available is remarkable.

Check out the following website ...

cmetals.com

... to view our most popular colours on line.

Certain colours come in specific gauges only, or sometimes in 24 gauge Kynar finish Galvalume only. Call our office for additional information, and colour availability.

When ordering this panel calculate the width of roof required to cover, and what length each section requires. Divide the width of each section by 0.892 ft and you'll have the required amount of panels to order in the length of this section. We can keep the panels together for each section, and label them if you wish.

For example, if you need to cover 30 lineal feet wide of roof with 17'3" long panels, please divide 30/.892. The answer is 33.63 panels ...so order 34 panels @ 17'3" long. This section of roof will take 586.5 (587 billable) lineal panel feet of roof to cover the area.

If you want to get fancy, we could make 33 panels @ 17'3" long, and make you a final panel @ 8" wide. The reinforcing rib may have to be eliminated for this last panel if you want it  pre-made in this narrower version panel. We cannot form panels narrower than 8" in lengths that are over 10 feet long. Those ones will have to be manually folded up on edges here in our factory or onsite.

For valleys and hips calculate the width to cover on each side of the valley or hip and what sizes the panels need to start and stop at for length. Order slightly larger as small cut off waste is better than panels that are too short. Remember that the shortest panels we can cut is 30" long.

Allow for metal to drip off the roof about 1.5" minimum where possible. Also we recommend a metal drip edge with built-on 1.25" or 1.5" overhang to support the bottom edge and increase wind resistance against uplift.

For better roofing practice the applicator can fold the edge of the panel around this eave edge detail if the panels are ordered long enough ( add an additional 1" plus the length of the drip edge overhang (1.25" to 1.5").

Our newest feature is our new "notching" service for our panels. We can pre-cut the panels to size including pre-made notches. The purpose is to allow for folding up the ends of panels (boxed up tops of panels under ridges and wall abutments), to more easily install "Z"-bar top closures without field notching the Z-bars, and most importantly to allow for folding the panels over the drip edge without first field cutting the ribs. This will now more easily allow for improved workmanship methods and provide a better finished  and better looking metal roof system.

To vent the attics of metal Snap-Lock type panels, ridge venting is a popular method. Check with us for specific instructions. The general idea is to leave the plywood or strapping back 1.5" from each side of the ridge and install a "J-Metal" or "Z" metal to support a Cor-A-Vent X5 Ridge Vent, and to provide an attachment support for the fasteners when installing the Ridge Cap Flashing above the ridge vent. Always make sure you allow for the right length of panel to achieve the ridge venting solution, as well as providing the right drip detail.

We do not recommend the drip edge detail to be flush with the panel as staining and discoloration of the drip edge flashing and fascia will likely occur in our climate region. Remember, all the water and rainfall is evacuating off the roof at this point, and it is important to have good detailing in this area of the roof. Our "T" shaped metal drip edge is a good start.

Normally we will palletize the panels, but upon request we can crate them too for a nominal fee. For long distance transport we recommend crating.

The Snap-Lock panels can be installed over spaced strapping or a solid deck. In all cases the metal roofing should be installed over an underlayment as a minimum for condensation protection. A solid deck supports the underlayment better, supports foot traffic better, and is our recommended solution.

See our installation guidelines for more information.

For an extra fee, we can run our metal panels off right on your jobsite in Southwest BC. Although this would only be needed for overly long roof lengths, some jobsite situations may make this worth the extra investment.

A crew will arrive with the machinery and a crane to custom your order right on the jobsite where the need arises. ( The sizes are still specified in advance by your installer ). The crew will make a neat pile of panels as close to your roof as possible. Keep in mind we need a fair bit of room on the site, and we will need good access, a non-muddy area for the manufacturing process, and a level site.