Width and Height

Hello, First time to this forum. Glad to have it available. I'm building a new home in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I'm having a standing seam metal roof put on (not panels - formed at the site). The specifications are: 24 gauge coated Gavalume (manufacturer is Englert Metal) The width of the material is 24" The standing seam is 3/4" in height The roof's pitch is 10:12 The house faces "mainly south" which means the roof exposure is mainly east and west. It's a 28' x 40' building with a few dormers and a covered porch (a-style) I think that means the panels will be 21" across? Not entirely sure. I don't believe there are any striations in the panel (so they will be flat). My question is does this all sound like a good configuration? I've seen some pictures of metal roofs that look really bad (maybe from oil canning and maybe from tightening too much). I want to do all I can to make sure that the roof has a nice appearance. So my questions are: Is the "width" too large? Should I be looking more toward an 18" panel width? Is the height too small? Should I be asking for a 1 1/2" height Any help would be greatly appreciated.		Robin Sullivan 7/28/2016	Share Or copy this URL: https://www.metalroofing.com/spirit/comment/21385/find/
Oil canning can be caused by many things. Those things include inherent stress and formation in the metal, improper machine gauging, a roof deck that is not perfectly flat, and improper installation. Striations in the panels, backer rods behind the panels, and narrower panels can all be helpful. I really can't predict what your results will be but I do think that a narrower panel may be a good idea.		Todd Miller Isaiah Industries, Inc. 7/28/2016	Share Or copy this URL: https://www.metalroofing.com/spirit/comment/21386/find/
if a narrower panel is a good idea, what width do you think it should be? Also is 3/4" height a bad idea?		Guest User 7/29/2016	Share Or copy this URL: https://www.metalroofing.com/spirit/comment/21387/find/
Based on your roof's pitch, the seam might may be okay. Again, there are so many variables ... I can't give you any exact answers. If you drop me an email at [email protected] I can send you the industry document on oil canning. I would suggest an 18" wide panel or, better yet, 15"? I assume that the panel you're looking at is a concealed fastened clip-secured standing seam and not a through fastened or "nail hem" type of panel.		Todd Miller Isaiah Industries, Inc. 7/29/2016	Share Or copy this URL: https://www.metalroofing.com/spirit/comment/21388/find/

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