Standing-Seam & Metal Roofing

Metal is a large part of what Ridgeway does — residential standing seam, agricultural and commercial panel, and everything from a farmhouse porch roof to a church with a steeple on it.

Why people move to metal

A good asphalt roof is a twenty to thirty year decision. A properly installed metal roof is closer to fifty, it sheds snow and ice instead of holding it, it does not lose granules, and in a wind event the failure mode is nothing like a shingle roof losing a strip off the ridge. It costs more up front, and most people who do it never re-roof again.

Standing seam versus exposed fastener

Standing seam hides the fasteners under the seam, which means nothing to work loose and no rubber washers ageing in the sun. Exposed-fastener panel is a lot cheaper and is the right answer on a barn, an outbuilding or a long low commercial run. Which one suits your building depends on pitch, span and what it is for — you will get told both options and the price difference.

Panels, trim and the details that leak

Metal roofs almost never leak through the panel. They leak at the ridge, the eave, the valleys, the sidewall and around penetrations, which is where the trim and closures do the work. Panels are measured and cut for the run so the seams land where they should, and the trim is not an afterthought.

Color and finish

Metal comes in a long list of colors with baked-on finishes that hold up. Terry can bring samples out with the estimate, so you are choosing against your own siding and brick rather than off a screen.