Now I let the glue dry for a while. This is the annoying part. When I am building I want to keep going…
To set the next panel I again draw my reference line. Then I spread out my glue, making sure there is a bead of glue on the rib of the previous panel. Then I set the next panel in place, making sure its seam fits over the rib of the previous panel.
Then I crimp the seam closed with my crimping tool.
Since some glue will be pressed out of the seam when I crimp it, I have to be careful when I release and draw away the crimping tool. It could just stick to the new panel and bring it right off the roof. Once the panel is crimped, I adjust it to the reference line.
On my saw mill, I capped the roof with a simple piece of angled aluminum. Its unfinished look has bothered me. So for the gas station I tried for a more finished look. I went with a cap that was 1/4 inch on each side of the bend, but instead of a rough cut edge, I bent the edges over. So I had a cap that was 1/4 on each face, but had a more finished edge because the edge was bent under.
For the cap joints, I went with a piece of aluminum with the edges bent under, just like the cap, but its final size was only 1/4 inch wide. And the ends of the cap seam are folded up under the cap, again trying for a more finished look
Very Nice!!!. Dave
Thanks Travis.
Its difficult for me to explain, clearly, what I did sometimes. I had to go back and do a few minor edits. But Yunz should understand what I am trying to do.
I can certainly understand it and a nice write-up!
Thank You!
That was awesome Dave Thanks sorry for interrupting got a little excited. Beer cans I have a daily supply.lol. but where did you get that hand brake? And by the way what a great build.
Thanks Ken. I am always concerned that I don’t explain well enough, or that I explain too much and bore the reader.
Ron Thanks, and I understand.
I got the hand brake tool at Lowe’s a few years back. there are 3 sizes of jaws available for it. I put the largest size on and have been using the tool that way.
Nice write up David. Easy to read and follow.
Dave, N.B., Marconi said:
Nice write up David. Easy to read and follow.
What he said…and adding with simple tooling as well!
Excellent!
Wow. thank you for the step by step. that’s an excellent looking roof.
David Maynard said:
Thanks Ken. I am always concerned that I don’t explain well enough, or that I explain too much and bore the reader.
How-to’s are never boring. Most of the time I let the pictures tell the story with just a simple explanation. That way if I missed something, someone usually lets me know with a question or 2…
This needs to go in the “Articles” section.
And where does one obtain such a handy-dandy bendy tool?
Beatiful work David and an excellent how-to. I’ve only attempted one standing seam roof and I have to admit I was a bit lazy in the way I did it…
Yours is more realistic looking, I took the easy way out!
Ken Brunt said:
David Maynard said:
Thanks Ken. I am always concerned that I don’t explain well enough, or that I explain too much and bore the reader.
How-to’s are never boring. Most of the time I let the pictures tell the story with just a simple explanation. That way if I missed something, someone usually lets me know with a question or 2…
This needs to go in the “Articles” section.
Yep, very nicely done. Great results.
I agree with Ken - make it an article! I find myself going to articles quite often; it’s much easier than trying to search through the forum.
Great information. Thanks for posting all the steps and pictures. This should definitely be in the “Articles” section.
-Kevin.
Lou Luczu said:
And where does one obtain such a handy-dandy bendy tool?
Lou, I got mine in the roofing section of Lowe’s Actually I got both the hand brake tool and the crimper tool there.
Jon Radder said:
Beatiful work David and an excellent how-to. I’ve only attempted one standing seam roof and I have to admit I was a bit lazy in the way I did it…
Yours is more realistic looking, I took the easy way out!
Jon, That’s similar to the way Yogi Wallace did his on his site. I tried that method once, and I didn’t like the results. BUT, I did use that method to make rounded seam metal roofing on both my barn and my as yet to be finished train station.