On March 12th 2014 we installed a new metal roof on a home located in Culpeper VA.  Before we install our new metal roof, we needed to first remove the 8yr old tin roof that was put on the house.  In the live video that we shot on the job site located below here, you will be able to see the tin roof and how we are removing it. You can watch the video below or click on this link to visit our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbrbCozStjs

Metal Roofing VA Oil Canning

What in the world is oil canning? In the vernacular of metal roof installers oil canning is when a metal roof, particularly standing seam metal roofs, has bulges and ripples in it. This phenomenon occurs for a plethora (I always wanted to use that word in a blog) of reasons. The main culprit is the roof deck. Think of it this way, the deck of the roof is the bones and the metal roofing VA is the skin. However the bones lay, that is how the skin is going to lay. If the deck has as little as a 1/8 inch deflection then that panel will not lay flat. Here are some more reasons, if the master coil is slit with more tension on one of the decoilers then it will keep that tension in that coil and the panel won’t lay perfectly flat. Add to that humidity and when the humidity around the roof is different it will oil can.

These types of roof also expand and contract with heat or cold weather. A 50 foot panel will “stretch” as much as ¼ of an inch between the summer and winter months. In these panels we actually use clips that allow the panels to expand and contract. If you compare the new steel panels with the old tin panels you can see that we have made some headway on reducing oil canning. However we don’t think we will ever be able to eliminate it altogether.

For more information on oil canning and other elements of standing seam metal roofing VA please visit us at AlphaRain.com or call us at (540) 222-1642

In the video, you will hear from Paul Dysart the Project Manager for Alpha Rain Metal Roofing VA.  Paul is giving an overview of how to install the new state of the art solar panels on their solar roofing systems.  Please take a moment and watch this informative live interview shot today from the home of Virginia’s Metal Roofing Specialists. Watch the video via this link as well:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFT5VDpEAFo

Metal Roofing VA

There are 3 ways to transmit heat:

• Direct heat transfer-think of a tea kettle on an open flame
• Convective heat transfer- think of a turkey in an oven where the hot air cooks the turkey
• Radiant heat transfer- think of popcorn in a microwave

Our new Radiant Therma Vent roof ventilation system addresses all three. The Radiant Therma Vent panel acts as a thermal bridge to stop the direct heat transfer. The air ventilation we introduce into the radiant Thema Vent system stops the convective heat transfer by ventilating the hot air out of the ridge and pulling in the cool air from the eave area. This system even vents the hot air from the attic. The use of a Radiant barrier stops the radiant heat transfer. This radiant barrier is so intelligent that in the winter it stops the radiant heat from leaving your house!

This system is only available from Alpha Rain, your metal roof specialist. We will be happy to show you a prototype of this system and actually take apart a portable mockup of a section of roof. We will also show you on a digital photo what your home will look like with a metal roof ventilation system. We can even show you different roof colors so you won’t be guessing what color will look best. See all these new technologies on our website at AlphaRain.com