We are installing an under roof ventilation system with a standing seam metal roof on an older farmhouse in Culpeper VA from the early 1900s.

I recorded a video on-site that I have put a link to below.  I show in the video the under roof ventilation system before the metal roof has been installed, and how we are able to allow the air to flow through the drip edge that we custom make on the job site.  The ventilation panels are about the size of a sheet of plywood and go down on top of a radiant barrier that we install first over the roof deck or skip sheathing.  The Ventilation panels are called Therma-Vent.  These panels allow for the roof to vent air through channels that run vertically up the panels and then the air escapes through a vented ridge cap.

Please take a look at our video and below and contact us for more information about metal roofing and our under roof ventilation system.

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540-222-1642

Here is the video that we recorded in Culpeper Virginia about the on-site job where we are installing the roof ventilation system with a metal roof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_68aiR1q0E

Blog By Paul Dysart with Alpha Rain Metal Roofing

 

Showing the most energy efficient Metal roofing ventilation system on a Standing Seam Metal Roof in Charlottesville, VA Contact us at: (434) 207-5560 or visit our site at www.alpharain.com

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56y6ofoH168&feature=share

Alpha Rain has developed a new innovative Energy Efficient Roof Ventilation System for Metal Roofs in Va, we are putting this patented roof on many homes in the Charlottesville VA area.

Metal Roofing Charlottesville 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 roofing system addresses all three. The Radiant Therma Vent panel acts as a thermal break 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 mock up of a section of roof. We will also show you on a digital photo what your home will look like with a metal roofing. 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 (434) 207-5560

Alpha Rain has developed a new innovative Energy Efficient Roof Ventilation system for Metal Roofs in Va, we are putting this patented roof on many homes in the Orange VA area. Come and check us out at the link above!

Patented Metal Roofing System Arlington VA

Alpha Rain has developed a new patented metal roofing system for Metal Roofs in Virginia, we are putting this patented roof on many homes in the Arlington VA area.  Watch the video below to learn more about why you should choose us to put on your metal roof if you live in the Arlington VA area, or click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UJU9XAgoZA&feature=share 

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

Metal Roofing Ventilation Charlottesville VA

This is a two-part blog about metal roof ventilation system for Charlottesville VA.  One thing that I have noticed is that not too many contractors or roofers understanding the importance of ventilation for attics or for roofing systems.  In this part, on the blog, I’m going to focus on ventilation in the attic.  Have you ever wondered why some attics are a lot hotter than others in the summer?  Most of this is due to poor ventilation if you have ridge vents in your roof which allows a way for the hot air in the attic to escape, but no way for the air to enter at the bottom of your attic you are doing a disservice to yourself.  For air to escape you must have a new way for air to enter, Hot air always rises, so as the hot air heats up and rises you need a way for the fresh cooler air to enter.  The proper way for this is through a soffit vent or through our custom metal roof vent which is placed at the bottom of the roof when the roof is installed.  Our custom metal roof entry even allows for fresh air to enter below the metal roof and flow into your attic.  This is very important to many old houses that do not have any soffits or way to vent air into their attics from the bottom of the roof area.  We have made a video what I have linked to it below that shows a sample and that I will explain exactly how this process works.  In Part two I will talk about Vented J Channel and how we installed a complete patented roof ventilation system in addition to venting the attic.

Check out our website AlphaRain.com or call us at 540-222-1642

Snow Birds Warrenton VA Metal Roofing (540) 222-1642

Paul Dysart from Alpha Rain Metal Roofing shot a live video from his house to show you why snow birds are so important to have on your roof.  Paul’s house is located in Warrenton VA.  This video was shot February 14, 2014.  Paul compares a standing seam metal roof with snow birds and one without snow birds to show you the difference.  Please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XScH5ZYEz0s to watch the video.  Alot of clients ask Alpha Rain how they can stop the snow from hanging off their roof or falling off in large quantities which can be very dangerous.  Paul covers that in this video and you can see clearly how effective these snow birds are in controlling the snow and ice.  These snow birds also stop ice damning and help the roofs control melting snow and ice which in turns protects the roof from heavy snow building up on gutters.  Alpha Rain has installed snow birds all over Virginia especially in the Warrenton VA Metal Roofing community.

Metal Roofing in Virginia vs. Metal Roofing in Europe.

In the heart of the historic district in Innsbruck Austria is the world famous Golden Metal Roofing of Maximilian I. Built in 1500 to quiet the rumor that the King was out of money this gold gilded copper shingle roof has 2,657 shingles. It is regilded with gold leaf every several years to keep it vibrant and shiny.

This was Maximilian’s residence and he could be seen often on the balcony with his 3rd wife, Bianca Maria Sforza of Milan. The roof is 52 feet wide and 12 feet tall.  We have put on many copper roofs but we haven’t been asked to gild them in gold…….yet!

If you would like us to install a golden metal roofing for you we would be happy to accommodate you, as we install similar metal roofs in va.

Metal Roofing VA – Warrenton

Metal Roofing Warrenton VA we have made a description of our metal roofing patented energy saving ventilation system, we want to talk about Warrenton VA and the metal roofs we are installing in that area.  We have been working on a new patented roof ventilation system that can save a lot on energy saving by basic air movement.  The test example that we did was on a house that had little or no ventilation, no ridge vents, and no soft vents.  We installed our ventilation system and had amazing results. Check out the video below to see what we did!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHqQbZAQbc

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