Standing seam
Metal Roofing
Standing seam roofs on homes, a mountain cabin and commercial buildings, with the trim fabricated in-house instead of bought in.
Chapter 01
Where metal roofs fail, and the details that decide it
A standing seam panel almost never fails in the middle of the run. Trouble shows up where the clean run stops: the fasteners and clips that hold it down, the pipe and vent penetrations, the chimney, the valleys, the ridge and the eave. On a metal roof, a leak is nearly always a detail leak.
Exposed fasteners are the classic culprit on older metal. Steel and aluminum expand and shrink with the temperature, the sealing washer ages, and a screw that was snug in July can be backing out by January. Chimneys and flue pipes are the other repeat offender, because water has to be turned around something that sits in the middle of the slope. Flashing bent to fit that exact chimney holds up better than a one-size boot.
Weather in the Yakima Valley asks a lot of a metal roof: hot summer sun, hard freezes, wind, and snow that lets go of a slick panel all at once. Valleys and eaves have to be detailed knowing that snow is going to move, and that the ridge will see the wind first.
Bronze standing seam roof with sheet metal chimney flashing
Fabricated in the same shop that installs it
New Castle Roofing Systems lists Metal Roofing Services and Sheet Metal Roofing among its core work. In the company's own words: “We do in-house metal fabrication, saving you time and money by cutting out the middle man.”
The company fabricates and installs sheetmetal roof and wall systems, and its sheet metal guidelines conform to the national SMACNA standards. That is the reason the trim on a New Castle roof, the ridge, valley and chimney pieces, can be made to the roof in front of the crew instead of ordered off a shelf.
The gallery shows what that looks like: standing seam in bronze, green, black and tan, on homes, on a mountain cabin and on commercial buildings.
Chapter 03
Aftercare: what to look for, and when to call
After a hard wind or the first real snow melt, take a look at the roof from the ground. You are looking for panels that have shifted, trim that has lifted at the ridge or eave, and sealant around a vent or flue that has cracked or pulled back. A brown stain on the ceiling near a chimney or pipe is usually the first sign, well before water drips.
None of that needs a big project to fix. Small jobs are welcome at the Wapato office, and when we are on your roof we send update texts with pictures, so you can see what we saw and what we did about it.
New Castle Roofing Systems, fully insured for commercial, residential and industrial projects. Call (509) 941-8952.
Three roofs, three colors of standing seam
A home with a stainless flue pipe, a teal run along the eave, and a dark roof on a mountain cabin. For the same metal on a larger scale, see commercial roofing, or read how the trim gets made on the sheet metal fabrication page. Homeowners can start at residential roofing.
New Castle Roofing is at 302 W 2nd St, Wapato, WA. Open Monday to Saturday, 7am to 5pm.