Standing Seam Roof

Gary H

How do you bend copper metal to fit on a curved roof? Something like a roof over a bay window. I have a brake and have bent metel on a staight roof. But this curved roof has me pulling my hair out. And it has to be standing seam. Thanks

Tom Struble

is the roof framing installed? sheathing? i guess it a matter of making your pans then snipping the vertical legs where needed and form it down and cleat it,solder the sniped legs to maintain water tightness then install a batten seam working it to the needed radius then soldering that to the pan. tinner is probably the man you need to talk with

WarnerConstInc.

English wheel.

dennis

The simplest way is to use gutter downspout crimpers. Better and easier than cutting the rib.

A better way is to use a metal shrinker/stretcher tool.

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tinner666

Why would anybody cut the seams? That's crazy.

Form them with the flat panel on the roof. They can also be reduced with crimpers. Seams never get cut!

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Tom Struble

i humbly withdraw my stupid reply