HOW TO BEND THE TOP OF A STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF PANEL |

In this tutorial, we show how to bend the tops of standing seam metal roof panels from start to finish.
Breadpan in less than 3min👉 • Breadpan Standing Seam...
Use this approach instead of typical z-closures or j-channel to finish the tops of your standing seam panels at a ridge, hip, skylight, chimney, etc.
0:00 Intro
0:09 Overview
1:28 Layout
3:46 Notching
5:22 Bending
11:28 Folding dog ears
13:00 Hook-on explained
13:33 Bending Hook-On
16:13 Water-test
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[@julieJones828]

Awesome video. I love seeing how things are done. Never knew how complicated metal roofs can be.

[@asm101]

I've spent a long time perfecting my craft and still have alot to learn... thanks for watching and hope a Roger is enjoying them too 😊

[@asm101]

I heard Roger mention something about you guys offering some sort of YT coaching service....how do connect with you more directly? I would love to help in any way possible

[@tj102937]

Great video! I am going to put this to work asap!

[@asm101]

Thanks for your dedication to supporting our channel... you are why we are doing this

[@thorntonart]

Great vid with nice detail and super informative. Keep rocking it.

[@asm101]

Thanks my friend...glad it was helpful

[@eithieus1652]

Best video on here on leak proof. Attention to detail right here. Beautiful 👍👊😢

[@asm101]

Thank you!

[@eithieus1652]

@@asm101your welcome. It’s so nice to see great craftsmanship. Your a dying bread. That vid made my day. Be safe and have a great life. 🤩🤔

[@asm101]

Stay tuned for more content....I love doing this stuff

[@lightning9279]

Love watching craftsmanship like this. The old school Russian roofers have some vids out. They don't use caulk. They specialize in mechanical seals. I've wondered if the metal they use is formulated for the high amount of bending and pounding used to get the mechanical seal. Great vid.

[@asm101]

Thanks for this great comment yeah those Russians really pushed the needle

[@ExploringCanadaInfo]

Great video! 🇨🇦👋

[@asm101]

Thanks for watching

[@amedreyes1546]

Great video!!, i would like to add that on initial trials it could be a good idea to put a wood block on the panel (size normally 15 5/8 on 16" panels) between the seams to avoid having the panel change in width when folding the ear dogs to the back, small 1/8 to 1/4 in width change can lead to big problems just in a few continuous panels. Special care needs to be taken with striated panels when bending up, the striations can get crazy a few inches down the bend

[@asm101]

Thank you I will try this good idea

[@DZslow]

Super ❤

[@dawg6480]

You have added a new skill to my work. I do have a question about how would you attached a vented ridge cap

[@asm101]

Glad we were able to help! Check out this video...we have since improved on this detail but this one is still very much valid kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKvNXo2GosiIbKs

[@michaelwalsh8038]

Nice bread pan

[@Stanl3y_Ipkiss]

Nicely done man. The company I work for does Z metal with butyle tape but I like this method a lot more.

[@asm101]

Yes this being a folded joint instead of a notched and caulked joint makes it far superior...always looking for easier and better ways to do things...thanks for watching

[@ceciliogonzalez4430]

That looks bulletproof system but seems to be time consuming. Curious I know you are explaining as you are doing it so lose time there. So how long does it actually take in the field per panel compared to zee metal with tape?

[@asm101]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKvFe4Gdhpt2icU this video will answer that question

[@chrisskolmowski2686]

Hey my man I love the videos!!! Very great information as well as craftsmanship. Unfortunately I live in the south where systems like these are little to non existent. I’d love to move back up north and learn the true art of standing seam outside of prefabricated panels. Happy fourth brother keep ‘em coming!!!!!

[@asm101]

Thanks for the great feedback I really do enjoy making these videos for everyone to enjoy

[@ViralClipsThatDontSuck]

I got roofs all year round in Maine if your interested let me know we can talk! If you have a guy or two it’s a plus! I can teach you on one job and let you do half of a roof yourself with me there on the 2nd then let you do one on your own a small one and be on call for you and if you have any questions after we can send you back a master! This guy here is all talk, this is technically the right way to do it but trust me when I say no metal company does it this way ha. A roof would take years if we did all this unnecessary shit. we have harshhh winters here and nothing I do leaks. Let me know if your serious!

[@asm101]

And here's the problem that will continuously erode our trade... Nick I thank you for chiming in here and your thoughts equal that of many in our industry.... It is about knowing where and when to use these details.... I myself agree that A New concept will take longer at first but once you learn it and do more of them it becomes more natural and therefore faster.... Hopefully I've shed a different light on this for you

[@thatwestcoastrooferguy1333]

This is so much extra work I think notching it a better alternative and doing these folds you run the issue of Possibly distorting the panel

[@asm101]

It's not alot of extra work...you just not have done alot of these if your saying that

[@SunnybraeCroft]

Thanks, very interesting.

[@asm101]

Glad you liked it!

[@asm101]

Can I ask how you found the video... Were you searching for something?

[@SunnybraeCroft]

@@asm101 searching for standing seam, decided at a grand old age I need to learn a new trick for a few projects on the croft.

[@asm101]

Anything else you'd like to learn? I can make a video about it

[@SunnybraeCroft]

@@asm101 that’s very kind, I am just looking through at the moment but I will keep you in mind. Have a good week Hugh

[@joeshulman2501]

Another great video!! do you have any hip detail bread-pen videos?

[@asm101]

thanks very much ... not yet....I can definitely make one in the future though...did you see this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKvFe4Gdhpt2icU

[@a3arar68]

Thanks for the tutorial and display. Which gauge metal are you using?

[@asm101]

Hi... Thanks for watching! This video were using 24g.... Is that what you use?

[@rpruden69]

Great detail, how do you address drag screws now?

[@asm101]

Thanks! No need for drag screws if you know how to use the clip to stop the drag...ill do a video on that coming up thanks for your input... kzbin.info/www/bejne/anzMlqWaoN1lpMU what do you think about this video?

[@ViralClipsThatDontSuck]

We been waiting on this panel for an hour what are you doing ground guy lol.

[@asm101]

Dont knock it till you try it

[@ViralClipsThatDontSuck]

Your right, I hope everyone starts doing this so I can make much more money haha.

[@asm101]

Well then my friend you're here for a good time not a long time I wish you the best of luck

[@garyvelligan9267]

Does prefabricating the bread pan interfere with double locking the next panel?.

[@asm101]

Nope not at all...

[@nickgoral7342]

Could a guy use this detail to transition from a 4:12 pitch roof to go 6 inches up the virtual wall plane seeing it's not a perfect 90? Love that your willing to share true craftsmen secrets that most would just slam a z trim in.

[@asm101]

yes absolutely...ive had to take a break from content creation due to some life circumstances but I will be back at it in a month or so

[@ViralClipsThatDontSuck]

Your using tri polymer silicone rite? You can do z bar as well it’s far faster. Run ice and water over the z bar and hit the nails or screws with silly. Lock into z bar with silicone inside of the 1” lock. Then beat it tight with rubber mallet. Wish I had photos of the time I did this years ago on the water without leaks.

[@asm101]

Yes z bar works very well on a watershed system but try using z bar on a system that could potentially retain water that thing will leak like a sieve

[@user-ic2uh9fr4r]

How do you keep that panel from sliding down hill during the winter with snow and ice?

[@asm101]

Secure Your Roof Panels Like a Pro with this Genius Hack kzbin.infoVbo1VKYr4n0?feature=share

[@thomashorne4968]

Can you bread pan hips too?

[@asm101]

Yes

[@carissaclawser2945]

Does this work for snap-lock or does this only work on mechanically fastened systems?

[@asm101]

Works best on mechanical lock

[@squirrel4evr]

I love u

[@eithieus1652]

Where’s the link to the tools 🙏

[@asm101]

In the description

[@YouTubeRanch]

There was light coming through the left bottom corner, isn't that still a pinhole leak spot or does closing the box up take care of that? I'm seriously trying to learn to do my own house. I was a sheet metal worker but never touched standing seam roof. Why not just hit the inside corners with caulking? Does it look bad? I think the hardest part of this is dealing with roofs that are not square but have no basis for that yet.

[@YouTubeRanch]

Sorry, sometimes when soldering downspouts you get a tiny pinhole that lets a tiny bit of water through, a little tap with a hammer and it closes metal up completely. Forever. That's why I asked.

[@asm101]

Yes it is a complete folded detail which means absolutely no pinholes...these details will stand the test of time. Cutting and caulking will eventually fail over time with expansion and contraction and deterioration of the caulking itself

[@asm101]

Also good luck with your roof....these are not easy roofs to tackle yourself...any questions please do not hesitate to ask happy new year

[@YouTubeRanch]

@@asm101 Mine is straight forwards if I can remove a chimney that's not been used in 30 years. Pointless in Fort Lauderdale) Then I only have to go from the Eaves to Ridge, with one step down (where you normally put step singles) when I get to the garage. I watched your one video already on that. I'm guessing this is the last section you want to install (on little garage area), So as Its custom cut to fit the wall right. The house is basically a long ranch bunkhouse like they built in California during the 70's. If you are looking for video ideas maybe a video of how to layout long areas of roof metal on unsquared houses or a basic starting of the layout of the job and why you would do it that way. Contractors are so used to doing things but lots of time it's not obvious to others. Also of one just on tools, you had sheet metal tools that I didn't even know about. I used to collect old ones too. Anyways, Thanks.

[@asm101]

All suggestion are quite welcome...I use them to better the channel and give my viewers more of what they want and cut out the uneeded...time better spent for all involved.

[@joshuamiddlemiss3713]

Not bad except the 15 mins prep per sheet

[@asm101]

Doesn't take that long in practice...do afew and you'll know what i mean

[@josephtoombs6933]

What kind of hand benders are those?🤯

[@asm101]

Stubai seaming pliers

[@josephtoombs6933]

@@asm101 do you know of any good vids showing how to cut and box your female rib? I've seen guys do it differently and there's gotta be a most efficient way. I wanna see how I could cut it to the roof pitch and bend that flap boxing it to form a triangle instead of a rectangle.. I think that'd look super clean and artistic

[@asm101]

If your refering to snap lock I close it off with the seam metal itself or use the manufacturer end caps and riveting them in

[@Ivordiartis]

Bro you would be fired if it takes you this long for one single panel. I have 18 year old kids from Honduras that would run circles around you.

[@asm101]

Take the time or the time you will take

[@squirrel4evr]

Hi dad

[@asm101]

I love you too sweetheart

[@retardedroofer3123]

I don’t get y you would go thru all the trouble to do that. When u install the panels and keep them a half inch from wall. Mark where your end wall flashing is on the ribs of the panel. Then cut and install z bend with butyl tape on the back of it. It is so quick and it does the same thing. No caulking needed. Once the end wall flashing is riveted in place it will never off

[@asm101]

Not on a 2/12

[@aaronaldrich1546]

Lolololol

[@asm101]

?

[@robbn848]

And by the time your jobs done your company's gone broke ,

[@asm101]

This is the exact reason the trade is dying

[@patrickfrank366]

Do you seriously expect to make money? Dude you just spent 15 minutes on the top of 1 panel. Lol. Good luck I hope your getting $3,k per square because you only gonna get 1 square per day on

[@asm101]

I find teaching something often takes more time than actual real world application, because all eyeballs are on you... heres a video where i show in real time how long i take to do one kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKvFe4Gdhpt2icU

[@bernardplanko6780]

Sorry, all hammered hand bent is not the way, if the surface would be more reflective you could see all the hills and scratches. Buy yourself a good hand bending machine and work from there like a UKV

[@asm101]

I can appreciate your opinion but I have done lots of these and all of those bumps and scratches get less and less the more you practice these details

[@bernardplanko6780]

@@asm101 sorry, the bents are round , they should be sharp and precise. I work with SS mostly and there a hammer wont help you, if you work on zinc or ally everything eventually fits, on ss even 0,,2mm makes problems. Take a o,5 or 0,6mm polished SS with protective foil and lets see the result when you double bend and unbend. Also I prefer to do all cuts prior to bending when everything is flat. Look at ukv by Schechtl and you will bend all bends

[@asm101]

@@bernardplanko6780 yes I agree with you on that...stainless steel requires a totally different set of skills...although like I always say knowing HOW to layout these details will always improve the end result....kind of like learning to use the abacus 🧮 before a calculator

[@bernardplanko6780]

@@asm101 yes there is no room for just cut nearly on the line. Thats why I prefer making all the marks on flat sheet before bending and without the use of a pencil , this is quite a help when you get used to it you just fly fast making all the lines , you can make it also by yourself or buy i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ZWEAAOSwrWpe-QgF/s-l500.jpg

[@ExploringCanadaInfo]

Great video! 🇨🇦👋

[@asm101]

Glad you enjoyed it!