Installation Guide

1.25" Corrugated

2.5" Corrugated

Tinsnipsora"nibbler"typeelectrictoolarerecommendedforeldcuttingmetalpanels.Cuttingthesteelgeneratesslivers

ormetalchips.Thesesliversandmetalchipsmustbeimmediatelyremovedfromthepanelsbecausetheywilldamagethe

nishandshortenthelifeoftheproduct.

Onemethodofpreventingthisproblemistoipthepanelsoverwhencutting.Thisallowsthesliversandmetalchipstobe

brushedfromthebacksideandavoidsdamagingthepaintonthetopsideofthepanels.

Whencuttingmetalpanelsandashings,gogglesmustbewornforeyeprotection.

CAUTION

All product surfaces should be free of debris at all times. Installed surfaces should be

wiped clean at the end of each work period. Never cut panels over metal surfaces.

Metal shavings will rust on the surface, voiding the warranty.

Allpaintedpanelsandashingshaveafactoryappliedbakedonnish.Handlingandinstallingpanelsmayresultinsome

smallscratchesornickstothepaintnish.Touch-uppaintisavailableinmatchingcolorsfromMetalSales.Itisrecom-

mendedthatasmallbrushbeusedtoapplytouch-uppainttothoseareasthatareinneedofrepair.Touch-uppaintdoesnot

havethesuperiorchalkandfaderesistanceofthefactory-appliedpaintnishandwillnormallydiscoloratanaccelerated

rate.Aerosolpaintshouldnotbeusedbecauseoftheover-spraythatmayoccur.

FIELD-CUTTING AND TOUCH-UP

TOUCH-UP PAINT

FIELD-CUTTING

TOUCH-UP PAINT

SPRAY PAINT

Properdesignandinstallationofvaporbarriers,insulationandventilationsystemsareimportanttopreventcondensationand

theresultingproblemsofmoisturedamageandlossofinsulationefciency.

Condensationoccurswhenmoistureladenaircomesincontactwithasurfacetemperatureequaltoorbelowthedewpointof

theair.Thisphenomenoncreatesproblemsthatarenotuniquewithmetalbuildings;theseproblemsarecommontoalltypes

ofconstruction.

Theundersideofthemetalroofonatypicalmetalbuilding(noattic)shouldbeprotectedfromcondensationbyinsulating

withafacedinsulation.Thisshouldreducethepotentialofcondensationformingontheundersideofthepanels.

Onbuildingsthathaveanatticspaceorarebeingretrottedwithametalroongsystem,ventsshouldbeplacedatboththe

eaveandpeakoftheroofinordertopreventabuildupofmoisture(humidity)intheatticspace.

VENTILATION

Building without Attic Building with Attic

VENT

WALL VENTS

OR OPENINGS

VENT

ATTIC INSULATION

VENT AT

EAVE