Roofs are indispensable for a building, and the importance of the roof becomes even more important for people living on the top floors. Roofs are generally inclined to prevent the accumulation of rain or snow water. One of the roof types among roof types is seam roofs.
Clamp roof systems; It is the roof system that is usually formed by cutting the galvanized sheet in the form of a strip and clamping it together. For clamp roofs, we can say that roofing materials such as copper, lead or aluminum used in classical roof coatings are used in roof construction with different technological applications.
Clamped metal roofs, which are used in roof coating by interlocking panels produced from painted galvanized sheets, aluminum and copper sheets in the requested colors with a specific technology, are one of the alternatives in the construction industry today.
Clamp roof systems are preferred by many people due to their aesthetic appearance, price advantage and practical application compared to other roof systems.
Features of Standing Seam Systems
- Having an aesthetic appearance,
- Long life,
- Production in the desired length,
- Color options,
- It provides impermeability because it is interlocked,
- Produced as a single piece without attachment,
- Even after assembly, there is no single mounting screw on it and therefore no risk of leakage.
- Clamping Roof Systems have started to be recognized and used more recently. Metal clamp roof systems are one of the most robust roof systems in history. For example, the roof of Hagia Sophia is designed according to seam roof systems. It has not flowed in any way since the day it was built. Clamped roofs were used in the construction of many works of Mimar Sinan.
- Since the repair of mosque domes is very difficult, even impossible, seam roof systems are used in mosques.
How to Make a Standing Seam?
In clamp roof systems, the coverings are mounted by clamping the structures and without puncturing the surface of the sheet metal. Immediately after the assembly, the sheets are clamped together with tools called robotic clamps or clamp pliers. Thanks to this process, there is no risk of leakage in the coating. Clamp clips that remain within the combination of the sheets are fixed to the structure in question and fix the roof.
Both painted and unpainted aluminum, painted and unpainted galvanized sheet, copper, zinc and titanium materials are used in the construction of clamp roof systems. The seam roof, which is easily applied to low-inclined roofs, provides great convenience with its ability to be applied from one eave to another in almost any size. Clamp roof is the most widely used roofing system in the world, giving excellent results in terms of waterproofing even on roofs with very low slopes.
Clamp roof systems are the most preferred type of roofing for buildings that are looking for durability as well as aesthetic appearance. Since it is applied to every roof model, it is becoming increasingly widespread. Seam roof, which allows functional application on roofs with a large area, is produced in two different types as straight seam and trapezoidal seam.
Trapezoidal clamps carry more load than straight clamps, which are other clamped roof types. Purlin (in steel roofs; steel and sheet elements placed parallel to the eaves at the top of the carrier trusses and beams) can be easily used in Z profile systems as it is easily applied between them. Straight clamping systems, like trapeze clamps, give good results in terms of protection of the structure and leakage.
Clamp Roof Systems Building Elements
- Roof purlin profile
- Trapezoidal section painted galvanized sheet metal.
- Insulation material
- Standing seam system roof covering
- Vapor barrier cover.
- "Z" profiles
- OSB sheet
- Open cover, waterproof
- Movable locks
Clamp Roof Advantages
- Impermeability
- Since there is no screw hole on it, there is no leakage. Namely; Standing seam roof systems maintain their impermeability feature even if the clamped area is completely interlocked and compressed, even if these areas are under snow or rain. The clips used are designed to provide extraordinary resistance to the suction force at high wind forces.
- Productivity
- Seam Roof Systems are robust, durable and suitable for all types of coating systems and do not require maintenance. These roofs are also used for recycling.
- Longevity
- Painted sheet brings with it a stainless steel guarantee.
- Cost
- Standing Seam Systems are light but very strong. Therefore, the construction loads are reduced and this reduces the cost of the building.
Clamp roof systems are one of the most aesthetic looking and functional roof types that we have recently come across in buildings. Anchored roofs; It can be applied in homes, hotels, villas, factories, storage or production facilities, educational institutions, shopping malls, prefabricated buildings, sports halls and prefabricated buildings. Clamp roof systems, both production and assembly.