Panels & Profiles
1 Inch vs 1.5 Inch Standing Seam: Which to Spec
Seam height is usually treated as a styling choice. It also moves your panel count, your seam footage and, in Miami-Dade and Broward, whether a nailstrip is permittable at all.
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Homeowner Guides
Metal Roof vs Shingles in Florida: The Real Lifetime Cost
Shingles are genuinely cheaper on day one in Florida. The case for metal is a case about the years after day one, and it depends almost entirely on how long you keep the house.
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Cost & Quoting
Standing seam material cost in Florida: what actually moves the number
We are not publishing a price per square, and we will tell you why. Here is what actually drives a Florida standing seam material price: gauge, substrate, finish, panel width, trim quantity and waste.
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Installation & Delivery
Crated Panels vs Onsite Roll Forming: The Real Tradeoffs
Onsite roll forming really is better on very long continuous runs. Exact-length factory panels win on QC, crew time and the condition panels arrive in. Here is where the line falls.
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Coatings & Durability
Metal Roof Color and Solar Reflectance for Florida Homes
Color changes how hot a metal roof gets, but the number that decides it is the CRRC three-year aged SRI, not the name on the chip. Here is what is documented and what is marketing.
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Homeowner Guides
Standing Seam vs 5V Crimp: Which Fits Your Florida Home
Standing seam and 5V crimp are the two common Florida residential metal roofs. One of them is not approved for Miami-Dade or Broward, which settles the choice before anything else does.
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Installation & Delivery
Metal Roof Trim and Accessories: What to Order and Why
Trim, not panels, is what stalls a metal roof order at fabrication. Here is the checklist that keeps ridge cap, flashings, closures and fasteners moving with the panels.
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Florida Code & Compliance
Wind Uplift Testing and Design Pressure for Florida Contractors
A design pressure belongs to one tested assembly, in psf, not to a panel and not to a wind speed. Here is how the number is earned and how to read it correctly.
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Florida Code & Compliance
Metal Roof Over Shingles in Florida: What Code Allows
Most Florida re-roofs need a tear off. The code does allow a standing seam recover in narrow circumstances, and the conditions attached to it decide the job.
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Panels & Profiles
Rib Panel Metal Roofing for Florida Agricultural and Light Commercial Buildings
Rib panel is the widest, most affordable panel ERS sells: 36" coverage, exposed fastener, built for barns and light commercial work outside the HVHZ.
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Homeowner Guides
Metal Roof Financing: What Florida Homeowners Should Know
ERS Metals does not offer financing. Here is how the financing conversation actually works, and why an accurate material quote is what makes it real.
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Exposed vs Concealed Fastener Panels for Florida Roofs
Standing seam hides every fastener under the seam. 5V, PBR and Rib fasten straight through the pan. Here is what that difference costs you over the life of the roof.
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