Metal Sales T-Armor Series - Manual (Page 51)

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T-ARMOR
C-Clamp
A
A
Section A-A
Pull up center of panel
Field-drilled
holes ( 5 /
8
°)
Note: It is critical that panels located as detailed on erection drawings in order for panels to have
adequate movement due to thermal expansion and contraction. Panels must be fixed at the eave
or ridge, not both eave and ridge. Endlap splices fixed to the roof assembly below the panels. The
following procedures also apply to panel runs with multiple laps. The distance between endlaps on a
rib must be at least 24".
ENDLAPPING OF PANEL
Peak
Eave
1
2 4 6 8
3 5 7
Staggered
Endlaps
INSTALLING
PANEL CLIP
STEP
5
T-Armor Peak Panel
T-Armor Eave Panel
(factory notched)
(2) rows of
Endlap Pad Tube Sealant
Stiffener Plate
2.5" Pig Tail
INSTALLATION OF PANEL (
cont
.)
Steps:
1. The hems of the high end of the Eave Panel are factory-notched 3" to allow the Peak Panel to nest inside the Eave Panel.
2. Apply 2 rows of Endlap Pad on the notched end of the Eave Panel across panel flat.
3. Apply a row of Tube Sealant across each Endlap Pad and the side of the rib on both sides of the panels.
4. Lap the Peak Panel onto the Eave Panel the 3" length of the notch.
5. Hold the flat of the Peak Panel up and nest the legs together.
6. Nest the flat of the Peak Panel into the Eave Panel.
7. Insert Stiffener Plate into the hems of the ribs and set in Tube Sealant.
8. Apply a 2.5" Pig Tail of Endlap Pad around the hems of the panel where the panel notch occurs.
9. Install Eave Cap, ensuring the cap endlap occurs at least 1'-0" away from the panel endlap.
10. Apply Tube Sealant across each end of the cap notch.
11. Install Peak Cap.
T-Armor Panel
Stiffener Plate
2.5" Pig Tail (Wrap Around
Top of Panel at Butted Ends)
Panel Cap