Alpha Rain has developed a new Energy Efficient Roof Ventilation system for Metal Roofs in Virginia, we are putting this patented roof on many homes in the Arlington VA area. Watch the video below to learn more about why you should choose us to put on your metal roof if you live in the Arlington VA area, or click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UJU9XAgoZA&feature=share
These types of roof also expand and contract with heat or cold weather. A 50 foot panel will “stretch” as much as ¼ of an inch between the summer and winter months. In these panels we actually use clips that allow the panels to expand and contract. If you compare the new steel panels with the old tin panels you can see that we have made some headway on reducing oil canning. However we don’t think we will ever be able to eliminate it altogether.
For more information on oil canning and other elements of standing seam metal roofs please visit us at AlphaRain.com or call us at (540) 222-1642
Radiant Therma Vent
This system introduces ventilation to the roof and attic. It reflects radiant heat with the use of a radiant barrier and it stops the conduction of heat in the summer and cold in the winter into the attic space.
The home above is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and you can see how the panels are being installed right on top of the foam panel. The radiant barrier is under the panel and the air pathway is under the panel as well.
We will be happy to show you a prototype of this system where we actually disassemble a model of this unique but effective approach to ventilating older homes.
For further information please call
540-222-1642 or visit our website @ AlphaRain.com.
Radiant Therma Vent
This system introduces ventilation to the roof and attic. It reflects radiant heat with the use of a radiant barrier and it stops the conduction of heat in the summer and cold in the winter into the attic space.
The home above is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and you can see how the panels are being installed right on top of the foam panel. The radiant barrier is under the panel and the air pathway is under the panel as well.
We will be happy to show you a prototype of this system where we actually disassemble a model of this unique but effective approach to ventilating older homes.
For further information please call
540-222-1642 or visit our website @ AlphaRain.com.
Part 1 Ventilation 101
This is a two part blog about metal roofing ventilation for Charlottesville VA. One thing that I have noticed is that not too many contractors or roofers understanding the importance of ventilation for attics or for roofing systems. In this part on blog I’m going to focus on ventilation in the attic. Have you even wondered why some attics are a lot hotter than others in the summer. Most of this is due to poor ventilation, if you have ridge vents in your roof which allows a way for the hot air in the attic to escape, but no way for the air to enter at the bottom of your attic you are doing a disservice to yourself. For air to escape you must have a new way for air to enter, Hot air always rises, so as the hot air heats up and rises you need a way for the fresh cooler air to enter. The proper way for this is through a soffit vent or through our custom metal roof vent which is placed at the bottom of the roof when the roof is installed. Our custom metal roof entry ven allow for fresh air to enter below the metal roof and flow into your attic. This is very important to many old houses that do not have any soffits or way to vent air into their attics from the bottom of the roof area. We have made a video what I have linked to it below that shows a sample and that I will explain exactly how this process works. In Part two I will talk about Vented J Channel and how we installed a complete patented roof ventilation system in addition to venting the attic.
Check out our website AlphaRain.com or call us at 540-222-1642
I noticed we don’t have any information about snowbirds on our website. Since we just had about 16″ of snow this seams to be a relevant topic. Why do we need snowbirds? After it snows 6″ or more metal roofs will generally release the snow in a sheet of ice on the first sunny day and anything under this avalanche is in jeopardy.
If there were more snow it generally slides off in one huge mass. There are two styles of snowbirds pictured below.
Both the red and green snowbirds are powder coated the color of the roof metal. Painted snowbirds only take a few snows before the freezing action of the snow pulls all of the paint off. The snowbird on the right is made of bronze and used on copper roofs. All these snowbirds are attached with two set screws on the standing seam metal roof so as to not penetrate or mar the metal or paint. Please let us know of any questions you have at AlphaRain.com or call us. (540) 222-1642
Also check out our video here:
I noticed we don’t have any information about snowbirds on our website. Since we just had about 16″ of snow this seams to be a relevant topic. Why do we need snowbirds? After it snows 6″ or more metal roofs will generally release the snow in a sheet of ice on the first sunny day and anything under this avalanche is in jeopardy.
If there were more snow it generally slides off in one huge mass. There are two styles of snowbirds pictured below.
Both the red and green snowbirds are powder coated the color of the roof metal. Painted snowbirds only take a few snows before the freezing action of the snow pulls all of the paint off. The snowbird on the right is made of bronze and used on copper roofs. All these snowbirds are attached with two set screws on the standing seam metal roof so as to not penetrate or mar the metal or paint. Please let us know of any questions you have at AlphaRain.com or call us. (540) 222-1642
Also check out our video here:
Paul Dysart from Alpha Rain Metal Roofing shot a live video from his house to show you why snow birds are so important to have on your roof. Paul’s house is located in Warrenton VA. This video was shot February 14, 2014. Paul compares a standing seam metal roof with snow birds and one without snow birds to show you the difference. Please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XScH5ZYEz0s to watch the video.
This was Maximilian’s residence and he could be seen often on the balcony with his 3rd wife, Bianca Maria Sforza of Milan. The roof is 52 feet wide and 12 feet tall. We have put on many copper roofs but we haven’t been asked to gild them in gold…….yet!
If you would like us to install a gold roof for you we would be happy to accommodate you, as we install similar metal roofs in va.
Metal Roofing Warrenton VA we have made a description of our metal roofing patented energy saving ventilation system, we want to talk about Warrenton VA and the metal roofs we are installing in that area. We have been working on a new patented roof ventilation system that can save a lot on energy saving by basic air movement. The test example that we did was on a house that had little or no ventilation, no ridge vents, and no soft vents. We installed our ventilation system and had amazing results. Check out the video below to see what we did!
Metal Roofing Installation on a job near Middleburg VA, we are taking of and old barn tin aluminum roof shown in the video and replacing it with a 35 year warranty metal roof by Sheffield Metal Manufacture. We are going to show the new metal roof, and explain what oil canning is and how to keep it from happening as much or more depending on what you are installing it on.
Fabral Metal Roofing is a manufacture that produces pre-painted metal roofing coil and metal wall products. This video is to talk about the quaility and product Fabral has from a metal roofing contractors view point. Also we are going to talk about metal roofing caulk that is custom from Fabral for their metal roofing colors.
Alpha Rain has developed a new innovative Energy Efficient Roof Ventilation system for Metal Roofs in Va, we are putting this patented roof on many homes in the Charlottesville VA area.
There are 3 ways to transmit heat:
• Direct heat transfer-think of a tea kettle on an open flame
• Convective heat transfer- think of a turkey in an oven where the hot air cooks the turkey
• Radiant heat transfer- think of popcorn in a microwave
Our new Radiant Therma Vent roofing system addresses all three. The Radiant Therma Vent panel acts as a thermal break to stop the direct heat transfer. The air ventilation we introduce into the radiant Thema Vent system stops the convective heat transfer by ventilating the hot air out of the ridge and pulling in the cool air from the eave area. This system even vents the hot air from the attic. The use of a Radiant barrier stops the radiant heat transfer. This radiant barrier is so intelligent that in the winter it stops the radiant heat from leaving your house!
This system is only available from Alpha Rain, your metal roof specialist. We will be happy to show you a prototype of this system and actually take apart a portable mock up of a section of roof. We will also show you on a digital photo what your home will look like with a metal roof. We can even show you different roof colors so you won’t be guessing what color will look best. See all these new technologies on our website at AlphaRain.com (540) 222-1642
Alpha Rain has developed a new innovative Energy Efficient Roof Ventilation system for Metal Roofs in Va, we are putting this patented roof on many homes in the Charlottesville VA area.
There are 3 ways to transmit heat:
• Direct heat transfer-think of a tea kettle on an open flame
• Convective heat transfer- think of a turkey in an oven where the hot air cooks the turkey
• Radiant heat transfer- think of popcorn in a microwave
Our new Radiant Therma Vent roofing system addresses all three. The Radiant Therma Vent panel acts as a thermal break to stop the direct heat transfer. The air ventilation we introduce into the radiant Thema Vent system stops the convective heat transfer by ventilating the hot air out of the ridge and pulling in the cool air from the eave area. This system even vents the hot air from the attic. The use of a Radiant barrier stops the radiant heat transfer. This radiant barrier is so intelligent that in the winter it stops the radiant heat from leaving your house!
This system is only available from Alpha Rain, your metal roof specialist. We will be happy to show you a prototype of this system and actually take apart a portable mock up of a section of roof. We will also show you on a digital photo what your home will look like with a metal roof. We can even show you different roof colors so you won’t be guessing what color will look best. See all these new technologies on our website at AlphaRain.com (540) 222-1642
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