Gain the expertise needed to design, install, commission, maintain, and repair metal roofing systems effectively. Learn to identify the best solutions for new constructions, maintenance, and re-roofing projects. Equip yourself with the knowledge to avoid common problems and ensure long-lasting, high-quality installations.

• Contractors, architects, and owners’ representatives involved in metal roofing projects.
• Materials specifiers, product manufacturers, and commissioning authorities ensuring quality and compliance.
• Anyone involved in metal roofing design, construction, maintenance, repair, and re-roofing.

• Understand the principles of metal roofing system design and installation.
• Identify and apply the best solutions for metal roofing issues.
• Integrate metal roofing systems with solar PV and snow retention devices.

Day One

Welcome and Student Introductions

Understanding Metal Roofing: Part 1

• History
• Materials
• Metallic coatings and metallurgy
• Profiling and roll forming
• Profile types
• Hydrokinetic or hydrostatic?
• Principles of joining and sealing
• Sealant performance
• Why do metal roofs leak?

Understanding Metal Roofing: Part 2

• Basic terms and definitions
• Principles of thermal response
• Panel attachment and fixity
• Curving options
• Slope considerations
• Common sense roof design
• Wind and its effects, and testing
• Paint types and coatings
• Warranties

Low Slope Hydrostatic Details

• Fastener and sealant critical areas
  • Eave
  • End lap
  • Ridge
  • Expansion joint
  • Perimeter flashings
  • Panel clips
• Flashings
• Troubleshooting

Day 2

Steep Slope Hydrokinetic Details

• Substrate suitability
• Panel symmetry
• Underlayments
• Eave details
• Ridge details, hip and headwalls
• Panel fixity
• Valleys
• Rakes and other details
• Soft metals
• Oil canning, and what to do about it

Integration with Solar PV

• Variables that affect design and financial performance of PV
• The "sustainability" piece of metal roofing
• Service life of roofing material options and solar PV
• The attributes of metal roofing as a PV platform
• Financial things: Payback period, ROI, IR
• Economic drivers
• Cost comparisons and real-world case studies

Snow Retention Devices

• Is it a life / safety issue?
• Why do rooftop avalanches happen?
• What is the science behind it?
• Are there liability issues?
• How to engineer to job specifics
• Prevention of ice dams
• Real-world case studies

Rob's Rules of Metal Roofing

• Dual fixity
• Penetrations
• Roof details
• Drainage
• Sealants
• Repairs
• Metallurgy

Re-roofing with Metal

• Why metal?
• Convert flat roof to sloped metal roof
  • Conditions that fit metal
  • Building a frame up retrofit roof
  • New steep slope vs. low slope roof
  • Mechanical units
  • Drainage
• Existing steep slope retrofit
  • Metal over concrete deck
  • Metal over single-ply
  • Attachment
  • Existing metal roof
  • What do the codes say?
  • Methods to retrofit existing metal roof
  • Structural enhancement while retrofitting
  • Single-ply over metal roof

"Information was presented in a very easy to understand way. Real world situations that make the concepts stick versus more abstract concepts. Rob is an amazing instructor that never made you feel silly for asking questions."
–Melanie, Valor Roof, Arvada, CO

"A wealth of knowledge.  This was as amazing class … Liked hands-on demonstration, and the amount of in-depth coverage."
—Leonard, USAF, Hurlburt Field, Florida

"The water intrusion and detail explanations/diagrams have been enormously helpful."
—Justin, Trachte Building Systems, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Robert Haddock

Rob Haddock is president of the Metal Roof Advisory Group as well as CEO and Founder of S-5! He is a well-recognized authority on metal roofing, a technical writer for several trade publications, inventor, educator and charter inductee of the Metal Construction Hall of Fame. He has a background in the “nuts and bolts” of contracting, having operated one of the nation’s largest metal roofing companies for 15 years. A prolific technical author, Haddock served as a faculty member of the Roofing Industry Educational Institute and holds 60+ U.S. and foreign patents. He is a member of NRCA, ASTM, MBMA, CSI, MBCEA, ASCE, and ASHRAE in addition to being a lifetime honorary member of the Systems Builders Association and the Metal Construction Association. Rob regularly presents at domestic and international events worldwide, and his lectures have been translated into 10 languages. Rob is a down-to-earth, hands-on guy who has a knack for making technical subjects easy for his audiences to understand.  

Charlie Smith

Throughout Charlie Smith’s career in the metal roofing industry he has been on a passionate mission to expand the use of metal roofing in non-conventional methods. Charlie’s efforts have made him one of the industry’s foremost authorities on recover systems utilizing metal roofing. Charlie holds several patents in the recover and panel design fields. Charlie co-wrote the two day IIBEC (RCI) Metal Roofing course and is a frequent presenter at IIBEC and other roofing industry events. In 2018, Charlie was presented the “Outstanding Educator Award” from RCI in recognition of continuous delivery of exceptional educational courses.