AEP Span PBR roof profile

AEP Span names PBR Panel as a 36-inch-coverage, exposed-fastener metal roof and siding product. Its three tall ribs divide the sheet into 12-inch modules, with shallower beads in the pans. The purlin-bearing edge is an important part of the PBR identity: one side of a sheet has to nest with the other side of its neighbor to make the intended joint. AEP Span also offers a reversed PBR form for siding. A replacement roof order should therefore state the standard roofing form and show the weather face, instead of relying on the letters PBR or the nominal three-foot cover alone. Many companies use that broad panel name for sections with different laps.

This record preserves the section on ASC Profiles' PBR Panel sales print dated September 4, 2013. ASC Profiles is the company behind the AEP Span brand. AEP Span's March 2026 PS231 sheet and current product page confirm that PBR Panel remains in the catalog with a 36-inch installed cover and 1 1/4-inch rib height. The later literature does not print every free-edge bend in the 2013 drawing. Keep the date attached to the older geometry when asking for a repair sheet, and compare a trial piece with the installed roof before specifying a large run.

The 2013 drawing labels 36 inches across the effective installed coverage and 12 inches between adjacent major rib stations. Its enlarged Detail A places a 1-inch dimension over the crest of a tall rib and a 1 1/4-inch vertical dimension from pan level to that crest. A 50-degree angle is shown at the descending tall-rib web. The same enlargement labels a shallow pan bead with a 3/4-inch flat top, a 3/16-inch rise and a 30-degree web. A 4-inch typical callout appears within the repeating 12-inch module. These are the printed measurements to carry into a supplier's section review; they do not turn the illustration into a complete roll-tool drawing.

The 36-inch arrow describes coverage after adjacent sheets overlap, not the physical width of a loose panel or its feed coil. The 12-inch arrow describes the repeat between the large ribs, while the 4-inch typical note locates the shallower bead pattern inside that repeat. The two angles refer to particular illustrated sloping webs, not every fold around the left and right terminal ribs. The drawing does not dimension all terminal returns, bend radii or material-dependent forming allowances. Record those details from a sound full-width roof sample and a proposed supplier cross-section. Keep the loose width, net coverage and lengthwise panel lap as three separate measurements.

AEP Span's current PBR product literature lists 22-, 24- and 26-gauge steel, a 1:12 minimum recommended roof slope and custom panel lengths from 6 to 50 feet. It describes the panel as suitable for industrial and agricultural roofs and walling, with the standard base metal listed as AZ50 zinc-aluminum-coated steel. The product sheet identifies a purlin-bearing leg as part of the side-lap arrangement. The installation guide shows PBR placed over solid substrates or spaced supports and gives distinct roof details for eaves, gutters, gables, valleys, ridges, walls, roof curbs and a panel lap. The metal profile is one component of those assembled conditions.

For a replacement, survey the actual roof before writing the purchase quantities. Note the measured slope, support spacing and material, whether an underlayment is present, panel run direction, and whether any sheet crosses a support or needs an end lap. Photograph the eave and ridge terminations, closures, openings and each retained neighboring panel that the replacement will meet. Identify square-cut factory lengths separately from field cuts at valleys and penetrations. AEP Span's 1:12 recommendation and published load tables apply to its identified system and specified support conditions; a shop's lookalike section has to be evaluated on its own construction and installation arrangement.

The 2013 sales print shows a shaped edge at each side of the three-rib field. One is drawn with the extra bearing-leg geometry that distinguishes a PBR lap from a simpler R-panel outline. The 2026 product sheet also illustrates how adjacent PBR sheets lap. A replacement has to nest at both sides if it is being inserted into an existing roof bay; matching only the 36-inch coverage, 12-inch major-rib pitch and 1 1/4-inch height can leave an open or over-tight joint. A cut-down offcut often loses the critical terminal rib, so request a full-width metal sample with both factory edges intact.

Lay the sample weather-face up and mark the underlapping edge, overlapping edge and direction in which the roof was laid. At a clean transverse cut, measure pan elevation, three large crests, shallow bead shape, loose width and net cover after two samples are nested. Photograph both end sections with a ruler in the cross-section plane and keep a short neighboring sheet if it can be removed without distortion. Compare the shop's proposed piece at a trial lap on both sides and at the roof's closure or trim condition. A trial fit also tests whether a currently produced AEP Span PBR sheet nests with the specific 2013-generation material installed on the building.

Send the dated AEP Span drawing, March 2026 PS231 sheet and this page's one-page ordering PDF to each metal supplier. Lead with the measured roof identity: standard AEP PBR roofing orientation, 36-inch target installed cover, 12-inch major rib spacing and 1 1/4-inch rise. Include the printed 1-inch major crest, 50-degree tall web, 3/4-inch shallow crest, 3/16-inch shallow rise and 30-degree small web. Attach the full-width field sample and mark which edge bears beneath its neighbor. Give the supplier a roof-plane sketch with sheet positions, finished lengths, quantities, finish or color, existing gauge if known, and the delivery area. Ask it to state the actual forming route it would use.

A useful quote identifies whether the supplier will obtain genuine AEP Span PBR, use existing compatible tooling or evaluate a special formed run. Request its cross-section with loose-sheet width, net cover after lapping, tall-rib pitch and rise, shallow-bead shape and both terminal returns. Ask for a short trial piece before releasing long replacement sheets. Seat that piece against retained metal at both sides, then check the support and edge details at the location to be repaired. Keep the accepted sample with the order. Neither an R-panel label nor a nominal 36-inch coverage confirms the 2013 AEP lap, especially where a retained roof cannot move to absorb a section difference.

AEP Span's March 2026 PBR sheet says matching polycarbonate panels are available as an option. Polycarbonate is a different material from glass-reinforced plastic. For an owner seeking a GRP or fiberglass replacement sheet, Dipcraft Manufacturing is a separate US inquiry route because it invites sketches and samples for corrugated-fiberglass profile matching. Send Dipcraft the 2013 dimensions and this one-page section summary, together with an intact full-width AEP PBR roof sample. Identify the 12-inch tall-rib pitch, 1 1/4-inch rise, shallow beads, 50-degree and 30-degree printed web callouts and both real side laps. Say whether the desired sheet is translucent or opaque and where it will sit in the roof.

Ask the fiberglass maker to draw the section it can actually form, name the laminate and thickness, and state available lengths, light transmission, support and fixing requirements. A trial GRP piece should nest with the retained metal at both sides and follow the roof's existing cover and trim arrangement. AEP Span's polycarbonate option can be discussed directly with AEP Span as another material path, but it is not a GRP quotation. Keep metal, polycarbonate and GRP offers distinct in the building record; their material behavior and installation instructions are not interchangeable merely because each is pitched as a matching PBR rooflight.

For a fiberglass match, request a profile review from Dipcraft Manufacturing custom fiberglass roof-panel inquiry.

The same measured PBR packet can go to five geographically separated Texas metal contacts: Metal Warehouse in Sherman, Xtreme Metals in the Flint and Tyler area, Quality Metals near San Antonio, Lucid Metal Works in Houston and All Precision Metals in El Paso. Each publishes metal-panel or metal-fabrication work that makes an initial feasibility inquiry useful. The group covers North, East, Central, Gulf Coast and West Texas. Send each the 2013 AEP section, current PS231 sheet, one-page ordering PDF, field sample images, lengths, quantities and finish. Ask whether it can provide genuine AEP Span material or a trial formed piece matching the actual roof edges.

Compare replies on the proposed section and sample-fit method, not only unit price. Require both left and right lap shapes, installed cover and the shallow 3/16-inch bead to appear in the reviewed sample; a common 36-inch R-panel may differ at those points. Ask which production line or special tooling would form the material and whether the shop can inspect the roof sample before making a full run. Any supplier's current PBR catalog is a starting point for a fit discussion, not proof of an AEP Span 2013 die match. The five contacts concern metal sheets. Use the separate Dipcraft inquiry for custom GRP forming.

• North Texas — Sherman: Metal Warehouse — formed metal PBR roof-sheet feasibility quote and sample comparison
• East Texas — Flint/Tyler: Xtreme Metals — in-house metal forming and exact AEP PBR section inquiry
• Central Texas — San Antonio: Quality Metals — regional metal-panel roll-forming and PBR trial-fit review
• Gulf Coast — Houston: Lucid Metal Works — roofing-metal fabrication and both-edge section review
• West Texas — El Paso: All Precision Metals — formed PBR or R-panel quotation with physical side-lap comparison

File the September 4, 2013 ASC Profiles sales print under its exact date, then retain the March 2026 AEP Span PS231 sheet and current installation guide as separate documents. Add this page's single-sheet dimensions summary and the accepted supplier drawing. Label each roof sample with building location, weather face, overlap direction, material thickness and color. Photograph a trial lap before the installed neighbor hides it. If a later AEP revision prints a different terminal return or shallow bead, preserve both versions instead of changing the measurements on this dated record. The objective is to let the next repair team identify which geometry was actually installed.

The official barn photograph shows an installed AEP PBR application and helps a reader recognize the ribbed roof appearance. It cannot measure a 50-degree web, a 30-degree shallow bead or a purlin-bearing edge. The dated dimension drawing supplies those printed geometric callouts; the current product sheet supplies present catalog options. The field sample connects both documents to the particular roof. For a replacement project that also needs support, weathering or installation planning, the built-up metal roof installation service can connect the sheet selection with the surrounding roof assembly. Store its survey notes, approved metal or GRP sample, final sheet lengths and supplier response with the profile documents.