Metal Panels Inc. StrongSeam AG roof profile

StrongSeam AG is Metal Panels Inc.'s low-profile, exposed-fastener metal panel for roofs and other building surfaces. The manufacturer's current product page identifies residential, agricultural, light commercial and post-frame uses. This record is for the Metal Panels Inc. AG section shown on its 2026 profile sheet. The letters AG alone are not a dimension: other roll-formers use the same broad market name for sheets with different laps, pan beads and edge forms. A replacement request should therefore name the manufacturer and the dated StrongSeam AG drawing, then compare the old sheet with the published section before using a generic product name on a purchase order.

The red roof photograph shows the ribs on an installed pitched roof with two dormers. It is the image Metal Panels Inc. places on its AG product page, making it useful for visual identification of the roof type and rib spacing. The measured section in the file area supplies the actual 2026 numbers. Photograph the existing roof in the same way: one overall view for the roof layout, a straight-on view across several ribs for pattern recognition and a square cut-end view for the formed profile. Those photographs answer different questions from the drawing and help a metal shop decide which sample it needs.

The 2026 manufacturer section gives 36 inches of installed coverage for the 29- and 26-gauge AG sheet depicted. Its four main rib modules repeat on nine-inch centers across that cover. Each main rib rises three-quarters of an inch above the pan. Installed cover is the width gained after an adjacent panel overlaps the formed edge; it is not the flat metal feed width and it is not the width to measure across an unjoined sample's outside tips. The drawing separately lists 40.875 inches as the coil width for the shown 29- and 26-gauge metal. Keeping those three ideas distinct prevents a 40.875-inch coil callout from becoming an incorrect sheet-coverage request.

The sheet marks three horizontal intervals of 3.125, 2.75 and 3.125 inches across one nine-inch pitch. Their positions in the line drawing show where the features sit between successive tall ribs. Copy those values into a quotation with their original arrows, rather than simplifying the panel to four tall ribs and a nominal height. A supplier's AG sheet can repeat on nine-inch centers yet put the smaller pan beads in different places. On an existing roof, measure from the same points on neighboring tall ribs, then check the pan-bead rhythm within that pitch. This is especially useful where a short repair panel will sit alongside sheets made years earlier.

Metal Panels Inc. draws two shallow raised beads between its main AG ribs. The 2026 sheet gives their rise as 0.07 inch and calls out 0.525 inch at the upper width and 0.910 inch at the wider lower width of a local bead. These marks describe the small feature, not the three-quarter-inch main rib. Although the beads are visually subtle from the ground, they affect how light catches the finished roof and how a profile nests under a closure or trim. A close, clean cross-section photo with a ruler can show whether an older installed panel has both beads and whether a proposed replacement places them at the same intervals.

Take the width measurement with a square cut or a short offcut held perpendicular to the ribs. A roof photograph taken at an angle can exaggerate the bead rise and hide the slope of the formed webs. The official drawing is a better record of which values are printed, while a physical sample reveals the actual condition of the old roof sheet. Keep damaged or previously flattened beads out of the reference area. In a request for a custom-formed sheet, ask for a proposed cross-section that marks each major crest and intermediate bead. A trial piece can then be laid alongside the old panel before ordering all the required lengths.

The AG drawing labels a five-degree hug leg at one outside edge. At the opposite outer rib, it identifies an anti-siphon feature. The two edges have different jobs in the assembled lap, so the direction of the proposed sheet matters as much as the 36-inch installed cover. Mark the weather face of an intact old cut-off, label its over-lap and under-lap sides and photograph each end of the cross-section. An ordering sheet can show the manufacturer's five-degree hug-leg callout, but it cannot manufacture an unprinted dimension for every free-edge return. Keep the complete official profile PDF with a replacement request so the fabricator can inspect the lap drawing directly.

Before a neighboring sheet is formed, compare the proposed shop's actual lap with the existing panel. Note which sheet edge faces the prevailing installation direction and whether the replacement is a single bay or a larger continuous area. For a one-bay repair, a trial offcut should nest over and under the intact original edges without forcing the ribs out of position. A quotation for an entirely new roof area can propose a different panel at a planned transition, but a generic AG label does not by itself establish a drop-in side-lap match. The 2026 sheet does not print a main-web angle, bend radius or complete free-edge tail schedule, so those points belong in the sample comparison.

The current AG page offers 29- and 26-gauge metal as routine choices and also describes a 24-gauge special-order option. The 2026 profile sheet labels the drawn 36-inch cover for 29 and 26 gauge. State the gauge of the roof being repaired and request the fabricator's own section for any gauge it proposes. The manufacturer describes a minimum roof slope of 3:12 for the AG product, and the 2026 sheet says that slope uses sealant. The older AG installation manual addresses panel storage, cutting, edge conditions, lap treatment and common roof terminations. A replacement order still needs the roof's measured run, slope, support positions and termination details rather than just a profile code.

Give each metal supplier the same package: the 2026 official profile sheet, this one-page inquiry sheet, overall roof photos, an intact full-width end sample, gauge and finish information, exact finished sheet lengths, quantities and delivery ZIP code. Mark the eave and ridge ends and identify any field trim or end lap. Ask the supplier to return a drawing of its offered section, an explanation of the lap hand and a short test piece if the new panel must join an existing run. The offer should also name the metal substrate, paint system, available length, lead time and minimum order. Those answers turn a broad AG-panel quote into a reviewable proposal for this particular building.

A translucent fiberglass replacement is a separate material inquiry, not a 29-, 26- or 24-gauge version of the Metal Panels Inc. steel sheet. The 2026 profile drawing is useful as a shape reference because it records the installed cover, tall-rib pitch, pan-bead dimensions and distinctive lap edges. It does not describe a StrongSeam AG fiberglass resin, laminate thickness, daylight rating, roof span or certified GRP lap. Send the full metal drawing and an undamaged cross-section to a fiberglass panel maker, then ask it to identify a matching mold or describe the tooling that would be required. The five-degree metal hug-leg callout should be presented as a target section feature, not as proof that a fiberglass sheet will nest automatically.

Dipcraft Manufacturing is a separate custom corrugated fiberglass inquiry route for a measured profile and sample. In that inquiry, identify the opening or replacement location, desired translucency, sheet length and width, quantity, roof support spacing, exposure and the required edge relationship with adjacent steel sheets. Ask for the proposed formed-section drawing and a physical sample before deciding whether the GRP part can meet the old metal at both side laps. A fiberglass maker may recommend a different edge or transition depending on its mold and material process. Keep any GRP proposal and its material data sheet with the metal profile record so the two products remain distinguishable for future maintenance.

For a fiberglass match, request a profile review from Dipcraft Manufacturing.

Five metal-sheet businesses in different parts of Texas provide practical routes for a tooling and feasibility quotation. Metal Warehouse serves North Texas from Sherman; Xtreme Metals works in East Texas near Tyler; Quality Metals has facilities in San Antonio; Lucid Metal Works is a Houston-area roofing-metal fabrication contact; and All Precision Metals is an El Paso-area formed-sheet contact. They are quote contacts, not confirmed holders of Metal Panels Inc.'s AG rolls. Send the identical dated drawing and intact sample to each, and ask the same questions about rib rhythm, minor beads, five-degree hug leg and opposite anti-siphon edge. A consistent inquiry makes their answers easier to compare.

Ask each Texas shop whether its existing roll set makes the published AG section, whether a different die or short custom run would be needed, and which aspects of the lap it can measure from the sample. Request its proposed effective cover, material thickness, finish, maximum practical length, minimum order, lead time and any trial-piece cost. If a standard sheet differs, ask the shop to mark those differences on a cross-section rather than calling it an exact replacement. The supplier list supports a measured feasibility search across Texas; physical fit remains a property of the offered sheet and the existing roof. Keep the supplier's returned drawing, trial-piece photos and accepted revision with the project record.

• North Texas — Sherman: Metal Warehouse — formed metal roofing and measured StrongSeam AG tooling feasibility inquiry
• East Texas — Flint/Tyler: Xtreme Metals — regional metal-panel forming and sample-based AG section comparison
• Central Texas — San Antonio: Quality Metals — regional roll-forming and replacement-sheet tooling inquiry
• Gulf Coast — Houston: Lucid Metal Works — roofing-metal fabrication and dimensional section review
• West Texas — El Paso: All Precision Metals — formed roof-sheet quotation and intact-lap sample comparison

For a repair survey, draw the roof plane and number the AG sheets that require replacement. Note the full run of each sheet, the eave overhang, ridge or high-side finish, support lines, penetrations and any change in roof pitch. Photograph the installed fastener and closure conditions without using a trim part as a substitute for the panel cross-section. The built-up metal roof installation service can connect this measured roof layout with sheet identification and the installation sequence on a Texas project. The service link belongs with the technical record because the profile must ultimately work in an actual roof assembly, not just align on paper.

The file section below contains Metal Panels Inc.'s exact 2026 AG profile sheet, its product-specific through-fastener manual and a compact original one-page ordering record. Use the manufacturer sheet for the printed geometry, the manual for the manufacturer's AG installation details and the one-page record for a first metal or GRP feasibility request. Preserve the 2026 date when the order is discussed so a later catalog drawing does not silently replace the dimensions reviewed here. Once a shop returns a trial section, record the offered maker, part name, gauge or laminate, cover width and the result of an edge-to-edge comparison. That creates a useful historical trace for the next repair.