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   calvin | Aug 07, 2012 12:06pm | #1

   nk

   A color pleasing counter flashing over the steps.

   A rake board with the siding on top.

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   Scott | Aug 07, 2012 01:32pm | #2

   You can buy flat metal roofing stock in just about any color imaginable. Any roofing guy with a large shear can cut strips for you.

   You can also buy pre-cut rolls that you can cut lengths from.

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   Hokuto | Aug 08, 2012 09:52pm | #3

   My roofer used black flashing; it matches just about anything.

   
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   Scott | Aug 09, 2012 02:24am | #4

   That's a VERY nice looking roof. It looks like steel, but with horizontal seams. How does that work?

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   Hokuto | Aug 09, 2012 06:37am | #5

   Thankx, it is steel, with horizontally interlinked seams. I have no statistics, but I gather it's a very popular style here (Japan), with great longevity . Not sure how it is interlinked, but our roofer installed it directly to an existing surface of asphalt shingles. He had a steel forming machine on his truck so he could adjust the strips on site. The photo in my previous message was cropped from a much-larger shot of the entire house. Here's what the whole roof looks like:

   
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   Scott | Aug 10, 2012 01:43am | #7

   >>>I have no statistics, but

   >>>I have no statistics, but I gather it's a very popular style here (Japan), with great longevity .

   Hmm..... makes one ponder about why this method is unheard of here.

   Protectionism?

   Ignorance?

   Perhaps clearheadedness? (A distant third, notice!)

   I'll do some more research.

   Thanks for the info.

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   Hokuto | Aug 10, 2012 06:36am | #8

   Actually, our roofing (Galvalume) was invented in the US in the 1970s. And while vertical (standing seam) installations are more popular in the US, you can use google images to search for "Galvalume" and you'll find both standing seam and horizontal installations. I think the horizontal style may be more popular here in Japan because standing seam is often associated with budget-basement sheet metal roofs, like the one in the link below.

   http://www.kanda-bankin.jp/example/images/example-1_01.jpg

   This kind of sheet metal roof requires lots of maintenance (frequent repainting).

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   Hokuto | Aug 13, 2012 03:20am | #10

   Sheesh!

   Twice in the last two days I've written messages linking to a thread in the photo gallery topic (the name of the thread is "Japanese roofing"). And both times when I tried to post the message I've gotten the notice "your message has been queued for censoring by the moderators" (not the exact words, but close).

   Why? Because I included a URL -- TO THIS SAME WEBSITE?

   Is it considered spamming to think that other participants in a discussion might be interested in furtherance of the topic on another part of this website?

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   DanH | Aug 13, 2012 07:24am | #11

   It's because of the stupid software that believes that a frequent poster is a spammer, but a brand new member from China is trustworthy.

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   DanH | Aug 10, 2012 08:02am | #9

   It's conceptually quite similar to the "steel shingles" sold in the US (which are also Galvalume -- http://blog.wismetalroof.com/tag/galvalume-metal-roofing-wisconsin/ ).  I suspect it's not promoted in the US because the "look" wouldn't be "accepted" (the look probably suits Japanese tastes more) and because it requires specialized equipment/training that ordinary roofers wouldn't have.

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   DanH | Aug 09, 2012 07:48am | #6

   You can also paint the flashing the siding color.