Metal · Plant City, FL · June 2026
Standing seam over high-temp underlayment
Brian L. · Hillsborough County
The problem
An aging shingle roof next to a rusted chimney chase. Brian wanted metal. The chimney was going to leak around any panel we set if we left the cricket and cap as they were.
What we did
Tear-off to deck. Synthetic underlayment (the printed sheet in the photo) as the dry-in before panels. Standing seam run on the long slope. Chimney cricket rebuilt and the rusted cap called out instead of buried.
The result
A finished standing-seam roof with a chimney that is part of the system. The photo is mid-install on purpose — you can see the underlayment, which is the layer most quotes skip talking about.
Complexities on this job
- Chimney in the field — cricket, step flashing, and a cap that was already failing
- Long panel runs. Layout has to be true or the ribs walk by the ridge
- Neighboring houses close on one side. Staging and fall protection without using their yard
- Dry-in the same day as tear-off. Florida afternoon storms do not wait on a metal crew
