There are various types of metal that PBS offers:
STANDING SEAM: Standing seam roofs have grown in popularity over the past 10 years. PBS’s major standing seam project is Whistler’s Audain Museum, which won the company a Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) Award for design in 2016. A standing seam roof is usually installed over a layer of drainage mat, which also allows the roof to vent properly. Standing seam roofs have virtually no exposed screws, which minimizes maintenance costs. A standing seam can last up to 50 years. We roll out and ‘form’ our own panels on site.
DIAMOND RIB: A more traditional roofing and cladding profile, diamond rib is much stronger in structure on its own than standing seam because of all the ribs within the sheet. Diamond Rib roofs have exposed screws and are less and less installed due to the maintenance costs involved in the long run. Screws require replacement every 5-7 years. After 2 replacements, the structure is compromised, and a new roof will be required.
CORRUGATED METAL SIDING: Similar properties to diamond rib. The difference is that the ribs are circular, rather than hexagonal.
SNAP LOCK: Snap lock panels can be seen as a mixture of standing seam and diamond rib. The sections where each rib intersects, or inter-locks is diamond rib shaped. Each panel has a male and a female side similar to standing seam but instead of being joined with a seamer, they lock into each other thanks to the perforations on the rolled out panels. Require less maintenance than diamond rib/corrugated but much less popular than standing seam.
BOLDFORM: We are proud to offer Boldform™ panels exclusively at PBS as the design was dreamt up by Peter. Panels are held onto the walls with clips, then the female and male ribs lock in place to create a near seamless profile.