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David Stahler

David Stahler
The Metal Roof Experts Blog. David Stahler has worked with S-5! For 7+ years. He's responsible for the growth & development of domestic S-5! Distributors.

Recent Posts

Cost Comparison: S-5-V and S-5-H90 vs. the S-5-U Clamp

Posted by David Stahler on Aug 17, 2018 2:38:58 PM

Well, you’re a loyal S-5! user and as most prudent consumers, contractors, or installers; you are looking to save money without sacrificing quality, tested performance, and ease of installation. Today, we will address questions related to the use of the S-5-V or S-5-V Mini and S-5-H90 or S-5-H90 Mini over the use of the S-5-U or S-5-U Mini clamps.

The S-5-U and S-5-U Mini clamp are versatile clamps. This clamp is designed to fit vertically-oriented seams and many of the (larger) horizontally-oriented seams. Because of this versatility there is more labor, tooling and machining involved in the manufacture of the clamp. The S-5-U clamp is machined for an M8 bolt on both the top and the side of the clamp. And there are setscrew holes on both sides. So, while the clamp fits more metal roof profiles, it also costs more to produce. 

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Tags: metal roof, metal roof clamps

How Can I Find the Right Clamp for My Standing Seam Metal Roof?

Posted by David Stahler on Jul 12, 2018 5:03:30 PM

First you need to determine what type of metal roof you have. S-5! Provides various solutions for all metal types and profiles. One of the S-5! clamp products will be suited to your standing seam (concealed fastened) metal roof. So which standing seam roof profile do you have? Let’s take a look at how to make that determination. 

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