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Architectural sheet metal
materials and finishes
Gauge, coating chemistry and base metal decide almost everything that follows: colour range, warranty, coastal performance and cost. Pick a material below and the tools reconfigure around it.
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Select your material
Step Two
Colour Collection
Material Comparison Tool
Every material, side by side
Twelve attributes across all eight materials. Ratings are relative to this product set, not absolute. A 3 for corrosion resistance on painted steel is still a properly engineered assembly. Click any column heading to load that material into the configurator.
Compare two materials across price, weight, durability, warranty and more.
Copper
A finish that keeps working after you leave
Copper is the only material here that is not finished when it is installed. Scrub the timeline, or press play, to watch a standing seam cap move from mill bright through russet and chocolate brown to full verdigris.
Weathering rate depends on rainfall, orientation, air chemistry and how much of the surface is sheltered. Coastal and industrial exposures reach verdigris faster; a protected face under a deep overhang can stay brown for decades. Pre-patinated copper is available where matching an existing installation matters more than watching the change.
Zinc
Quiet luxury, measured in generations
Rolled zinc-copper-titanium in four architectural finishes. Hover any rendering to pull up the close-up texture. The surface structure is what separates zinc from a grey painted panel.
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