Made to your roof, not a catalog
Coping, caps, and panels are brake- and roll-formed to your exact dimensions — so a piece can follow a hip, valley, or radius instead of being forced to fit a stock length.
Palm Beach County · In-House Sheet-Metal Shop
Custom roof & metal fabrication
Standing-seam panels, copper coping, chimney caps, and custom flashing — brake-formed, roll-formed, and soldered in our own shop to the exact dimensions of your roof, by a local licensed crew.
★ In-house metal shopCopper, zinc & standing-seamARCOM & Landmarks in-kind
The craft behind the roof
Sheet metal, fabricated in our own shop
Custom roof and metal fabrication is where a roof stops being a box of parts and becomes one watertight system. Most of what fails on a metal or tile roof is not the field of the roof at all — it is the metal that ties it together: the coping that caps a parapet, the flashing at a wall or chimney, the standing-seam pans, the gutters and conductor heads. We fabricate those pieces in our own in-house sheet-metal shop, formed and soldered to the exact dimensions of your roof rather than pulled off a distributor’s shelf.
We are a local, licensed roofing contractor, and the reason we keep fabrication in-house is control. When the same shop that runs your standing-seam panels also brakes the coping and solders the flashing, the metal, gauge, profile, and joints all match — and one crew is accountable for every seam. That control is also what lets us match historic copper and coping in kind for the Town of Palm Beach’s ARCOM and Landmarks estates, where an off-the-shelf substitute would never pass review.
The difference fabrication makes
Caulked and patched. Or formed and soldered.
Drag the handle. On the left, the off-the-shelf flashing and bead of sealant most crews leave behind — the joint that fails first. On the right, the same detail fabricated and soldered to fit, the way a roof is meant to last.
Why fabricate in-house
What our metal shop does for your roof
Anyone can install metal that arrives pre-cut. Forming it ourselves is what lets us solve the details that decide whether a roof leaks.
Soldered, watertight joints
Copper and zinc laps are soldered, not just caulked. A bead of sealant has a shelf life; a soldered seam becomes one continuous piece of metal that doesn’t.
Metals that outlast asphalt
Copper, zinc, and standing-seam steel measure their lifespans in generations, not the 15–20 years a shingle roof gives you in the Florida sun.
In-kind for ARCOM & Landmarks
On the island, we match historic copper, coping, and dormer profiles in kind and carry the work through the Town’s review — something stock parts can’t do.
One shop, one accountable crew
The same hands that form the metal install it. No finger-pointing between a fabricator and a roofer when a detail has to be right.
Faster fixes, fewer leaks
When a one-off flashing or chimney cap is the difference between a dry attic and a callback, we can fabricate it the same week instead of waiting on a special order.
Anatomy of a fabricated detail
Where a metal roof is won or lost
The field of a roof rarely fails. The metal that joins it to walls, chimneys, and edges does. These are the fabricated details that keep the water out.
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Roll-formed standing-seam panFormed to length so long runs go on as continuous pans — the seams are raised and crimped, with no fasteners exposed to the weather.
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Soldered copper lapWhere two pieces of copper meet, the lap is soldered into one continuous membrane — not bridged with a bead of sealant that will dry and crack.
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Coping cap & continuous cleatA formed cap locks over a continuous cleat so wind can’t peel it — the detail that protects every parapet and wall top.
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Custom counterflashingCut and bent to the wall and chimney it serves, tucked into a reglet and lapped over the base flashing so water is always shed outward.
From template to finished metal
How custom metal fabrication works
A fabricated detail is only as good as the measurement behind it. Here is the path a Palm Beach County project actually follows.
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Field measure & templating
We measure every run and angle on the roof and, for anything irregular, make a physical template — so the metal we form matches the building, not a drawing of it.
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Shop drawings & metal selection
We lay out each piece and pick the metal and gauge for the job — copper or zinc for longevity and the island estates, aluminum or coated steel where budget and coastal corrosion lead.
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Brake-forming & roll-forming
Flat stock and coil become finished profiles on the brake and the roll-former: coping, cap flashing, counterflashing, and standing-seam pans cut and bent to length.
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Soldering & seaming
Copper and zinc laps are soldered into continuous, watertight joints, and panel seams are mechanically locked — the steps that decide whether a detail lasts decades.
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Finishing
Edges are dressed, finishes and color coatings checked, and copper is either left to weather naturally or given a head start on its protective patina.
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Field installation
The same crew sets and fastens the metal on the roof — cleats, laps, and terminations installed so wind, uplift, and water all work the way the detail was designed to.
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Review & inspection
We pull the permit and meet the inspector, and on the island we carry the metalwork through the Town of Palm Beach’s ARCOM and Landmarks review so it passes the first time.
Have a one-off flashing, coping, or chimney-cap problem? We can fabricate it.
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What we fabricate
If it’s formed from sheet metal and lives on a roof, our shop makes it — matched to your roof and to the look your home calls for.
Standing-seam roof panels
Roll-formed to length, seamed into continuous runs with no exposed fasteners. More →
Coping & cap flashing
Formed caps locked over continuous cleats to weatherproof parapets, walls, and edges.
Chimney caps & crickets
Custom caps, crowns, and saddle crickets that shed water around the toughest penetration on the roof.
Custom flashing & counterflashing
Headwall, sidewall, valley, and reglet-set counterflashing bent to the exact detail it serves.
Copper gutters & conductor heads
Half-round copper gutters, downspouts, and decorative conductor heads, soldered watertight. More →
Finials, dormers & specialty
Bay roofs, dormer pans, cupolas, and one-off architectural metal — matched in kind for historic estates.
Fabrication is quoted by the metal, gauge, finish, profile complexity, and linear footage involved, so we measure and price on-site rather than over the phone. Tell us what your roof needs and we’ll spell out the metal and the number in a clear written estimate.
Read the metal
The metals we work, decoded
The metal and gauge you choose drive both the look and the lifespan — and, on the island, what ARCOM and Landmarks will approve. Here is how the options compare so you know exactly what you’re buying.
COPPER The estate standard. Solders watertight and weathers to a protective verdigris patina — a roof measured in generations. The in-kind material Landmarks expects.
ZINC A self-healing patina that slowly closes its own scratches, very long life, and a refined matte look favored on modern and European-style homes.
ALUMINUM Light, naturally corrosion-resistant, and color-coated in a wide palette — the coastal workhorse for gutters, flashing, and panels near the water.
COATED STEEL Galvalume and coated steel bring high strength for long standing-seam runs at a friendlier price than copper or zinc.
STAINLESS Fasteners and flashing that survive salt air without bleeding rust — the small detail that keeps a coastal roof looking clean.
The everyday payoff
Craft you can see from the street.
A soldered copper bay, a clean standing-seam run, coping that wind never lifts — the details a fabricator sweats are the ones that make a roof look right and stay dry for decades. That is what an in-house shop is for.
Good to know
Roof & metal fabrication FAQ
What does your sheet-metal shop fabricate?
Everything that ties a roof together in metal — standing-seam roof panels, coping and cap flashing, chimney caps and crickets, custom flashing and counterflashing, and copper gutters, downspouts and conductor heads. We brake-form, roll-form, and solder each piece to the exact dimensions of your roof rather than fitting an off-the-shelf part. See the panels we run on our standing-seam page and the rainwater work on the copper gutters page.
Do you fabricate standing-seam panels in-house?
Yes. We roll-form standing-seam panels to custom lengths so long runs go on as continuous pans with no exposed fasteners and far fewer seams to leak. Forming to length on the job also means a panel can follow a hip, valley, or radius detail that a pre-cut catalog length never would. The result is a tighter, cleaner roof — more on the system itself on our standing-seam metal roofing page.
What metals do you work in?
Copper, zinc, aluminum, coated steel (Galvalume), and stainless. The right choice depends on the look you want and how close you are to the Atlantic: copper for the estates and any roof meant to last generations, zinc for its self-healing patina, aluminum and coated steel as corrosion-resistant coastal workhorses, and stainless for fasteners and flashing that won’t bleed rust in salt air. Copper craft is covered in depth on our copper roofing page.
Can you match historic copper, tile and flashing on Palm Beach island estates?
That is exactly the work we specialize in. On the Town of Palm Beach island, the Architectural Commission (ARCOM) and the Landmarks Preservation Commission require historic roofs to be restored in kind — clay barrel tile, slate, and soldered copper — and routinely deny asphalt substitutes on designated estates. We fabricate copper bay roofs, coping, dormer pans, and flashing to match the original profiles and carry the work through the Town’s review. See the Palm Beach island roofing guide.
How much does custom metal fabrication cost?
It depends on the metal (copper and zinc cost more than aluminum or coated steel), the gauge and finish, the complexity of the profile, and the linear footage involved — so we measure and quote on-site rather than guess over the phone. We give you a clear written estimate with the metal and gauge spelled out, not a vague allowance. Request a free estimate and we’ll scope the exact pieces your roof needs.
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