If your customers have a taste for metal on a single-ply budget, you might want to investigate the Decor system, recently brought to the United States by Sarnafil Inc., Canton, Mass.
If you happen to fly through the US Air terminal at the Philadelphia International Airport next year, be sure to notice the beautiful new metal roof installed by Hamada Inc. of Philadelphia. We’ll let you in on a little secret though: It’s not really metal. It’s single- ply.
Two systems are available. The first patent-pending Decor Profile consists of extruded sections welded to the finished Sarnafil PVC roof membrane. This system is designed to replicate the appearance of a metal rib. Made from the same formula as the company’s membrane, the profiles come in 10-foot lengths and are connected with dowels. The second Decor Profile system utilizes a post and rib system. The post is designed with a pre-welded base plate that supports a base rail and a cover piece of Sarnaclad metal. The post and rib system gives designers and building owners more flexibility. Both systems allow varied spacing of the profiles.