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McElroy Metal 1.5" Sure Lock Standing Seam Roof Installation | Custom Color-Matched Chimney Cricket and Flashing System
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McElroy Metal 1.5" Sure Lock Standing Seam Roof Installation | Custom Color-Matched Chimney Cricket and Flashing System
This Cedar Park metal roofing project replaced an aging shingle roof with a McElroy Metal standing seam system. We used the 1.5" Sure Lock snap-lock panel with a roughly 16.5" pan and hidden clips. Standing seam handles Central Texas hail, cedar pollen buildup, and 100-degree summers far better than asphalt. Color-matched ridge, hip, valley, and eave trim finished the roof cleanly in a single day.
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The homeowner reached out through our Facebook and Instagram pages on January 2, 2025. They were ready to move off asphalt shingles and wanted a metal roof built for Central Texas weather.
We moved the project to prospect the next day, January 3, and inspected the roof. The chimney area stood out, so we planned a 30" to 40" color-matched cricket to solve the drainage problem at its base.
The homeowner approved the McElroy Metal standing seam scope on January 7, 2025. Selections covered the 1.5" Sure Lock snap-lock panel, high-temp WIP 300 underlayment, and color-matched trim throughout.
The crew handled the full install on March 11, 2025. Material arrived through Republic Metal Supply and ABC Supply Co., and the team dried in the deck, set panels from the eaves up, and flashed every transition.
The roof was invoiced, closed, and completed the same day, March 11, 2025. The homeowner ended up with a fully finished standing seam roof, including the custom chimney cricket and a vented ridge for better attic airflow.
We tore off the old shingles and installed a McElroy Metal standing seam roof on this Cedar Park home, finishing the full system in one focused day on March 11, 2025. The homeowner now has a snap-lock metal roof built to take Central Texas heat and hail without flinching.
The old asphalt shingles had reached the end of their run. Cedar Park sits right in the hail belt, and years of 100-degree summers had baked the granules off the shingle surface.
The homeowner wanted a roof they would not have to think about again. Metal was the clear answer.
A close look at the roof deck told us where the real work would be. The chimney area needed the most attention, so we planned a 30" to 40" chimney cricket to divert water around the base instead of letting it pool.
Water management is where most metal roof failures start. A cricket forces rain and debris to split and run off cleanly, which matters a lot here because cedar pollen and leaf litter love to collect on the uphill side of a chimney. Skip the cricket and you trap moisture against the flashing, which shortens the life of the whole system. We built it into the scope from day one so this roof would drain the way it should for decades.
We used the McElroy 1.5" Sure Lock snap-lock panel, secured with concealed 1.5" clips from a 21" coil. The panels snap together over hidden fasteners, so there are no exposed screw heads to leak or back out over time.
Under the panels, we laid WIP 300 high-temp underlayment. This is the detail homeowners often get wrong when they compare quotes. Standard underlayment can break down under a metal roof in Texas heat, because metal panels get much hotter than shingles in direct sun. High-temp underlayment is rated to survive those temperatures, and it is the layer that keeps your deck dry if wind ever drives rain under a panel edge. It costs a little more up front and saves you from a hidden failure you would never see coming.
The whole roof went on in a single day. Our crew ran the tear-off, dried the deck in with underlayment, and set panels working from the eaves up.
This home now has a standing seam roof that should outlast several shingle roofs. It reflects heat, sheds hail, and needs almost no upkeep beyond the occasional rinse.
If you are weighing metal against a new shingle roof, the team at Austin Pro can walk you through both.
This full standing seam system was installed and completed on March 11, 2025, in one day. Timing depends on roof size and complexity, but most homes finish quickly once material is on site.
Yes. The snap-lock system holds up to hail and 100-degree summers far better than asphalt, and it resists the moisture buildup from cedar pollen and debris.
The 1.5" Sure Lock panels hide their fasteners under the seam. That removes the exposed screws that loosen and leak over time on cheaper metal roofs.
This job fell in the $40k–$50k range. Final pricing depends on roof size, pitch, flashing details, and any custom work like the chimney cricket we added here.
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