A Textured Metal Roof for Elam’s Retirement Home
When Elam was ready to move off the family farm, he built his retirement home with the help of his son’s construction company. The Textured Bronze ABSeam metal roof completes the earth-toned, craftsmen style house. And contrary to popular belief that a metal roof is noisy during a storm – like living in a drum […]
Snap-Z Case Study: Can it Fix a Wavy Ridge Cap?
Today we are taking a look at the real-world performance of the Snap-Z ridge vent. Winter is fast approaching. And so is the potential for extreme oil-canning on a metal roof ridge cap. The waves in a ridge cap – usually refereed to as oil-canning – is caused by the expanding and contracting of the […]
Building Showcase with 2 Colors of Standing Seam on 1 Roof
It’s not often that you see two colors on the same roof. Along-side a rail-to-trail pathway, the Garrett’s Mill is a private event venue with a unique history. You step back in time when you walk through the doors with the old beams, rustic floor, and live-edge furniture. To keep the maintenance on the outside […]
Immaculate Horse Ranch in Historic Mechanicsburg, PA
In beautiful Mechanicsburg, PA, and the location of Senator Maris Harvey Taylor’s 1900’s hunting cabin is the setting for today’s building showcase. It’s a working ranch with several outbuildings, an indoor riding arena, and horse stalls that were built with A.B. Martin supplies. The color theme is bold. The Scarlet Red and Bright White ABM […]
Custom Home and Country Shed in Newville, PA
Check out the latest Building Showcase Video! When Mark Reiff, a home builder, was building his personal home, he chose the ABSeam Panel in Dark Bronze as an accent for his porch roof and garage overhang. And to compliment the style of the home, he used the ABSeam panel and other A.B. Martin building materials […]
Compact Horse Barn with Celect Siding and a Textured Metal Roof
Amidst the wintry landscape in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, a private horse barn is a perfect example of what can happen when you partner with us for your building supplies. Almost everything you see (and a lot of what you don’t see) came from A.B. Martin – like the PVC Celect Siding, the rust-proof aluminum weathervane, ABSeam […]
Historic Mansion Gets a Makeover
On the outskirts of Philadelphia in Malvern, PA, you will find countless historic homes that are well over a hundred years old. One of those homes is enjoying a new ABSeam panel roof in Matte Black. The ABSeam Panel is by far our longest-lasting roof system (standing seam roofs have been known to last over […]
8 ft. Cupola on Maryland Bank Barn
8 ft square by 13 ft high. That’s the size of the cupola on this Maryland bank barn. Our standard cupola sizes are 16″, 24″, 36″, and 48″ (the two cupolas on either side are 48″). For this jumbo cupola, we partnered with our friends at Frysville Metalcraft. The funny thing is, the jumbo […]
New Bank Barn on Myers Horse Farm in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania
The Myers horse farm in Lewisberry, PA, has a new bank barn with some unique features. Most of the building materials came from A.B. Martin including the Musket Gray ABSeam Panel roof, the Colonial Red ABM Panel sides, the cupolas with windows and weathervanes, and the Fiberon composite deck. The tongue and groove southern […]
Brick Garage with Classic Green ABSeam Roof
Back in the woods of beautiful Pequea, Pennsylvania, this new brick garage is enjoying a Classic Green ABSeam Panel roof with Snow Defender 6500’s for the snow retention. Roof Panel: ABSeam Panel Roof Color: Classic Green Builder: Pencroft Ridge Construction Location: Pequea, PA Learn more about the advantages of metal roofing: Is a metal […]
