Farabaugh Engineering and Testing
ROOF PANEL TESTING SERVICES

ROOF PANEL TESTING SERVICES

FET offers a wide variety of testing services to the Roof Panel Industry.  Performance testing for roof panels includes a multitude of tests relating to Air Infiltration, Water Penetration and Structural Performance.  Although the majority of our Roof Panel tests are focused on the metal building industry we test a variety of roof products for all industry types.

Testing Services

The list below is a sample of our roof panel testing services.   If you require a test that is not listed below please contact us at 412-751-4001.

AISI S908 TEST STANDARD FOR DETERMINING THE
FLEXURAL STRENGTH REDUCTION FACTOR OF PURLINS SUPPORTING A STANDING SEAM ROOF SYSTEM
ANSI / SPRI ES-1 Test Standard for Edge Systems Used with Low Slope Roofing Systems
ASTM E72 Standard Test Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction
ASTM-E283 Standard Test Method for Determining Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and
Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen
ASTM E330 Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls
by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E331 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E455

Standard Method for Static Load Testing of Framed Floor or Roof Diaphragm Constructions for Buildings

ASTM E1592 Wind Uplift Test

Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Sheet Metal Roof and Siding Systems by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E1592

ASTM E1646

Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Metal Roof Panel Systems by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E1680

Standard Test Method for Rate of Air Leakage through Exterior Metal Roof Panel Systems

ASTM E1886 Standard Test Method for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Impact Protective
Systems Impacted by Missile(s) and Exposed to Cyclic Pressure Differentials
ASTM E2140

Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Metal Roof Panel Systems by Static Water Pressure Head

UL 580 / UL 1897
FM 4470 Standard Test Method for SINGLE-PLY, POLYMER-MODIFIED BITUMEN SHEET, BUILT-UP ROOF (BUR) AND LIQUID APPLIED ROOF ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN CLASS 1 AND NONCOMBUSTIBLE ROOF DECK CONSTRUCTION
SSTD 12 SBCCI test method for determining impact resistance from windborne debris
TAS 100 TEST PROCEDURE FOR WIND AND WIND DRIVEN RAIN
RESISTANCE OF DISCONTINUOUS ROOF SYSTEMS
TAS 111 TEST PROCEDURE FOR
COPING CAP PULL-OFF PERFORMANCE
TAS 125 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR METAL ROOFING SYSTEMS
TAS 201 Impact Test Procedures for conducting the impact test of materials as required by the Florida Building Code

ISO 17025 Test Lab