Kramer Konstruction uses ABM G-100 metal panels. ABM G-100 is a premium panel made from corrosion resistant, G-100 Galvanized steel. One of nature's strongest materials, steel is quickly becoming a first choice for agriculture roofing and siding applications due to its long term durability, low life cycle cost, excellent severe weather/hazard performance, and green building friendliness.

It is 38" wide and covers 36". With ¾" high bell top major rib design spaced every 9" on center with 2 smaller ribs between the major ribs that are larger than competitor's panel. This panel is also stronger and shows fewer waves, known as oil canning, on the flat of the panel.

• Full hard grade E steel is used. Then the following is applied to both sides: G-90 galvanized coating, to make a total of 0.9oz/sq.ft.
• Approximately 50% more galvanize than a G-60 or 2 ¼ times more than G-40.
• Mill finished and shiny finish when it is new. Weathers to a dull gray over the course of time.

In addition to being attractive, ABM panel is strong, and can withstand weather conditions such as wind, snow, and acid rain. It is very light in weight. ABM panel is an exposed fastener system used for pole barns, running sheds and other agriculture buildings. ABM panel can also be used for commercial, residential, architectural and industrial buildings.

All these benefits are derived from a 100% recyclable product that offers a practical life of more than double many traditional roofing materials. This makes ABM panel an astute panel choice.





Panel Thickness: Not all 29 gauge steel is equal! The ABM G-100 panel starts with a 0.0155 inch minimum thickness steel. (The 0.0155 inch thickness is on the heavier side of the tolerance for 29 gauge material.) Because of this our panel weighs 2.20 lbs per lineal foot. Thicker steel makes a stronger panel, resisting bending and dents when installing. Other 29 gauge panels can be as thin as 0.0142 inch in thickness. (This is at the lighter end of the tolerance for 29 gauge material.) Panels made with this thickness of steel would only weigh 1.97 lbs per lineal foot making a panel that is weaker, and more susceptible to dents and handling damage during installation.



The Amount of Zinc Determines the Protection: The ABM G-100 panel incorporates a G-100 galvanize process that packs a full ounce of zinc per square foot of coverage. This superior coverage will give the utmost protection as the zinc provides sacrificial healing for any scratches that occur in the installation and use of a building. This premium zinc coverage also provides additional protection against red rust at cut edges. Competitive panels often have only a G-60 zinc coating (or 0.6 ounce of zinc per square foot) offering a G-90 as a "premium panel". These other panels have less protection against scratches and can allow premature red rust at the cut edges.



Scratch Resistant: The ABM G-100 uses a Zinc Phosphate pre-treatment prior to applying the primer. This process provides additional corrosion protection as well as a making the panel more scratch resistant. Competitive panels often use Zinc Chromate or other pre-treatments, making their panels easier to scratch during the handling and installation process, not to mention the abuse that the panel takes during every day life occurrences. Zinc Chromate also offers less acid rain protection.



A Beautiful Building: The ABM G-100 uses a Premium Valspar WeatherX, a siliconized Polyester paint finish that has been tested for fade and chalk in the South Florida sun. We pass along the warranty from Valspar to provide you with the confidence that the performance will be as stated. Competitive panels have a similar paint system; some manufacturers will use a lower quality paint system on the lighter pigments to reduce costs. A few use a Kynar Paint system which does have better resistance against fade and chalk but is much more susceptible to scratches and is notably more slippery when used on a roof system. Beware that many manufactures live dangerously by extending the life or editing the warranties provided by their paint supplier.



Better Looking, For Longer: The ABM G-100 is hot! We heat the painted coil before we rollform the metal panel. This process makes the entire paint system more pliable and virtually eliminates the paint crazing caused by forming the metal cold. Paint crazing shows up as the first point of failure on the major and minor ribs of a panel. Heat Forming improves or solves this issue! Competitive Non-Heat Formed panels will have hairline crazing on the outside radii of the major and minor ribs. This allows moisture to penetrate to the raw steel as well as exposing the zinc coating to the atmosphere. This accelerates the rusting of these areas and is excluded from paint warranties.



No Minor Details: While our panel looks very similar to others at first glance, compare the width and depth of our minor ribs. This improvement will provide a panel that when installed does not show the location or each purlin and roof imperfection. Many manufacturers search for ways to reduce material usage and the minor ribs are often just that, very minor.





This color chart lists the colors available for the metal roofing panels.




This chart shows the available trim for the metal roofing panels.


Do you need more information about the metal panels used in our pole buildings? Feel free to call us for more details.