Spec It. Trust It. Love It. Armored Coast For Architects Checks The Boxes

By Ken Krawcheck Jr., Director of Sales & Business Development
Check International

From the first brainstorm of a blueprint to the final unveiling of a completed project, roofing plays a pivotal role in architectural success. It’s more than just a functional cover, defining a building’s character and ensuring its longevity. So, why settle for materials that fall short of expectations? Armored Coast is the roofing solution that architects can specify with confidence, trust for performance, and love for its design versatility.

Architects constantly navigate environmental demands and compliance challenges, all while striving to keep essential structures affordable. Roofing materials often introduce compromises, whether through inadequate performance or limited warranties that fall short when they matter most. These barriers constrain possibilities, hindering designers from fully realizing their vision.

Armored Coast can be specified alongside traditional 24-gauge standing seam metal roofing, offering architects a familiar and straightforward option for their projects. With its 24-gauge steel construction, it meets the same industry standard for strength, construction and installation practices, making it easy to integrate into any roofing plan without requiring special adaptations. To further enhance its flexibility, Armored Coast is supported by a wide range of pre-painted finishes that resist fading, chalking, and peeling. Additionally, any color or metallic finish can be applied, allowing for daring choices, and eliminating any potential constraints from a customer’s unwillingness to change or a designer’s specific vision. Architects who are already familiar with any typical paint system will see the same trusted system, colors, and can work without adjustments.

Armored Coast‘s properties help further by allowing the reach of the product to be placed on roofs on lakes, canals, and 300’ from breaking surf. With a ZAM90 substrate, the corrosion resistance makes it the ideal choice for coastal environments, delivering protection that withstands the harshest conditions. Strong warranties designed specifically for coastal applications allow Armored Coast to deliver more value to customers than decades of standard roofing options. Steel roofs can now be confidently incorporated into building designs in a wider set of locations, providing superior strength compared to shingles and tiles, and better storm protection than aluminum.

The specification process creates architectural success. Architects meticulously select materials to meet the building codes, achieve project-specific goals, and integrate seamlessly with other systems. Specification documents, including performance requirements, material descriptions, and approved product lists guide contractors and builders in procurement and installation. Armored Coast meets the highest priorities in roofing specifications and deserves consideration when a standing seam roofing is being specified. The material rolls, bends and is installed no differently than any other standing seam panel and matches the same requirements for uplift, gravity loads, and general performance.

Armored Coast was created to offer architects more so the building process could be easier. Confidence to meet both practical and aesthetic goals comes from choosing a product that meets the highest industry standards and adapts to various projects. To us the roof is not just a cover, but for business owners and homeowners it becomes a lasting part of the structure’s legacy.

About East Lake Metals

East Lake Metals is a leading provider of prepainted and mill finish steel and aluminum coil and sheet products to fabricators and independent formers of metal roof and wall systems for commercial, industrial, and architectural applications. For projects in coastal regions, the company distributes ZAM® coated steel products under the Armored Coast™ label. East Lake has in-house slitting and sheeting capacity and a network of partners to supply a wide range of accessories, fasteners, underlayment and roll forming machines. To learn more visit www.eastlakemetals.com.