Ridge cap · Dark Bronze · drag to turnStanding-seam ridge, 4:12 wings, Kynar 500 painted side out, Galvalume underside, 1/2" open hems turned in.
Horseshoe Bay, Texas · Lake LBJ
Ridge, trim and flashing for Horseshoe Bay jobs
Painted Kynar edges in the colors the architectural committee approves, with the submittal package to back them. Formed at our Burnet shop, picked up there or delivered to your site.
Ridge, hip, rake, eave, sidewall and counterflashing, coping, box gutters and trim, bent to your dimensions in the gauge and finish your panel spec calls for.
On a Horseshoe Bay re-roof or addition, the new rake, ridge and gutter have to match what the committee already approved. Snap the existing piece or a hand sketch with one tape measurement. We draw it in FlashDraft, confirm every dimension with you, and form it in the matching color.
1Photograph itThe existing ridge, rake or gutter, or a hand sketch, with one measured dimension.
2We draw the profileDrawn in FlashDraft, every dimension confirmed with you.
3Formed in the approved colorBent in Burnet, picked up or delivered to the job.
Three things decide the flashing on Horseshoe Bay work. Here's what each one means for the metal, and the fastest way to get it made.
The condition
The architectural committee signs off first
Exterior work, re-roofs and color changes need committee approval before the City issues a permit. The Horseshoe Bay standards set hard rules for roof metal.
Roof colors LRV 35 or less; medium to dark browns and greys (§2.1.5 h)
No red, pink, bright or pastel colors (§2.1.5 e)
No glare finishes; bare Galvalume prohibited (§2.4.3 f)
Standing seam with no exposed fasteners (§2.4.3 e)
Vents and flues painted to the roof color (§2.4.3 g)
Gutters blend with the house, never "tacked on" (§2.4.6 b)
Architectural Standards Guide, Horseshoe Bay & Horseshoe Bay West, rev. 3-2026. Other subdivisions publish their own guides.
What it means for the metal · finish studioPAC-CLAD Kynar 500 · colors approximate on screen
Dark Bronze
Solar reflectance0.27
SRI (ASTM E1980)26
LRV for the committeeFrom the maker
The ridge cap up top repaints with your pick. Reflectance and SRI as published by PAC-CLAD; we pull the LRV from the manufacturer for your package.
Get it madeNeed it approved by the committee? We prepare the submittal package.Shop drawing, color chart and manufacturer data as PDFs, ready to email. The committee needs it 7 calendar days before the meeting (§5.2 d).
Public filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TABS); dates as filed by the owner, bars span Oct 2026 – Jun 2027, blue line is today. AFS is not involved in these projects unless stated.
The condition
Commercial work on FM 2147 and Hwy 71
State filings show a $70M senior living campus, a resort racquet club, offices and storage under way into 2027.
What it means for the metalCoping and edge metal on a schedule, ES-1 tested edges, submittals in the committee's colors, delivery timed to the roofing crew.Submittals →ES-1 edge metal →
The condition
Hail re-roofs, and a second approval
NOAA logged baseball-size hail in Horseshoe Bay on Apr 9, 2024. Re-roofs here also go through committee review, and repairs over 25% of a roof need approval (§2.4.3 h, §5.2 a).
What it means for the metalRidge, rake, eave and sidewall trim matched to the approved color, quoted for every roof on your list in one batch.Batch-quote a re-roof list →
Work it out before you call
Long ridge runs move. Know how much first.
Standing-seam panels and ridge runs on Lake LBJ homes grow and shrink with Texas heat, and the dark Kynar the committee asks for runs much hotter than the air. Get the movement before the ridge and trim are formed, so the clip and slot detail on the drawings is sized to a real number.
0.452 inTotal movement0.133 inGrows at each free endTutorial example: 40 ft Galvalume run fixed in the center, installed at 75°F metal temperature, 15°F coldest, 160°F hottest.
Thermal Movement calculator · run length and metal temperatures to movement
1Pick the metalChoose it from the list, or use the profile material to copy it from your project.
2Enter the runThe length between fixed points, and whether it is fixed at one end or in the center so it moves half each way.
3Use metal temperaturesInstall, coldest and hottest metal surface temperatures for the site, not air temperatures. There are no defaults.
4Read the movementTotal movement, growth and shrinkage from install, and movement at a free end, with the coefficient and its source. Add it to a submittal.
Drawing a profile and adding an open hem
FlashDraft
Draw the ridge or rake in two minutes
Legs, bends and hems in your browser, checked against our shop limits as you draw. Double-click a leg end for a hem, pick the Kynar color, send it straight to a quote.
Straight answers from the people who bend the metal. Don't see yours? Ask the shop.
An architectural review (or control) committee approves exterior changes before work starts. In Horseshoe Bay, roofs, re-roofs and exterior color or material changes go to the Architectural Control Committee before the City will issue a permit. We prepare the metal side of that package: shop drawing, color chart and manufacturer data.
Deed restrictions can limit roof materials and colors, so check the guide for the lot. In the Horseshoe Bay and Horseshoe Bay West standards, standing seam metal is a listed acceptable roof material, with conditions: no exposed fasteners, dark muted colors at LRV 35 or less, and no glare finishes such as bare Galvalume.
SMP (silicone-modified polyester) is a lower-cost paint system. Kynar 500 is a 70% PVDF resin system that holds its color and resists chalking far longer, and it is the finish most architectural specs call for. We fabricate trim and flashing in Kynar 500 colors so it matches PVDF roof panels.
Lighter colors reflect more. On the PAC-CLAD chart, Bone White has a solar reflectance of 0.70 and an SRI of 85, while Dark Bronze is 0.27 and 26. In Horseshoe Bay the committee caps roof colors at LRV 35, so the choice is among the darker browns and greys; compare their published SRI in the finish studio above.
Bare Galvalume is bright and can glare, which is why the Horseshoe Bay standards prohibit it as a roof finish. It also should not sit in contact with wet mortar or concrete, or take runoff from copper. Painted Kynar over a Galvalume substrate gives you the corrosion protection without the glare.
Copper lasts for decades and weathers to a patina, and the Horseshoe Bay standards allow copper for accents and decorative metal. It costs more than painted steel and must not be mixed with Galvalume or galvanized parts where runoff or contact would cause corrosion. Tell us the scope and we will quote it both ways.
On a standing seam roof, yes. The ridge cap closes the peak where the panels meet, sheds water over the panel ends and, with the right closures, keeps out wind-driven rain and pests. We form ridge cap to your pitch and panel in the matching Kynar color.
They can. A vented ridge uses a ridge cap over vented closures or a vent strip so air can leave the attic while water stays out. A non-vented ridge uses solid closures. Tell us which detail the drawings call for and we will form the cap and closures to match.
They can be when they are built badly. Box gutters sit inside the roof line, so a failed seam, undersized outlet or missing overflow leaks into the building. Built right, with sealed or soldered seams, enough slope and a planned overflow, they are a clean detail, and the committee prefers gutters that look built in. Start one in FlashDraft.
24 gauge is thicker and stiffer than 26 gauge, so it resists denting and oil canning better and is the usual choice for architectural standing seam. 26 gauge is common on lighter residential and exposed-fastener panels. We bend trim and flashing in the gauge your panel spec calls for.
Have a Horseshoe Bay job?
Send the plans. Get the metal and the paperwork.
Scan to Quote for drawings, Photo to Quote from the jobsite, FlashDraft for a single profile. Tell us the committee color and we'll quote the submittal with it.
