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Ribbed metal panels, 29 gauge

Its weight

The table
72 lb a squareThe sources give 72 to 79 lb.
Loose volume
Not known: it counts in the tons aloneNo source found gives a loose volume for torn-off metal panels.
How it was chosen
A 29-gauge galvanized sheet weighs 0.719 lb a square foot flat (72 lb a square); interlocking 29-gauge steel shingles weigh 79 lb. The flat figure is used: no source quantified what the ribs add.

Your figure

None: estimates use the table's.

Give your own figure
For each square of roof, or each sheet of decking.
Loose, as it lands in the dumpster, for each square or each sheet.
Your scale tickets, your hauler's figures: what a reader would check it against.

2 sources

  1. Galvanized Sheet Metal Weight Chart by Gauge (lb/ft² & kg/m²)

    MEP Academy · trade publication · read 2026-10-23

    "29 0.0172 0.4369 0.719" (gauge, thickness in, mm, lb/ft²)

    The document

  2. Weight of Roofing Materials: Comprehensive Reference Table (Jack Gray, RRO; first published 12/09/2025, updated 12/24/2025)

    Roof Observations · trade publication · read 2026-10-23

    Row "Interlocking 29-ga steel shingles": 0.79 lb/ft², 79 lb/square; source named: Green American Home.

    The document An archived copy