Roof element

A roofing element for mounting on a sloped roof, said roofing element comprising:

• a formed panel having a cross-slope width and a slope-wise length, the length being at least as great as the width, the width being for orientation cross-wise relative to the roof, the length being for orientation in the direction of the slope of the roof;
• the formed panel having a relief pattern formed therein, said relief pattern having a grain direction, said grain direction being predominantly aligned with said length;
• and
• said width being less than one arm's length.

A roofing element for mounting on a sloped roof, the sloped roof having a slope-wise direction, a cross-wise direction transverse to the slope-wise direction, and an upstanding direction normal to the sloped roof, said roofing element comprising:

• a four-sided formed sheet metal panel having a cross-slope width and a slope-wise length;
• said sheet metal panel having a top edge margin, a bottom edge margin, a first side edge margin, and a second side edge margin, said top edge margin being for installation up-slope of said bottom edge margin when mounted to the sloped roof;
• said top edge margin having an upwardly formed over-folded flange with a distal flange edge oriented down-slope;
• said bottom edge having a downwardly formed under-folded flange with a distal flange edge oriented up-slope;
• said bottom edge having a down-slope margin for overlapping a next lower adjacent roofing element;
• said first side edge margin having an upwardly bent over-folded first side flange;
• said second side edge margin having a downwardly bent under-folded second side flange;
• said top edge margin and said first side edge margin meeting at a first corner;
• said top edge margin and said second side edge margin meeting at a second corner;
• said first corner being formed to have an accommodation formed therein;
• said second corner being formed into a cuff fitting;
• said cuff fitting being sized to fit in said accommodation, such that in an array of said roofing elements the cuff fitting of one said roofing element is sealable in the accommodation of a next laterally adjacent roofing element.