In retrospect, installing the metal roof ourselves would have been a massive undertaking.  Pictured above is the machine that spits out perfectly sized panels one after another. We would have had to purchase panels longer than needed and cut them all by hand.  This is but one of the specialized metal forming tools that the crew used in addition to their arsenal of properly sized ladders. The roof would have been completed yesterday but for an incorrectly dimensioned ridge cap. The temporary one that is installed now is quite ugly and I will wait until it is has been replaced before posting a photo of the finished installation.  Other than this small delay, we are extremely pleased with the outcome. We spent the day finishing the trim and installing the front door.