Thank you for your input. This panel is the lightest gauge Metal Roofing Panel The Home Depot stocks, heavier gauges are offered, some stocked in stores and all available through their Special Order Program. The Utility panels are mainly used for shade and shelter applications (like you have listed) and have become quite popular for many DIY projects indoors and outside as well as crafts. I'm sorry you had a problem with the closure strip profiles aligning, The Home Depot stocks these both for the metal panels as well as the plastic panels and the corrugation pattern is slightly different for the two roofing profiles. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.