Strapping A Roof For Metal

Next you are ready to install the metal roof.

Strapping a roof for metal.

Manufacturers provide 30 year warranties on metal roofing products. They come in plastic or metal that will match the color of your roof. We are in the process of contacting contractors regarding the installation of a metal roof on our home and with each contractor that comes to the house we are getting more and more confused. Metal roofing is resistant to fire rot and termites.

Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof. When installing a metal roof over an existing roof before installing the. You can use 1 inch nails for the installation of eave flashing. Place the first screw.

Use furring strips to build a slat board on the roof then mount the steel sheets to the slat board. Use a tool belt that has a hammer loop to hold nails a measuring tape chalk line and a hammer when installing the wood. While decking is not required for a metal roof and is often not used for shops barns or other outbuildings if a metal roof is being put onto a home or a garage the use of decking is common. You are essentially sealing off the metal roof with this flashing and you need to make sure that is securely fastened.

Question from june in new hampshire. 26 or 29 is a variable that must be considered as is the type of fastener and the pitch of the roof. They both screw down to the surface of the roof about a foot up from the eve. The gauge of the metal 24.

Place snow guards on the roof. At a guess i would place the strapping no further apart than 16. Standing double locking seam does this tend to sweat on top of asphalt shingles. The metal will last longer than the plastic but cost about four times as much.

Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. The plywood covers the entire roof and is solidly attached to the rafters providing a sturdy base for both insulation and metal roofing panels. Experienced do it yourselfers can use a nail gun with 8d nail clips instead of a hammer and nails.