How To Install Metal Roofing

The edging or eave flashing consists of metal strips that are used to cover the perimeter of.

How to install metal roofing.

You ll want to order metal panels that are an appropriate color and look to complement your. To watch the entire series from the beginning click here. Install offset cleat install the offset cleat along the eave and then you are ready to install the metal. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof.

Always begin working at the point with the longest peak to eave distance. You will need to order enough metal material to cover the entire roof and this process. Start with one side of the house at the top of the roof. Take your first sheet.

Install the metal edging around the roof s perimeter using 1 inch 3 2 centimeter roofing nails. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Remove the old roof. Measure the roof area.

Bend panel edge we will prepare the end of this panel by cutting up one inch on either side folding under and. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. In a standing seam roof long single panels run vertically all the way from the eave to the ridge. Hidden fastener installation step 1.

Screw a metal sheet into the wood of the roof through the tarpaper. Place the first screw. This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Screw in the next sheet making sure that it overlaps the first sheet.

If you want to install steel over asphalt your best choice for installing metal roofing is to use a steel shingle system like the one shown instead of the more common and more expensive standing seam steel.