This is by far the most common way to install a metal roof.
How to put shingles on a mobile home roof.
Butt a full shingle up against the cut shingle and nail into place.
Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing.
Shingle mobile home roofs look nice but if you want to look at other options consider getting a tpo membrane roof.
Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.
With that said we cannot provide a step by step guide for each method as it wouldn t fit in a single article.
Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof.
Repeat this on both sides of the roof.
Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally.
The roof over process is going to vary widely depending on the size of your mobile home the materials you use and the current state of your roof.
3 install 1x4 purlins down over the shingles before installing the metal roof the third way to install a metal roof over shingles is by applying 1x4 purlins over the shingle roof.