How To Secure High Top Roof Custom

After that came time to cut and secure the joists that go from the top of the frame forward angling down to meed the roof above the windshield.

How to secure high top roof custom.

This was a pain. Raised roof van conversion starts by making a hole in the roof. A roof anchor should be installed directly into a truss usually over the peak of the roof. Like all boxy vehicles it can be a beast to drive in the wind but that s par for the course with tall vans.

The high top will sit on a 4 band around the perimeter of the original roof. Do not install the anchor into sheathing alone single trusses or guardrails. Once the top is installed it will be impossible to get rid of any rust along that band because it will be covered by the high top flange so if rust is a concern for you get rid of it prior to the high top installation. Derin estimated that the high top added around 450 pounds of weight but the roof they took off weighed about 250 pounds so that s only a net gain of 200 pounds.

Use a sturdy extension ladder that extends at least 3 feet above the eaves to climb onto the roof and secure the bottom to the foundation and the top to the eaves or fascia so it doesn t move.