How To Install Metal Roofing On Your House

Most metal shingles will be attached to the roof using metal shingle.

How to install metal roofing on your house. Work up from the initial row starting at the lower corner in a diagonal pattern staggering the shingles to prevent gaps. You will need to order enough metal material to cover the entire roof and this process. Install the metal edging around the roof s perimeter using 1 inch 3 2 centimeter roofing nails. Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing.

Remove the old roof. Start with one side of the house at the top of the roof. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart. For exposed fasteners avoid over tightening the fastener.

Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. Can you avoid tearing off your old asphalt shingle roof by putting a steel roof over it. Screw in the next sheet making sure that it overlaps the first sheet. Most codes now allow no more than two layers of roofing before requiring a complete tear off.

Screw a metal sheet into the wood of the roof through the tarpaper.