How To Put Heaters On A Steel Roof

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How to put heaters on a steel roof. If the eave is between 12 and 24 inches deep multiply the roof line measurement by 5 3. Measure the depth of the eave overhang from the edge of the roof not the gutter straight back to the outside wall. In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof. Use the serpentine method.

If there are gutters installed on the eaves the eave flashing should be installed to overhang the lip of the gutter by about 1 2 inch. Be sure that the heating cable extends all the way into the gutters meeting the run in the gutter to form a continuous path. If you don t have a gfi grounded outlet you may need to hire an electrician to put one close by. Use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging.

Generally use one run of heating cable in the gutter. Unique heat tape cable systems for the roof valley and the roof flashing on metal roofs. Heat tape metal roofs. If there are no gutters use the serpentine method and our heated drip edge or hang loops off roof edge.

Measure the length of your roof line. Take one end of the cable and begin at the corner of your roof. Run zigzags to create 15 wide triangles running the cable from the overhang to the warm. The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h.

If the eave overhang is 12 inches deep multiply the roof line measurement determined in step 1 by 4. Heat cable ul listed to prevent ice dams.