How To Put On A Metal Roof Yourself

Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.

How to put on a metal roof yourself. Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing. Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. Apply a thin line of butyl tape sealant along the roof s ridge. The ridge cap helps water to flow off of the roof.

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Now that we have put the one inch clip on the metal panel and cut the ribs back flush we can install the panel by clipping it into the offset cleat. Place outside foam closures along the roof s ridge. In a standing seam roof long single panels run vertically all the way from the eave to the ridge.

Slide the edge up through the offset cleat so that it is fulling engaged and flush along the edge. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. 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. Make sure that the panel is sitting back from the edge of the roof by half an inch.

Take your first sheet of metal and place it on the roof so that it overhangs the edge at least 3 4 in 1 9 cm.