How To Transition From Shingle To Metal Roof

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How to transition from shingle to metal roof. String the line along the top of the frame until it meets the shingle roof. The roof plane goes from one pitch to a lower pitch. This is a fairly common roof detail. Our 7 step guide of shingle to metal roof transition will cover everything you need to know about from the pros and cons of metal roofs to proper installation.

We see this quite frequently in log home roofs with porches for example. A roof pitch transition is a line in the roof plane that changes pitch. Although installing a metal roof can be a bit of work. Hold the end of a chalk line at one of the outermost top corners of the carport roof frame.

Earlier we talked about how water hits the upper panel flows down across the transition trim and onto the lower panel and exits the roof at the eave. Pitch transitions are a common roof detail. We would have water coming off this panel coming across and over down the roof and exit. Mark this point of the.