How To Put On A Metal Roof Yourself

Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge.

How to put on a metal roof yourself.

In a standing seam roof long single panels run vertically all the way from the eave to the ridge. Make sure that the panel is sitting back from the edge of the roof by half an inch. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Slide the edge up through the offset cleat so that it is fulling engaged and flush along the edge.

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. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof line. 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.

Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Place outside foam closures along the roof s ridge. The ridge cap helps water to flow off of the roof.

Apply butyl tape sealant in a thin line along the length of the foam closures.