Installing Metal Roof Panel

If you are thinking about how to install a metal roof you will first need to gather together all the necessary supplies remove your old roof and then install a layer of insulation and the new roof.

Installing metal roof panel.

The roofing felt will lay horizontally along the plywood deck of the roof. Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. It is extremely important that this panel be laid square to the eave and ridge so that the remaining panels will line up square on the roof frame. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof.

At this point chalk a line from ridge to eave. Make sure the panel is square to the eave of the roof so that all of panels installed afterwards are straight. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. If you are installing a metal roof on a structure like a patio cover you may not need this insulation layer.

Next put a screw into the fastening strip to keep it steady before installing the screws along the face. Add the metal panels. 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. Instead you can just secure the metal roof directly to the wooden beams cut the roofing felt to fit with a utility knife.

Measure one panel width in from the roof edge. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th. This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Along the fastening strip of the sl16 always use the pancake head fastener. Masterrib is a 36 wide 5. Install metal panels or shingles 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. The eight step installation instructions below will show you how to install metal roofing panels as a weekend diy project for your home.

Now we can install our roof panels. This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Place the leading edge of the first panel along this line.