How To Install Metal Roofing On A Gable Roof

The cutting of the z trim is straight forward.

How to install metal roofing on a gable roof.

Fasten gable trim with x inch metal to metal lap screws. Start at one bottom edge fasten a. Run corrugations down the roof. Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing.

Install edging use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging. To cut it i just snip through and it bends. Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. Install an end strip of rubber butyl at the top edge of this row fitting it snugly into the profile of the metal.

Apply a row of 8 inch wide metal flashing over the break in the gambrel 4 inches above and 4 inches below. Install the cut row of panels overlapping the flashing. Prior to fastening gable trim remove all protective plastic from gable trim. 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.

Let it stick out again just a little bit past and make a mark. Butyl sealant tape should be placed parallel to the gable on the high seam of the roofing panel. Nail the flashing in place with 1 1 2 inch roofing nails. Next take off the rake or gable trim take the cleat out and install it.

Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. 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. This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. You can see my pencil marks where i ve had it up on the roof and i ve made the measures to fit in between the panel and the gable trim.

Put it against the roof and let it stick out by about an inch. Make a mark at the crease line and do the same thing towards the peak of the roof. I m going to mark the z trim cut it and install it so that we can install the end wall trim using stitch screws. Install corrugated panels with galvanized steel or aluminum screws depending on the metal roofing with plastic washer heads.