Installing Metal Roof On Flat Roof

Low slope metal roofs require less material which reduces the overall load on the building s structure.

Installing metal roof on flat roof.

For exposed fasteners avoid over tightening the fastener. Place the first screw. Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing. To watch the entire series from the beginning click here.

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. In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th. Use metal 1 inch roofing nails to install the metal edging that goes around the perimeter of the roof. Low slope roofs are not totally flat their roof slope generally ranges from 1 4 12 to 3 12.

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Make sure that the screws are all aligned evenly as you will be able to see them from the ground if they are. The eave flashing or edging is just the steel metal strips used to cover the entire perimeter of the roof. This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Take a metal sheet and use inch metal wood screws to affix the roofing onto the wood slats. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart. You can use 1 inch nails for the installation of eave flashing.

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. You can also nail a chalk line straight every 2 feet to use as a guide. Step 4 laying the sheets. Next you are ready to install the metal roof.