How To Put Tin On Your Roof

By following the 10 simple instructions below you will be able to install a corrugated metal roof on your garage or shed.

How to put tin on your roof.

Secure them with clip fasteners image 2 not screws penetrating the metal panels themselves. Corrugated metal roof installation instructions. Try to space the screws about 12 inches apart down the entire piece of metal. Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing.

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. Then nail the metal edging by using a hammer and roofing nails. Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. Install slat boards to the roof so that you can easily attach the new tin.

Moreover try to ensure that the screws are all aligned evenly. You will use metal roofing screws to secure the metal panels to the sheathing. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. 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.

Finally install the metal panels image 1 placing metal closures on the top and sides of the roof structure to hold the panels in place. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. Screw the steel hex washer head screws into the tops of corrugated waves of tin roofing material to prevent leaking through screw holes at the bottoms of the waves when rain runs down the roof.

Lay the slats at 2 foot intervals length wise as you work from the roof s bottom and upward. Attach 3 by 3 foot sheets of tin to each section of the frame using 1 inch steel hex washer head screws and a cordless drill. Secure the slats with 3 inch metal to wood screws. This is by far the most common way to install a metal roof.

5install metal panels or shingles. And for any exposed fasteners try to avoid over tightening them. As long as the plywood under the shingle roof is in good condition this way can provide many benefits.