How To Install Metal Roof Shingles

Use 1 4 inch metal wood screws to attach the metal sheets to the wood slat board base.

How to install metal roof shingles.

Install metal roofing sheets. In a standing seam roof long single panels run vertically all the way from the eave to the ridge. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. You should start your metal shingles installation with half a shingle or in accordance with your metal shingles installation manual which should be system specific starting from the left of the starter flashing or gable.

Install new flashing metal flashing is often called drip edge along the bottom of the roof near your gutters. This framework has three big advantages. Better steel shingle systems like the one shown install over a framework of 2x2s. First because the frame is screwed directly to the rafters and the interlocked shingles are screwed to the frame the roof can withstand winds of up to 120 mph without damage.

Fasten the shingles to the roof using the nail clips designed specifically for metal shingles. Starter shingles should be laid at the drip edge nailed down with roofing nails. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Metal roofing sheets have to be installed one at a time.

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. Place a sheet from top to bottom on a section of the roof. Always install flashing around a chimney and other valleys where two roof planes meet as these areas are more prone to leaks if not protected. Experts recommend that you work diagonally and raising each row of shingles gradually.

A benefit to doing it this way is that you can see if there is any rotten plywood that needs to be replaced before installing the new roof. Nail the drip edge in place using your hammer and roofing nails.