How To Install Metal Roofing On A Gable Roof

Lap screws should be placed 12 on center hitting the high seam of roofing corrugation.

How to install metal roofing on a gable roof.

Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing. 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. Start at one bottom edge fasten a. 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.

Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing. Install an end strip of rubber butyl at the top edge of this row fitting it snugly into the profile of the 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. In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th.

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. Make a mark at the crease line and do the same thing towards the peak of the roof. Run corrugations down the roof. Apply a row of 8 inch wide metal flashing over the break in the gambrel 4 inches above and 4 inches below.

The cutting of the z trim is straight forward. Nail the flashing in place with 1 1 2 inch roofing nails. This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. Install edging use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging.

Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. Install corrugated panels with galvanized steel or aluminum screws depending on the metal roofing with plastic washer heads. Butyl sealant tape should be placed parallel to the gable on the high seam of the roofing panel.

Let it stick out again just a little bit past and make a mark. Install the cut row of panels overlapping the flashing. Put it against the roof and let it stick out by about an inch. To cut it i just snip through and it bends.