Install Flat Metal Roof Single Wide Mobile Home

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Install flat metal roof single wide mobile home.

Mobile homes constructed prior to the 1976 implementation of hud code mostly have flat or bowed roofs. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. A thick layer of foam insulation helps deaden sounds on your roof greatly reducing the noise that s common to a mobile home. Basically if you can run a drill saw and read a tape measure you can install your own metal roof.

Position the first sheet of metal flush against the edge of the house making sure there is 4 inches of overhang on each side. Many homeowners who have a flat or bowed roof are in need of a roof repair or replacement. Installers are laying foam insulation boards over the old single wide mobile home roof. Insert the foam closure strips on each side of the metal sheet.

Use a circular saw to cut the corrugated sheets of metal to the correct size. Materials can be purchased at your local lumberyard for less than 1000. 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. Measure the width of the roof and add an additional 8 inches for overhang allowance.

Manufactured homes the coded homes built after 76 tend to have more pitched or peaked roofs. Make sure you extend any vent pipes through the new roof pitch and seal it with flashing. Soil pipe boots and sealed around any other vent pipes as needed. Our standard install includes a layer of foil backed radiant barrier insulation ribbed 29 gauge metal roofing with a 6 inch overhand on the ends of your home and a 12 inch over hang along the sides and the edges trimmed out in edge trim.

Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Use 3 inch white sheet metal screws with neoprene washers on the ridges of the corrugated metal sheeting. The new roof can be installed in 1 2 days depending upon your skill level. Generally you ll need to build a frame for your new roof pitch and attach it to your mobile home s roof.

You can then apply the chosen roofing material to this roof deck. Then add trusses to the frame and to the roof of the mobile home. The main benefit of installing a metal roof on your mobile home is the insulation that goes beneath it.