Install Roof Overhang

Position your sheets on the ground before raising to the roof for laying.

Install roof overhang.

This ice and water membrane is typically applied to overhang the eaves by 1 4 3 4. Some metal roofs have wood framed eaves that extend several inches or a foot beyond the house or shed wall to support metal roofing. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Sheets should be checked to ensure that the top side faces upwards.

Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter. Also remember that your overall approach to installing metal roofing panels should be one that is square to edge. At this time any valleys on the roof should also be flashed with an ice and water membrane. With a flat shed roof the roof simply extends past the wall plate to provide an overhang.

To be fully effective it should extend up the roof to a point at least 24 inside the vertical extension of the interior side of the wall. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Depending on the style and aesthetic look you are aiming for you could extend this overhang even more. The overlapping sheet edges should be raised facing the direction of installation i e positioned the same way as the other sheets.

Install sheet metal drip cap over the lower rim. Soffit panels are most commonly made of vinyl or metal so they re low maintenance and can be found in almost any color to match your exterior color scheme. Soffits enclose the eaves of a roof. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.

The size of the roof overhang you choose depends largely on the style of your shed s roof. How to install a drip edge. It is used to cover and protect the exposed ends of the roof rafters and provide a cleaner look to your home. The outer edge must be extended beyond where the gutter is located.

If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. As a rule of thumb this overhang should be at least of an inch. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Seal the flashing to roof by using special roofing cement.

Do you need to install eave or fascia for a metal roof. Insert the wide flank of drip cap underneath the first course of shingle or tile all the way through. 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. You can install metal roofing with a wider overhang if you support it.