Installing Metal Roofing On A Dormer

Although you can install corrugated metal roofing over shingles for the best foundation it is recommended that all the old roofing be removed.

Installing metal roofing on a dormer.

Today metal roofing is on the rise again. The top joinery of both valleys when they meet on the same plane of roof is shown here. Place this in the valley on each side of a gable roof one edge laid on the gable roof with the other side nailed flat on the. Work up from the initial row starting at the lower corner in a diagonal pattern staggering the shingles to prevent gaps.

The space under sections c and d is alternately called a dormer doghouse or reverse gable. If the eyebrow curves dramatically this is best done with thinner more flexible traditional shingles over laminate shingles. Remove the old roofing. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof.

Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles. Install metal flashing at every dormer roof to main roof connection. When the shingle row gets to the dormer they keep going and maintain the regular straight row of shingles. This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i.

Its popularity has nearly quadrupled in the last 20 years. I have my valley custom made with water trough to help with leaking b. Drip edge goes on before the roofing panels and the metal. Work at a comfortable steady pace trying not to rip up or carry off too much old roofing at once.

Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. We have our pitch change trim installed with an offset cleat on top of it and we ve made sure to use tape seal in between the cleat and the transition trim. Install the lower roofing panels then the gambrel flashing then the upper roofing panels. A drip edge is installed at the bottom edge of sections f b e i c d and a.