How To Install A Corrugated Metal Roof On A Shed

The sheets should overlap by at least four inches add a bead of caulk where they overlap and at the other end of the building ensure there s an overhang of two inches.

How to install a corrugated metal roof on a shed.

2 corrugated metal roof installation instructions. Before you install metal roofing repair any damage to the wood under the shingles. The video demonstrates a method of sheeting a shed. Lay the roofing felt.

Complete the first row. Then attach the metal roof material with screws make for roofing. Please note measure multiple times as drilling holes in the wrong location can result in a lot of holy. Buy the metal panels.

Finish the first side of the roof. If you are right handed begin laying panels from the right and reverse if you are left handed. Beginning at the outside edge of your roof place each panel directly onto the purlins that are attached to the roof trusses. Lay and secure the first metal panel.

Once the first sheet is in place you need to install the remainder of the lowest row of corrugated metal roofing. Then trim all edges of the roof with metal trim made for that purpose. Next use 1 inch nails to secure some metal edging to the perimeter of the roof. Next pre drill holes on the end and side ridges of the panels spacing the holes 6 to 8 inches apart.

Lay the remainder of the row. Build the roof as normal with the trim felt paper and metal flashing. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. 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.

To install corrugated roofing start by cutting your panels to length with an angle grinder. Then cover the entire roof with a layer of insulation and secure it with a staple gun. You might have to stagger the metal and cut one or both outside edges to get the correct overall width.