How To Join A Metal Roof

This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

How to join a metal roof.

Mark this point of the. Identify the roof areas that you will join. The primary function of these two items is for sealing the edges of the roof. 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.

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String the line along the top of the frame until it meets the shingle roof. Hold the end of a chalk line at one of the outermost top corners of the carport roof frame. Add 12 inches to the measurement. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.

In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th. Take a piece of the lumber and then slip it under the roof pitch that has a higher position. Put on a pair of work gloves. It s the same piece and i m going to show you how to install that now.

Insert a nail bar beneath the bottom row of siding that lies directly above the seam where the tin roof meets the siding and pry upward gently about 1 2 inch. After that cut each of them to fit the length of the joined area. Remove the shingles and underlayment on the edges of both pitches. How to join two roof pitches.

The piece that allows us to join the two different slopes is the pitch transition trim. This will be the length of your flashing that you. The piece that s going to allow us to join the panels on the lower slope and the panels on the higher slope is the pitch transition flashing or the pitch change trim. 2 push the siding back down and the.