How To Installing A Metal Roof Over Shingles Viedo

Use notching scissors to notch the metal in the middle so that it will bend over the ridge.

How to installing a metal roof over shingles viedo. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof. Make sure roof is square. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th.

Install the metal trim. 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. A benefit to doing it this way is that you can see if there is any rotten plywood that needs to be replaced before installing the new roof. This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Steel shingles weigh about 1 4 what asphalt shingles weigh and aluminum shingles weigh about 1 8 what standard shingles weigh. Cut v shaped notches into metal sheets and bend them to fit trim pieces to the ridge line and eave. The vast majority of installations of the metal roofing systems produced by my company are over existing shingles. Close the bottom of the metal roof.

The low weight of metal roofing is one thing that encourages this. This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Install with 1 4 inch metal wood screws at a distance of every two feet.