Without getting up on the roof itself you can get the measurements simply by measuring the.
How to install a corrugated tin roof.
Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.
Drive a pair of 8d nails through the wood.
Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing.
Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.
Snap a vertical chalk line to guide placement of the first center panel.
Allow for a minimum of 18.
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.
If yours do not then you will need to drill holes.
Install a corrugated panels on gable roofs usually begins on one side of the roof working in the opposite direction of the prevailing wind.
For exposed fasteners avoid over tightening the fastener.
Installing corrugated roofing 1.
The panels should still be installed so the side laps face away from the prevailing wind.
Place the first screw.
Depending on the area of the roof you can use different sized panels.
Once the first sheet is in place you need to install the remainder of the lowest row of corrugated metal roofing.
Cut the panels to the desired length.
Some panels have pre drilled holes.
Pre drill holes on the ridges.
Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart.
Corrugated metal roof installation instructions step 1.
Most panels come up to 32 feet 9 8 m in length.
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.
Make sure that the screws are all aligned evenly as you will be able to see them from the ground if they are.
Buy the metal panels.
Use the lower edge of the roof as a guide and install nailers end to end across the roof with the lower edge two inches from the edge of the roof.
You can either buy.
Lay the remainder of the row.