How To Install A Pitched Roof

You can then apply the chosen roofing material to this roof deck.

How to install a pitched roof.

Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. Protect the roof against ice dams and windblown rain with self stick ice and water. Installing the new roof to provide a framework for the new trusses nail 2 by 6 inch strips of wood around the perimeter of the roof. Make sure you extend any vent pipes through the new roof pitch and seal it with flashing.

Most metal shingles will be attached to the roof using metal shingle. Modern technologies have significantly improve the performance of bitumen roll materials to extend their service life of up to 15 25 years and made them more universal. How to install roll roofing on flat or pitched roofs how to install roll roofing on a flat or pitched roof with your own hands. Make sure the underlayment lies smooth before you nail the top edge.

Then pull off the. Installation tips and guides. Then add trusses to the frame and to the roof of the mobile home. Stick on the underlayment.

Work up from the initial row starting at the lower corner in a diagonal pattern staggering the shingles to prevent gaps. The traditional metal roof types such as 5v crimp shown above and corrugated are rated by the manufacturers for use down to a 3 12 pitch three inches of vertical rise for every foot of horizontal run. Generally you ll need to build a frame for your new roof pitch and attach it to your mobile home s roof. Peel off the bottom backing.

I show how i construct it showning in detail how to do the lead flashing. Or if you want to raise the roof a bit more install fascia around the roof perimeter attached to the new soffit and nail the new roof deck to crown molding above the fascia. This is part two of the porch build where i am doing the roof.