How To Install Metal Roofing On A Gable Roof

Install edging use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging.

How to install metal roofing on a gable roof.

Take your first sheet of metal and place it on the roof so that it overhangs the edge at least 3 4 in 1 9 cm. In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th. If there are gutters installed on the eaves the eave flashing should be installed to overhang the lip of the gutter by about 1 2 inch. Install corrugated panels with galvanized steel or aluminum screws depending on the metal roofing with plastic washer heads.

Fasten gable trim with x inch metal to metal lap screws. Lap screws should be placed 12 on center hitting the high seam of roofing corrugation. Run corrugations down the roof. This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Butyl sealant tape should be placed parallel to the gable on the high seam of the roofing panel. Install an end strip of rubber butyl at the top edge of this row fitting it snugly into the profile of the metal. Prior to fastening gable trim remove all protective plastic from gable trim. Put it against the roof and let it stick out by about an inch.

Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. You can see my pencil marks where i ve had it up on the roof and i ve made the measures to fit in between the panel and the gable trim. Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing.

To cut it i just snip through and it bends. Start at one bottom edge fasten a. I m going to mark the z trim cut it and install it so that we can install the end wall trim using stitch screws. Apply a row of 8 inch wide metal flashing over the break in the gambrel 4 inches above and 4 inches below.

Next take off the rake or gable trim take the cleat out and install it. The cutting of the z trim is straight forward. Let it stick out again just a little bit past and make a mark. Install the cut row of panels overlapping the flashing.