How To Install A Pitched Roof

Installation tips and guides.

How to install a pitched roof.

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. Work up from the initial row starting at the lower corner in a diagonal pattern staggering the shingles to prevent gaps. Sloped roofs are very easy to install and can even be done by people without much building experience. Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails.

Slanted roofs which come with 2 angles meeting in the center are known as pitched roofs while the ones with a single slant are known as skillion roofs. This is part two of the porch build where i am doing the roof. Generally you ll need to build a frame for your new roof pitch and attach it to your mobile home s roof. I show how i construct it showning in detail how to do the lead flashing.

Stick on the underlayment. 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. 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. Make sure you extend any vent pipes through the new roof pitch and seal it with flashing.

Then add trusses to the frame and to the roof of the mobile home. You can then apply the chosen roofing material to this roof deck. 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. Most metal shingles will be attached to the roof using metal shingle.

Then pull off the. Peel off the bottom backing. 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.