How To Install Tin Roofing Sheets

Tin sheets are an affordable alternative to adding shingles to the roof of your outbuilding and they are much faster to lay than shingles.

How to install tin roofing sheets.

Once the first sheet is in place you need to install the remainder of the lowest row of corrugated metal roofing. Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. If you asked two installers whether they pre drill metal roofing sheets prior to installation you would likely get two completely different answers. 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.

How to install a tin roof on an outbuilding. The screws that are used to attach the metal roofing are self drilling screws. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart. Install slat boards to the roof so that you can easily attach the new tin.

Most metal shingles will be attached to the roof using metal shingle. This means that the screw will drill its own hole through the metal roofing panel and into the metal or wood substrate. For exposed fasteners avoid over tightening the fastener. Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing.

Secure the slats with 3 inch metal to wood screws. Make sure that the screws are all aligned evenly as you will be able to see them from the ground if they are. Metal roofing can also be significantly more expensive than pvc. One downside is that the metal sheets have a susceptibility to denting both in installation and during hailstorms.

Metal roofing resists rot is not susceptible to insect damage and is non combustible a boon in fire prone areas. The tin is. Lay the slats at 2 foot intervals length wise as you work from the roof s bottom and upward.