Install Metal Roof Single Wide Mobile Home

Me install a metal roof.

Install metal roof single wide mobile home.

You gotta be kidding nope i m not kidding. Nov 30 2012 am i for real you say. As long as you are somewhat handy all you need is a saw drill and tape measure to install your own mobile home metal roof for a fraction of the cost. Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing.

The most difficult part of the project is removing the old roof and scraping the roof clean of debris. The new roof can be installed in 1 2 days depending upon your skill level. The most difficult part of the project is removing the old roof and scraping the roof clean of debris. Consider asking friends to help or hire day workers.

If you ve got an older manufactured home that has an old metal roof it s probably been sealed and resealed and then sealed a few more times. Consider asking friends to help or hire day workers. Materials can be purchased at your local lumberyard for less than 1000. Soil pipe boots and sealed around any other vent pipes as needed.

And now it s time to be resealed again where will. Installing a metal roof on a mobile home can be a do it yourself project saving you a lot of money. Your choice of colors. Once the roof is clean laying a new roof is not difficult.

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. Installers are laying foam insulation boards over the old single wide mobile home roof. Basically if you can run a drill saw and read a tape measure you can install your own metal roof. Metal roofs may be installed over an existing roof with or without a diyer adding insulation in between.

Installing a metal roof on a mobile home can be a do it yourself project saving you a lot of money. Once the roof is clean laying a new roof is not difficult. A thick layer of foam insulation helps deaden sounds on your roof greatly reducing the noise that s common to a mobile home. The main benefit of installing a metal roof on your mobile home is the insulation that goes beneath it.

Our standard install includes a layer of foil backed radiant barrier insulation ribbed 29 gauge metal roofing with a 6 inch overhand on the ends of your home and a 12 inch over hang along the sides and the edges trimmed out in edge trim.