Installing Metal Roofing On A Dormer

We have our pitch change trim installed with an offset cleat on top of it and we ve made sure to use tape seal in between the cleat and the transition trim.

Installing metal roofing on a dormer.

And while it commands a premium the components are expensive as is the skilled labor for installation a metal roof can boost a home s resale value by up to 6 percent in some areas. Work at a comfortable steady pace trying not to rip up or carry off too much old roofing at once. A drip edge is installed at the bottom edge of sections f b e i c d and a. I have my valley custom made with water trough to help with leaking b.

The top joinery of both valleys when they meet on the same plane of roof is shown here. Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. Remove the old roofing. Install the lower roofing panels then the gambrel flashing then the upper roofing panels.

Install metal flashing at every dormer roof to main roof connection. Its popularity has nearly quadrupled in the last 20 years. Although you can install corrugated metal roofing over shingles for the best foundation it is recommended that all the old roofing be removed. The space under sections c and d is alternately called a dormer doghouse or reverse gable.

Now that i ve finished installing the transition trim we can install an offset cleat so that we can clip our upper panels into it. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof. Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles. When the shingle row gets to the dormer they keep going and maintain the regular straight row of shingles.

This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Today metal roofing is on the rise again. Drip edge goes on before the roofing panels and the metal. Work up from the initial row starting at the lower corner in a diagonal pattern staggering the shingles to prevent gaps.