Strapping A Roof For Steel

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Strapping a roof for steel.

Next you are ready to install the metal roof. This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Gently tap the shingle with a hammer to make sure it s secure then nail the shingle into place. We are in the process of contacting contractors regarding the installation of a metal roof on our home and with each contractor that comes to the house we are getting more and more confused.

Strap mount for solar panels. Standing double locking seam does this tend to sweat on top of asphalt shingles. Art s sheet metal manufacturing sells products through a network of distributors including ferguson enterprises abc supply company and heating and cooling supply. The company also offers drainage products and accessories such as gutter and leader straps roof and drop outlets scuppers and pitch pockets.

Spacing of furring strips for metal roof when installing a metal roof over an existing roof insulate the spaces between the wood strips with rigid insulation to prevent condensation before. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Apparatuses and methods for fastening roofing straps and structural members to roofs. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.

Hook the next shingle along the previous one and nail it into place then continue across the roof. At a guess i would place the strapping no further apart than 16. You can use 1 inch nails for the installation of eave flashing. Should it be installed over the existing asphalt or strapping 2.

Question from june in new hampshire. The eave flashing or edging is just the steel metal strips used to cover the entire perimeter of the roof. Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof line. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof.