Re Roofing A Metal Shed

Today we re roof an old shed and i get injured.

Re roofing a metal shed.

Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles. Continue adding panels until the roof is covered. Made from light weight easy to handle corrugated roofing tiles rain w. The most common metal shed roofing material is thin steel sheet that is galvanised profiled and painted.

To shed water away from the eave most roofers add a metal drip edge right to the roof deck covering it with the membrane. Unscrew the trim on the existing roof and remove each piece of metal trim. Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. Center each shingle on the ridge of the roof and nail them into place by hammering roofing nails into the edges of the tabs.

2 underlayment this synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of defense against leaks after the shingles. When i built my garden shed in 1987 i used onduline corrugated roofing following the. Transparent or translucent roof sheets are a good choice for lean tos and some outdoor buildings but you d see the board on the other side of the plastic when fixed to a shed roof so we don t recommend this. This video is for entertainment purposes only.

Watershed roofing kits provide a long lasting roof for your garden building. You may need to cut panels to fit angles using a circular saw with a metal saw blade. Here i show you how easy it is to re roof a shed with onduline roofing. Cover the ridge of the shed s roof with these cut shingles.

Remove the screws from the topmost roofing panel and slide it off continuing on to the next lowest panel until you ve stripped the entire roof off the shed. Other metals are used in roofing such as zinc copper and lead which i m only going to mention these in passing. I am not liable for any damages to you your family or your pr.