Redoing A Tin Roof

Ironically tin roofs are not made out of tin.

Redoing a tin roof.

Set the drip edge aside. It should reach 3 feet beyond the inside of the wall and cover any valleys to prevent ice dams and wind driven rain from reaching the sheathing. Brought to you by the nature sounds guy. A self adhesive membrane applied along the roof s perimeter from the eaves up.

The sound of rain on a tin roof. Measure 3 8 inch 1 cm downward from the chalk. Try to achieve a slightly abraded texturized finish as this helps your new paint bond with the roof finish. Occasionally rust will eat right through your tin roof leaving minor cracks or holes.

Place the drip edge horizontally against the edge of the roof to mark a distance. Today metal roofs often consist of an alloy steel with a zinc coating applied to it for protection known as galvanized metal. Large rusted out areas require a replacement sheet of metal but for smaller problem areas you can do a. Sand the entire metal roof surface very lightly with your wire brush or sandpaper.

Use chalk along the inner upper edge of the drip edge to mark where the drip edge lays on the felt. The curved out edge should fit over. This is our 8 hour all night long edition. Many of us have made reference to an old farm house with a tin roof.