Place the first screw.
Installing metal roofing on a flat roof.
Metal has quickly become the standard roofing material for commercial and flat roofing systems and for good reason.
Can metal roofing be used on a low slope pitch roof.
Metal is one of the most durable roofing material to install however the initial investment is much higher up front than other commercial and flat roofing solutions.
For exposed fasteners avoid over tightening the fastener.
The metal roofing will be installed onto the top of the boards.
In a standing seam roof long single panels run vertically all the way from the eave to the ridge.
Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.
They need to be about every 2 feet apart.
Next you are ready to install the metal roof.
You can use 1 inch nails for the installation of eave flashing.
Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing.
Use metal 1 inch roofing nails to install the metal edging that goes around the perimeter of the roof.
Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart.
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.
Take a metal sheet and use inch metal wood screws to affix the roofing onto the wood slats.
Step 3 install the metal edging.
You are essentially sealing off the metal roof with this flashing and you need to make sure that is securely fastened.
The eave flashing or edging is just the steel metal strips used to cover the entire perimeter of the roof.
Make sure that the screws are all aligned evenly as you will be able to see them from the ground if they are.