Remove the old roof.
How to install metal roofing.
Take your first sheet.
Measure the roof area.
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Add the metal panels.
Screw a metal sheet into the wood of the roof through the tarpaper.
Learn how to install our metal roof panels by watching the short video or reading the transcript below.
Start with one side of the house at the top of the roof.
Screw in the next sheet making sure that it overlaps the first sheet.
Installing your roofing 1.
Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.
These instructions specifically focus on metal panel installation.
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.
Always begin working at the point with the longest peak to eave distance.
Install the eave flashing.
Install the metal edging around the roof s perimeter using 1 inch 3 2 centimeter roofing nails.
In a standing seam roof long single panels run vertically all the way from the eave to the ridge.
Today we will install an american building components sl 16 metal roofing panel.
The edging or eave flashing consists of metal strips that are used to cover the perimeter of.
If you want to install steel over asphalt your best choice for installing metal roofing is to use a steel shingle system like the one shown instead of the more common and more expensive standing seam steel.
Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.