Installing Metal Roofing On A Dormer

If the eyebrow curves dramatically this is best done with thinner more flexible traditional shingles over laminate shingles.

Installing metal roofing on a dormer.

Its popularity has nearly quadrupled in the last 20 years. Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles. Work up from the initial row starting at the lower corner in a diagonal pattern staggering the shingles to prevent gaps. A drip edge is installed at the bottom edge of sections f b e i c d and a.

And while it commands a premium the components are expensive as is the skilled labor for installation a metal roof can boost a home s resale value by up to 6 percent in some areas. Although you can install corrugated metal roofing over shingles for the best foundation it is recommended that all the old roofing be removed. We have our pitch change trim installed with an offset cleat on top of it and we ve made sure to use tape seal in between the cleat and the transition trim. The space under sections c and d is alternately called a dormer doghouse or reverse gable.

This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Remove the old roofing. The top joinery of both valleys when they meet on the same plane of roof is shown here. Install the lower roofing panels then the gambrel flashing then the upper roofing panels.

Place this in the valley on each side of a gable roof one edge laid on the gable roof with the other side nailed flat on the. Roofers install these dormers as they install the rest of the roof. Now that i ve finished installing the transition trim we can install an offset cleat so that we can clip our upper panels into it. Work at a comfortable steady pace trying not to rip up or carry off too much old roofing at once.

I have my valley custom made with water trough to help with leaking b. Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. Today metal roofing is on the rise again. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof.