How To Do Tin On Hip Roof

As a do it yourself homeowner you can save on the cost of installing a tin roof by installing the stripping on an existing shingle roof or after the roofer installs the moisture barrier on roof.

How to do tin on hip roof.

Make sure you use tin snips not a saw. Take your first sheet of metal and place it on the roof so that it overhangs the edge at least 3 4 in 1 9 cm. Use measuring tools to find the length and width of the roof from the ground outside. Figure out the slope of the roof by setting a carpenter s level on the underside of one rafter in the attic.

Shingles are a pain in the and i. For trapezoidal roofs measure the bottom edge the top edge also known as the ridge and the distance between the 2 edges. Find the dimensions of each of the roof s faces. Slope is calculated as rise over run.

First we re going to put the hip cap in place and mark it so that we can prepare the end here at the eave and the top at the ridge. In this part i cover proper screw tension cutting metal for val. One option is to put a lineal flashing up the hips before the roofing is installed this flashing can channel any water that does enter down to the bottom of the roof allowing it to exit there. This is part 4 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Measure the vertical distance rise from the 12 inch mark on the level run to the underside of the same rafter. Add the metal panels. All you have to do is install the sections interlocking each one and screwing it down with sealed screw then your done. Always begin working at the point with the longest peak to eave distance.

We re going to get the hip cap in place and let it overhang at the eave so that i can make marks and bend it down.