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.

Installing metal roofing on a flat roof.

Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing. They need to be about every 2 feet apart. The metal roofing will be installed onto the top of the boards. Use metal 1 inch roofing nails to install the metal edging that goes around the 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. Next you are ready to install the metal roof. The eave flashing or edging is just the steel metal strips used to cover the entire perimeter of the roof. Can metal roofing be used on a low slope pitch roof.

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart. For exposed fasteners avoid over tightening the fastener. Step 3 install the metal edging.

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. In a standing seam roof long single panels run vertically all the way from the eave to the ridge. 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. 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.

Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Place the first screw. You can use 1 inch nails for the installation of eave flashing.