Redoing A Tin Roof

Large rusted out areas require a replacement sheet of metal but for smaller problem areas you can do a.

Redoing a tin roof.

Place the drip edge horizontally against the edge of the roof to mark a distance. Today metal roofs often consist of an alloy steel with a zinc coating applied to it for protection known as galvanized metal. Use chalk along the inner upper edge of the drip edge to mark where the drip edge lays on the felt. This is our 8 hour all night long edition.

A current alternative trend in roofs is the use of aluminum. Video shot at an actual tin roof cabin. Occasionally rust will eat right through your tin roof leaving minor cracks or holes. The curved out edge should fit over.

Measure 3 8 inch 1 cm downward from the chalk. To shed water away from the eave most roofers add a metal drip edge right to the roof deck covering it with the membrane. It should reach 3 feet beyond the inside of the wall and cover any valleys to prevent ice dams and wind driven rain from reaching the sheathing. The sound of rain on a tin roof.

Brought to you by the nature sounds guy. Many of us have made reference to an old farm house with a tin roof. A self adhesive membrane applied along the roof s perimeter from the eaves up. Sand the entire metal roof surface very lightly with your wire brush or sandpaper.