Framing For A Sheet Metal Roof

The sheet steel is then passed through rollers to give it shape and stiffness.

Framing for a sheet metal roof.

Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. When installing a metal roof over an existing roof before installing the. Use a tool belt that has a hammer loop to hold nails a measuring tape chalk line and a hammer when installing the wood. When a metal roofing sheet must be installed on a curved roof screws should be installed at every overlapping rib at the sheet ends to resist the natural tendency of the metal to spring back.

The two main types of substrates used with metal roofing systems are open framing and solid substrates composite or plywood. Experienced do it yourselfers can use a nail gun with 8d nail clips instead of a hammer and nails. The standard fastening pattern is permitted over the rest of the sheet. 16 gauge purlins to secure the metal roof panels.

Place the first screw. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. It then goes through a painting coating process to give it colour and protection from the elements. Open framing substrates the open frame substrate uses wood or metal framing members such as bar joists or min.

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. When installing the metal panels shown in this booklet over a curved arch the.