Redoing A Tin Roof

Measure 3 8 inch 1 cm downward from the chalk.

Redoing a tin roof.

This is our 8 hour all night long edition. To shed water away from the eave most roofers add a metal drip edge right to the roof deck covering it with the membrane. The curved out edge should fit over. 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. A self adhesive membrane applied along the roof s perimeter from the eaves up. Many of us have made reference to an old farm house with a tin roof. Large rusted out areas require a replacement sheet of metal but for smaller problem areas you can do a.

The sound of rain on a tin roof. 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. Place the drip edge horizontally against the edge of the roof to mark a distance. Brought to you by the nature sounds guy.

Occasionally rust will eat right through your tin roof leaving minor cracks or holes. Ironically tin roofs are not made out of tin. Set the drip edge aside. A current alternative trend in roofs is the use of aluminum.