The purlins support the panels.
How to support metal roofing.
The housing preservation grant eligibility.
Tin roofing also known as metal roofing is considered more durable than composition or wood shingles.
You will most likely have to order the roofing metal in the amount and color specific to your house.
You may need to cut panels to fit angles using a circular saw with a metal saw blade.
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Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles.
If you are placing metal panels over an existing roof you still use purlins.
The good news is that there are many different solutions in terms of installing metal roofing panels including tin aluminum and steel.
In many cases it makes sense to remove an old or dilapidated roof and install a metal roof that is better able to withstand the elements.
The purlins not only give you something other than the existing roof to accept the roof panel fasteners they also create an airspace between the roof panels and the existing roof.
You will also need a large garbage can a jigsaw or power metal shear a staple gun a drill and assorted drill bits 1 inch roofing nails metal roofing screws and self drilling self sealing wood screws.
The plywood covers the entire roof and is solidly attached to the rafters providing a sturdy base for both insulation and metal roofing panels.
Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails.
The roofing is manufactured in panels that install using aluminum nails or screws that.
Continue adding panels until the roof is covered.
While decking is not required for a metal roof and is often not used for shops barns or other outbuildings if a metal roof is being put onto a home or a garage the use of decking is common.
For more information about this government grant for roof replacement interested individuals should contact the program s help desk.