Re: OT Metal Roof

Posted by andy r on May 07, 2014 at 22:15:03 from (75.91.149.15):

In Reply to: OT Metal Roof posted by jhilyer on May 07, 2014 at 12:46:43:

I put a metal roof on a farm house last fall. I really like it so far. Could have done it myself but hired an Amish crew. They were like billy goats up on the roof. This was a big two story house. The crew of three did the job in four days - I would still be working on if I had done it myself. They put rough 1" by 4" 's down which makes them a little thicker than todays 1" by 4" 's. They used 3" and 4" screws which went through the firring strips, through the shingles, through the existing sheating and into the rafter. Every screw went into a rafter. They used Dewalt impact guns. They made sure each screw was actually into a rafter. If it wasn't the screw would spin out. If it hit a rafter it would pull the impact down. If they accidently missed a rafter they would just move the screw some. Original wood shingles and one layer of asphalt shingles stayed. Cost to strip the roof would have been cost prohibitive. They prefer the rough 1" by 4" 's because it doesn't raise the metal roof so much which makes the trim look better. Contractor said in 15 years he had never seen the firring strips ripped off in a storm. What normally happened was the screws holding the tin failed - either the screw pulling out or the tin ripping out. This is a steeper roof so I think it would probably actually vent somewhat keeping everything underneath dry. Attic is vented well also. If it had been a newer or high dollor house I would probably strip everything off. Screw down the firring strips to the rafers. Put pink foam insulation in between the firring strips. Then screw the tin down. I didn't use a "fad" color either. I used a medium gray color. People had told me the most colorful colors fade first. Also, you might get tired of a color like red, purple, or green. Still like my medium gray. Covered the trim at the edge of the roof all the way around as well. Took two chimneys off and five lightening rods as well. On the two porches and garage all new flashing was tucked up under the siding. Some want to just tack the flashing with nails to the siding. Contractor raised the siding and the flashing went under. NO LEAKS!! Made the house look more modern.

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