Cut of the roof metal sheets with his hands

Pursuing the construction of an apartment house or garage installation, sooner or later the question arises of how to cover the roof of the metal sheets so that it lasts for many years and is not required in this case a permanent repair.

Let's first examine the material itself, and then consider how to carry out its installation correctly.

profiled sheets are widely used not only for roof coverings, but also for walls of the garage, a country house, or when installing the fence.

galvanized steel used for their manufacture.

on top of the material is applied protective coating, representing polymeric and paintwork materials, making metal profile has a long service life (up to 50 years).

Choice of metal sheets

duration of operation of the roof depends largely on thethe right choice of material.

When selecting metal sheets note that the width of the lower shelves of corrugated board was larger than the ridge (then drain the roof surface will be better).

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On the side surface of the sheet should be a special capillary trough, through which moisture gets inside when defective insulation elements can drainout (note that the trough were positioned correctly and not damaged).

again, make sure that you buy material designed specifically for roofing (metal profile has a wall or fence) Before installation.

At the wrong choice of sheeting, construction sealing even with perfect execution unit may be impaired.

list of safety rules

If you are going to carry out the installation of corrugated board with his hands, before it is necessary to get acquainted with certain safety regulations.

one thing when you mount the roof of the garage, and quite another when you spend roof installation 2-D and 3-storey private house.Improper handling of the material can lead to a threat to the life of man.

To prevent this situation, be sure to read the list of rules:

• Before laying the special protective gloves should be worn, they are not only protect your hands from cuts and injuries, but also protect from the cold, while maintaining their mobility (which is especially important whencarrying out work in the cold season);
• Since the material sheets are characterized by their light weight, it has a large sail, so their ascent to the roof on a windy day is better to refrain (they will follow the wind and they will be quite difficult to hold in your hands);
• In no event it is impossible to carry out installation of the profiled sheets in the rain or snow!The surface of the material in contact with water it becomes very slippery, and stay on it even with a small slope ramp is practically impossible (if the drop from the garage may not be as dangerous, then a fall from the roof of a 2-storey house death is possible);
• Do not lift several sheets with his hands at once, it is better to spend more time on the rise, lifting them one by one (or use a special winch), but you do not deformiruete and avoid the threat of injury.

last aspect is no less important than the previous ones, not only from the human health safety reasons, but also because of the safety of the material.

correctness of coverage depends on the surface integrity of the material, so installation should be carried out with their hands very carefully and walk on the sheets already installed only in shoes with soft rubber soles or gel (hard sole can damage the polymeric coating and shorten the period of metal sheets).

Training crates

Installing roofing material is made on the crate, which makes the structure more solid, preventing sagging and cracking on the roof under the influence of adverse weather conditions.

is also necessary to fix the end board on the proposed height of the roof profile (on it in the future will be secured end strips).

valley gutter installation will also need to make a special strip, beneath which is a layer of flooring from wooden boards (height should be level with the crate).

Doing attachment with your hands, do not forget that for fastening strips on the edges of first screws are used, and the final fixing is made simultaneously with the installation of roofing sheets.

Mounting a valley, take into account the overlap of at least 20 cm (if you want to cover the sloping roof of the garage, the valley gutter joints better lubricate the sealing mastic).

The video below shows a detailed process of fastening batten roof.

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as waterproofing, as a rule, use a layer of roll roofing material.

Laying begin the ledge and climb on to the roof ridge, creating an overlap of at least 15 cm (it is necessary that the material is a little slack).

When laying the roof of the house with his own hands, and we should not forget about insulation (for insulation this conventional garage roof can be omitted).

as the insulation layer, you can use mineral wool, laid out its free space between the crate.

assembling metal sheets

to start the installation of profiled sheets taken the bottom corner of the roof.

material necessary to put lapped and fastened it to the crate using screws (on the screws thus have a life special rubber seals for better fixation).

correctly install on sheets as follows:

1. With mounting screws holding the first roofing sheet at the eaves of the roof (metal profile should cover the overhang of the roof and hang over them about 4-5 cm);
2. Put the next sheet and align along the edge of the first;
3. Putting the sheets together along the crest of the wave and fasten with screws every 50 cm.

a similar manner, it is necessary to cover the entire roof.The video below shows a clear sequence of works on installation of metal profile.

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As you can see, to carry out the installation of the profiled sheets is quite possible, and with his own hands.It does not need to have any special skills or special construction tools.

Just remember that the moving of the roof should be extremely careful, and you can only attack already secured sheets (legs while put in the groove on the abutting crates beams).

Of course, if you wish, you can hire to perform roofing professionals, but it will cost you dearly.

Useful tips

Application useful tips will greatly facilitate the work performed.

Remember that mounted the roof from the end can only be gable roof, hipped roof installation on metal sheets made from the hip center.

Through assembling profiled sheets, consider the slope of the roof.

If the angle is less than 15 degrees, the overlapping sheets to be at least 20 cm (so that moisture can not enter between the sheets).

If the angle is greater than 15-20 degrees, the overlap is reduced to 15 cm.

If the roof is completely flat, it is necessary to conduct additional sealing overlaps both horizontally and vertically, using silicone sealant.

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order not to damage the material, you must transfer it in an upright position or he can bend and deform, thus becoming unfit for installation.

right to the whole set of materials was purchased from the same manufacturer (corrugated sheets, strips for eaves and ridge, etc.).

Then you will have no problem during the docking components.

also best to buy all the sheets metal sheets at one time, because the same producer shades of colors in different batches of material may vary.