Installing An Aluminum Lock Roof
Place the first screw about 7 inches from the bottom and each subsequent screw about 18 to 24 inches apart along the vertical run.
Installing an aluminum lock roof. Attach he ridge cap shingles with two nails each. Adhere the shingles adjacent to the flange with roofing tar. Adhere the joint where the cut edges of the shingles meet the dome with roofing tar. The washer under the screw head should seal to the surface of the panel without bulging or shifting.
They also lock securely into flashings around all roof edges. I learned that the original roof was the edpm rubber roofing membrane and it was beyond repair. Choosing an aluminum roof for our class c motorhome. If the plumbing vent is close to the peak of the roof lap the shingles over the peak of the roof.
Bend panel edge we will prepare the end of this panel by cutting up one inch on either side folding under and. Hidden fastener installation step 1. Have been manufactured in salt lake city utah since 1957. This feature alone may save you thousands of dollars.
Our aluminum lock shingles use an interlocking shingle system that has proven durable and effective throughout five decades of hot summers and cold snowy winters. Since 1948 permalock aluminum shingles have been protecting and beautifying the most important investment of many americans their home. I didn t know anything about what types of materials were used on rv roofs. Metal roofing materials are available in several styles that require different fastening applications but are most commonly screwed to the roof framing or sheathing material which in the case of installing over existing roofing material should be fastened using 2 1 2 inch screws.
Lay a metal roofing panel over the existing roof material in the bottom corner of the roof surface and fasten to the roof according to the metal panel instructions. Trim the shingles away from the ridge vent hole. Aluma lock and copper lock roofing shingles from aluminum lock roofing inc. From my searching around the internet and reading various websites it seems like there s three main materials used for roofs on rvs.
Secure the screws but do not overtighten. Install offset cleat install the offset cleat along the eave and then you are ready to install the metal. Unlike heavy conventional shingles aluminum lock shingles can be installed over existing shingles in most cases.