Installing Metal Roofing On A Dormer

Although you can install corrugated metal roofing over shingles for the best foundation it is recommended that all the old roofing be removed.

Installing metal roofing on a dormer. I have my valley custom made with water trough to help with leaking b. Place this in the valley on each side of a gable roof one edge laid on the gable roof with the other side nailed flat on the. When the shingle row gets to the dormer they keep going and maintain the regular straight row of shingles. If the eyebrow curves dramatically this is best done with thinner more flexible traditional shingles over laminate shingles.

Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof. Install metal flashing at every dormer roof to main roof connection. Roofers install these dormers as they install the rest of the roof.

Drip edge goes on before the roofing panels and the metal. And while it commands a premium the components are expensive as is the skilled labor for installation a metal roof can boost a home s resale value by up to 6 percent in some areas. Work up from the initial row starting at the lower corner in a diagonal pattern staggering the shingles to prevent gaps. Its popularity has nearly quadrupled in the last 20 years.

Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles. This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Install the lower roofing panels then the gambrel flashing then the upper roofing panels. Now that i ve finished installing the transition trim we can install an offset cleat so that we can clip our upper panels into it.

The top joinery of both valleys when they meet on the same plane of roof is shown here. Remove the old roofing. Today metal roofing is on the rise again. Work at a comfortable steady pace trying not to rip up or carry off too much old roofing at once.