Steel roofing offers many benefits over slate tiles or asphalt shingles metal roofing is resistant to fire rot and termites manufacturers provide 30 year warranties on metal roofing products.
Installing metal roofing over shingles video.
But first here are a few precautions about the underlying material.
In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th.
As long as the plywood under the shingle roof is in good condition this way can provide many benefits.
Most metal shingles will be attached to the roof using metal shingle clips but metal roofing shingle installation can be system specific.
This is by far the most common way to install a metal roof.
Installing steel roofing over existing roofing materials is fairly simple.
If you choose to install metal roofing over shingles there are certain things you must keep in mind.
3 install 1x4 purlins down over the shingles before installing the metal roof the third way to install a metal roof over shingles is by applying 1x4 purlins over the shingle roof.
This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.
We re going to break them down so you know what to look out for.
Address any existing roof leaks and replace rotten rafters or.
Make sure roof is square.
This is what it looks like when you install a steel shingle roof system over an existing asphalt shingle roof.