When installing the metal panels shown in this booklet over a curved arch the minimum.
Framing for metal roofs.
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Position the square at the end of the rafter board with the tongue on your left and facing away from you.
Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof.
Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.
Experienced do it yourselfers can use a nail gun with 8d nail clips instead of a hammer and nails.
To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight cut aviation snips photo 1.
The standard fastening pattern is permitted over the rest of the sheet.
When a metal roofing sheet must be installed on a curved roof screws should be installed at every overlapping rib at the sheet ends to resist the natural tendency of the metal to spring back.
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Measure your seat cuts.
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Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.
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Place the first screw.
Line up the square with the plumb line then rotate it 180 degrees realigning the square on the other side of the.
These members may be individual pieces of wood formed steel or truss like members built from multiple individual pieces.
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Start by marking the plumb line the horizontal line that marks where the wall will meet the rafter.
16 gauge purlins to secure the metal roof panels.
The open frame substrate uses wood or metal framing members such as bar joists or min.
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Use a tool belt that has a hammer loop to hold nails a measuring tape chalk line and a hammer when installing the wood.
In some cases however the exact spacing of the rafters doesn t matter if the roof has other means of supporting the metal panels.
This allows the panels to be securely attached to the rafters for maximum stability.
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Add the length of the overhang beyond this mark and.
Basic steel framing tools are a screw gun adjustable torque 0 500 rpm bits and bit holders for structural steel to steel connections chop saw pneumatic pin nailer for steel to steel connections and sheathing to steel connections clamps aviation snips swivel head electric shear and a magnetic level.
When installing a metal roof over an existing roof before installing the.
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If you need to cut dozens of metal studs and tracks quickly use a circular saw fitted with a toothless carborundum metal cutting blade 7 when cutting individual steel studs or tracks with a circular saw cut on the closed or web side and support the piece tightly on sawhorses.
