This will help you create a flat roof framing plan.
Steel frame flat roof detail.
To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight cut aviation snips photo 1.
Whether you are looking to install a metal roof on a shed or a house it s important to know the difference in the various types of metal roofs available.
When framing a flat roof you will need to create a slight incline.
Standard details for metal roofing siding post frame and residential structures distributed by.
Flat to pitch flat to pitch site adjustable dead load structures in either kit or pre manufactured form designed to transfer new roof loads via existing coverings directly to existing primary support structures.
Metal should not be re bent once it has been formed nor should it be folded back on itself.
Let s take a look at the most common types of metal roofs for houses.
Flat roofs are always built at a slight incline at least 1 8 inch per foot.
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Some roofs actually slope in several directions ensuring optimal water runoff.
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.
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Aluminum and steel roofing and siding sheets are rollformed from hardened tempered metal for maximum strength.
An affordable option and easier to lay than shingles tin is the most commonly used type of metal roofing.
When a metal roofing sheet.
If a sheet must be bent a gentle 90 degree bend is the maximum recom mended.
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