How To Install Tin Roof Under Deck

Then stretch a string between them.

How to install tin roof under deck.

Mark the porch with a line parallel to the edge farthest from the house. Install subsequent rows of panels working your way to the downwind side of the deck s lower surface until finished. Position the next panel further from the house but overlapping the first by at least 6 inches. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.

Decide what type of tin roof you want by selecting either an r panel or v crimp style. For example assume the porch measures. Lower than the purlin along the house 12 x 1 4 3. Mark the line 2 inches in from the.

However with a seamed or crimped roof style you won t need screws. Place the first screw. For an r panel style you will need to install it with 5 16 inch lap screws. Measure the porch to find the best length and width for a tin porch roof.

Secure it in the same manner as the first. Install the purlin along the house and the outer purlin. First mark all the purlin locations on the deck joists. 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. How to build a tin roof over a deck step 1.