metal roofing.

[VroomVroom]

Anyone think doing a 24 by 40 roof with metal roofing is too much by yourself? Any experience putting it on? doesn't sound to be too bad if the roof is square. The roof is sheeted in. Just sounds like a lot of fasterners, and maybe handling the large sheets of metal . I have a 27 foot truss, with a 6 x 12 pitch. so their about 15 or 16 feet long metal sheets, about 3 feet wide. sounds a lot faster then shingling. I've done a good few houses with shingles, but never metal roofing.

 

[Shaneard]

You can do it by yourself but it would be much easier and less work with 1 or 2 more people who can help. Once you get the first piece down and get it square the rest goes on quick. If you don't get that first piece square then your bottoms won't line up and will look awful. Don't ask how I know this

The last metal roof some friends and I did I laid down tar paper over the wood then a layer of red rosin paper for a moisture barrier, so far so good.

 

[ArlyA]

Call me overly conservative if you like, but i'd not touch that job without help. I'd pick the 1st piece up and a little breeze would come up, and blow me over the side. Finding a 2nd person to help is easier than a drive to the hospital. Least if someone actually finds me laying there......

 

[747driver]

I wouldn't do it without help ! First thing is getting the roof square. You need one person at the top and one at the bottom at the least. You have to find a way to push those long sheets up so the guy on the top can grab them and finish pulling them up. Nice if you could rent a man lift....makes it so much more manageable !! Good luck !!

 

[oosik]

I've put galvanized steel roofing on two of my sheds. One with help - the other without. With help is so much nicer - goes faster - less chance of an "OOPS". If you have the choice - little to no wind - overcast.

 

[M5farms]

I done several right by myself , It is easier with a helper.

 

[mykleh]

I agree with the others.. one helper minimum two would be awesome.. having done my house and garage having 1 on top 1 on bottom and one handing up sheets is the best.. its not like bundles of shingles you can just stack on the roof once in awhile.. one thing I learned when the Mennonites put up my pole building (don't do that level of heights and pitches on trusses) is they pre-drilled the sheets on the ground and MAN did that go fast on the roof as well as look smashingly professional.. I just look at my work and shake my head my OCD comes out looking at their uniform spacing sheet to sheet to sheet and I just go DUH! other thing is keep a tape measure with the guy on the bottom.. you would be AMAZED how a "square roof" zig zags.. we spent a good deal lining up the first sheet with understanding of then its game on just throw the next sheet on.. not so much.. now thinking about it if a guy pre-drilled the sheets and did a chalk line on the paper to line up with a screw hole top and bottom I bet that would be the *****...

 

[nyone]

A roofing supplier should beable to supply you with metal roofing cut to length. Go from ridge to eve with no seam. Its really just a matter of screwing it on and everything being square.

Alternate screwing from top to bottom and bottom to top. Its best to lay out where every 2nd or 3rd sheet will land too so you come out square.

6/12 is a prety steep roof to walk on.

 

[EddieWalker]

I'm 52 years old, in fair shape, but not what I used to be. Over the weekend, I installed 8 sheets of metal roofing that was 16ft 2in long. It was hot out and very humid. I started early in the morning, but it was already in the 80's with over 50% humidity. The porch has a 2:12 pitch. It wore me out. That metal was a lot heavier then I remember it being, and a lot harder to handle. I wore gloves and the edges still hurt. This was 26 gauge metal.

Longer the panels, the harder they are to get to the building, and then up into position. Having a helper, or pallet forks and a way to lift them up there would be a huge help. When I do my addition, I'm going to have something to carry them to the building, and to lift them up there.

 

[PILOON]

Your best helper will be a pair of vice grips + cord + a pulley.
We did a 60ft X 200ft barn that way.
Took 2 days with 3 men and lots of screws, all done with 2 cordless drills and 4 batteries.*
We'd clamp a sheet with v grips and haul away.
That was a 4/12 pitch and I seem to recall sheets were about 12 ft long.
To assure accurate spacing we'd pre drill a pilot hole** in batches of 5 sheets while on the ground.

* that was back when 9 volts was the standard cordless drill (and not lithium either) however it was rather cold so batteries loved it. (still have one of those drills c/w an original battery that still takes a charge)

That was over 20 yrs ago and I revisited the site recently and that roof is still pretty with all the screws lined up like a marching army in perfect formation.

**Mainly due to fact that at arm's length it was easy to misjudge accurate spacing and miss a purlin, also prevented screw slippage.
We always did screw on top of the ridges and not on flats as per mfg's recommendations.
(They recommended on flat for siding.)