Make sure that the wood strips are the right.
Furring strip spacing for metal roof.
Begin with the roof valleys.
Use a tool belt that has a hammer loop to hold nails a measuring tape chalk line and a hammer when installing the wood.
Of course with metal shingles as opposed to panel roofing the mounting or engagement strip if used or shingles if no mounting strip should lie flat on the water barrier or bridge across up and down slope firring strips at the manufacturer specified spacing.
If there are gutters installed on the eaves the eave flashing should be installed to overhang the lip of the gutter by about 1 2 inch.
Create a chalk map.
Place the primary furring strips.
This should then be followed up with galvanized steel hat channel preferred method or 1 x 2 furring strips.
If you opt to put the metal roof atop current roof shingles it needs to be done in combination with a synthetic underlayment recommended.
When re roofing a shingle roof with metal do not install the metal roofing directly on a shingle roof.
When installing a metal roof over an existing roof before installing the.
We recommend installing furring strip 1x4 s down then applying single bubble wrap overtop of the strips and finally installing the metal roof.
How do you install furring strips on a metal roof.
Always place fasteners in the flat of the metal roofing.
Make chalk marks along the side of the valley about an inch fro the.
Use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging.
Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing.
Installing furring strips for metal roofing.