Jay Shafer's DIY Book of Backyard Sheds & Tiny Houses: Build Your Own Guest Cottage, Writing Studio, Home Office, Craft Workshop, or Personal Retreat by Jay Shafer

Author:Jay Shafer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

COVERING THE ROOF

Many cabins, like most houses, are roofed with asphalt shingles, but two somewhat less common materials may be more appropriate for your cabin or cottage: metal roofing and wooden shakes.

METAL ROOFING

Metal roofing is economical and fire resistant, and for areas subject to heavy snowfalls, it provides a slippery surface that sheds snow before it can build up. Metal panels can be applied to a roof with a pitch of at least 3 inches of vertical rise for every 12 inches of horizontal run. The metal roofing shown here can be purchased in kits, which are available at most farm-equipment and building-supply dealers. The roofing comes in a variety of colors, with panels cut to specified lengths and with specially formed trim pieces or flashings to fit at the eaves, rakes, and ridge. Use a screw gun or drill to drive the appropriate fasteners at the intervals indicated by the manufacturer. The location of sealing strips and the correct overhang of the panels at rakes and eaves will also be indicated.

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