Steel roof inspection 5-4-23 

Good Video!

Good advice

Thanks for sharing!

Man you can find them at least it was ? A little better then the last video but man I don’t know what is wrong with people now days with you tube there are so many videos to show people how to do it right And I am telling this it took them just as long to do it wrong as it would to do it right. Thanks for the video keep us informed what the military guy is going to do on the last job that was massed up Thanks

Thanks for the video. Have a fantastic weekend.

Just when you think you’ve seen it all…the covered valleys are another first for me lol Good stuff

Brian, I was taught long time ago to screw the panels down thru the panel ridge, then later was told by another respectable source to screw down thru the flat part. The reason given for using the flat part was that screwing thru the ridge can deform the panel. Both ways seem to work fine. What say you ?

Sheets cut short on both ends. Laid over shingles. My advice would be pull it down to deck and redo it properly. There is nothing you could do that is going to guarantee a good life span. I mean simply put, screw in the valleys, with OSB and shingle underneath. There is no chance you can convince me that those screws won't back out with heat expansion. And OSB isn't exactly renowned for holding a thread.

I went over an existing shingle roof on my Mom’s place. I never worked with it until then but I have roofing and carpentry experience. I installed a baton system and even built out some roof sagging when I did because I didn’t want sheets kinking or creasing when I sucked them down. I just studied the material and all the parts available well first and considered water flow always as installing. Used butyl rubber caulk and tape as a precaution where I thought it wouldn’t hurt. I also predrilled screw patterns because I didn’t like how the self tappers were catching and warping the metal making it jagged for the rubber washer to seat. It also prevented lift off of the top sheet on overlaps. I used the valley overlays in addition to the w and I think they’re ok if there are no trees nearby and the roof isn’t debris prone. I capped the ends with corner L’s and it’s all really clean and tight looking. I also measured everything out before ordering and had it all custom cut and I would recommend that if one can to avoid rough edges like he says. I shouldn’t ever have to get on my Mom’s roof again and that was the idea lol. I like the stuff and liked working with it. I spent probably about the same on material if I had done shingles. They’re a good investment.

As far as that boot goes, you can get away with that sideways slit, just use a scrao piece to slide under the top and over the bottom, youre essentially creating an extra overlap so that it all runs over. Not the prettiest way to do it. Personally i would just spend the time to make sure the pipe lands on a joint so its easy to work with

holy hell some people should never be aloud to touch a drill or a hammer

Man the way they did the metal for that pipe boot 😬

You didn't address regular rubber boots going over vents how to properly attach to roof if its ribs are there ? Thanks maybe another video. Good video stay safe !

That valley is something.. although I completely disagree about making the bottom edge straight. I would always rather see the panels straight to the most visible gable, even if that creates a stair step at the bottom, the gutter hides that for the most part anyways.

Does the heating of shingles under the metal roof break down the shingles and so destroy it as an underlayer?

This style of metal roof is crap! I repair these all the time, rubber washers dry out and erode after 8 to 10 yrs and then continuous problems! I'll take a shingle roof any day!