Lean To Metal Roof Framing

Vertical horizontal box eave and vertical roofs.

Lean to metal roof framing. All american made engineered agricultural gable trusses 4 12 pitch heavy duty 2 angled steel painted black. Use right size of rafters and headers. They can also have closed ends with cutouts closed ends with garage doors and fully enclosed ends or fully open ends. They can be used to as picnic shelters company rest areas or any number of applications that call for a building with an angled roof and a flat edge.

Space rafters either 16 o c. 12 50 a foot up to 20 14 95 a foot over 20 we stock 24 30 and 40 gable trusses and 12 lean to trusses. After is adding the metal panels you will want the metal to extend 1 2 past the framing will run from tall side to short. Usually a lean to metal building is about 10 to 12 wide and under 41 long.

Drill holes for the steel screws into the lumber and attach securely to the existing metal building at the height you determined in step 3. 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. This block of lumber will provide a foundation at which the top of the lean to will be attached to the building. All come with 16 overhang past post.

Design lean to roof per your local building codes. Generally using one screw at one foot length intervals is sufficient. For shingles or 24 o c. 12 50 a foot 12 40 14 95 a foot 42 60 all lean to shed trusses 1 12 pitch.

You can add some decorating elements to enhance the look of this roof and the space under it. This allows the panels to be securely attached to the rafters for maximum stability. A lean to metal building comes in three different roofing styles. I cut a birdsmouth notch to.

Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing. If it is needed cut the metal roof panel to the length you need with tin snips hopefully you don t have too. If you ve wondered how to frame a lean to roof off a pole barn this video will show you how i did it. It is a good idea to build a lean to roof that will give a good look to the exterior area of your house and also help utilize this space.

When attaching ledger board to an existing wall install proper flashing when required. Use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging. When placing rafters for a tin roof also frequently referred to as corrugated metal or steel it is common to set the distance between rafters based on the size of the roofing panels.