Replacing A Edm Roof With Metal

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Replacing a edm roof with metal.

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. The advantage is that the building owner can start fresh with a new roof. If you are replacing your current roof add 125 to 500 per roofing square for old roof removal. The removal itself could cost anywhere from 3 to 5 per square foot.

Use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging. However you do have the option of leaving the shingles in place and installing the roofing over them if the roof is in good shape. Household roof coatings will seal a metal roof just fine but the best product by far for metal roofs is kool seal. This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

A roof is an essential part of your home and provides a vital function of keeping you dry and protected from the elements and replacing it can be a significant cost. This involves removing the old metal roof and replacing it with a new metal one. Metal roofs generally can run from 120 to 900 per 100 square feet one 10 foot by 10 foot area or a square of material while asphalt shingles will be between 100 and 200 per 100 square. You might be wondering how much roof replacement costs.

Epdm roofs can be installed correctly with seam tape and last along time whether a ballast system fully adhered or mechanically fastened however on a mechanically fastened system reinforced epdm should always be used. Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing. When calculating roofing costs per square asphalt shingles run from 350 and 500 per square metal or tin roofs costs 600 to 1 200 per square and concrete or clay costs between 1 200 and 1 800 per square. The average roof lasts about 20 years before replacement should be considered.

In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th. Replacing shingles with metal roofing is not necessarily difficult but it will require labor and time.