The final stage of building a house is often characterized by making decisions in roof issues, which coating to choose and how to install it. DIY roof erection is a fairly common occurrence in the modern world. This is due to the ease and elementary installation of metal tiles and a noticeable saving of cash.
How to cover an ordinary roof with a metal tile?
The best shape of the roof for coating with a metal tile is a simple geometrically proportional roof with a slope of a slope up to 14 degrees, not less. In this case, there are practically no unnecessary unnecessary scraps, all purchased material is used with benefit. Moreover, recently there has been a rapid coating of the roof with his own hand with residents of the house in order to save money. In order to purchase the required amount of the covered material, it is worth considering the following:
Know the exact dimensions of the roof;
The length of the sheet should be 4 cm larger than the roof, for overlapping the cornice, which will ensure the ventilation of the skate;
Check the roof for the presence of irregularities, if they are present, then try to fix it. In the case of a non -estate – to amend. The tiles should be done in such a way as to ensure the coincidence of the lower edge of the crate with the overhang line of the covering sheet;
The roof of the roof of the house must be carried out using special tools. There should be bells, drill, various hacksaws and scissors for metal.
The first stage of the installation of the roof begins with the installation of rafters, which make up the main and important part of the entire structure. Preparatory work before the installation of rafters consist in the implementation of screeds of the load -bearing walls, laying waterproofing and bars, as well as assembly of the undergraduate system. The beginning of the installation of the rafters themselves comes from the extreme and ending with intermediate rafters. The main condition is the presence of a crate, which is often made of wood material. For a roof with a coating of metal tiles, a base is necessary from a hundred board, which will be attached with nails to the rafters.
The specifics of the coating of a gable roof and the use of a standard slate coating
It is worth noting that when installing a coating of metal tiles of a gable roof, there are some features. They are that each sheet of coating should be overlapped on another, while twisting with self -tapping screws, and then with the help of screws is attached to the skate. The establishment of end planks is carried out in the area of the front of the roof, fixed using self -tapping screws, which are screwed into a wooden crate and along the edges of the sheet of coating. Responsible for the facade part of the building, skate strips are fixed with screws through one wave on the tile. The pipes and drain gutter are attached at the end.
Before starting to cover the roof with slate, it is worth remembering that such a coating will be more reliable and durable if it is painted with special paint for the slate. Thanks to this, the roof will be protected from the penetration of water into microcracks, and accordingly the slate will not be destroyed. This type of coating is very common in cases where construction is carried out with its own hands. The slopes of the roofs of modern houses are covered with three sheets of slate. It is usually attached from the upper row. The edge of the slate sheet is fixed with a marginal ribbon to the rafters, then the lower edge is marked, etc.D. Sheets are attached using screws, the final stage in the installation of slate coating is the installation of the ridge strip.