How to Lay Out and Square Metal Roofing Panels

[@SteveThompson-li2fc]

Here in the historic parts of New Orleans the roofs are NEVER square. I skip all the remedial math exercises and place one panel at one end of the roof slope, then another panel at the other end, straighten them up, pop a chalk line and rock&roll. Works for us.

[@stevenwoodard1886]

Awesome content and just what I was looking for. I am starting a new cottage build in the Spring of 2023 and will be using a metal roof. Most of the build I will be doing myself with a few friends who have already built their own cottages. Excellent points. Cheers from Canada

[@chriskisloski7424]

What would you do when you're working with an existing roof that is already out of square?

[@tomb1734]

Nice job!

[@iamtheman7018]

when the guy at one end of the panel is pushing too tight and you aren't checking that's fun. as for penetrations typically we would have them relocated them if possible

[@Brandon-no3vc]

how do you stretch and shrink it and keep it streight do yoi ever have 2 cut the rakes?

[@jeffboyardi]

if you need to move the top side of your panel towards the gable, you c-clamp the panel to the lowest clip and toe-nail a screw in the top of your panel until you've stretched it enough. attach all your drag loads then replace the toe-nailed one last to keep tension. if it's the bottom of your panel, you clamp the top side to the previous panel and let the bottom float. you can also give it a tug if you need but it's a marathon not a race.

[@BrianBaldridgeC]

Got it, thanks Thad! 😊 Now, what does it look like to install the penetration after the roofing is installed? I can conceive it in my mind, but that doesn’t mean that’s how it should be done. Do you have a video on that?

[@TheMetalRoofingChannel]

Can you elaborate a bit more? As in the panels are already on the roof and you need to put a pipe through them? -Thad

[@BrianBaldridgeC]

@@TheMetalRoofingChannel, the question is pertaining to the information shared at 9:37 - 10:05 in this video.

[@TheMetalRoofingChannel]

@@BrianBaldridgeC I see! My interpretation of his explanation there is that as you're paneling across the roof, wait to cut the penetration in the deck until you see where the panels will lay. That method is really usually only necessary for large commercial roofs where you can't measure from the end of the building. -Thad

[@BrianBaldridgeC]

@@TheMetalRoofingChannel, got it! That makes sense, thank you Thad!

[@littlemanoo]

This guy is great!👍🏼

[@MrNiceGuyMEGA08]

I prefer to move the pipe slightly left or right than have it come up on a rib amd looks better.

[@TheMetalRoofingChannel]

Moving the penetration is a great solution as well! -Thad

[@brk49er]

What about when dormers are in the way of squaring up?

[@charlescardenas261]

How do you seam when it is say 6" from the side of the chimney and the panels terminate against a brick wall? With hand seamer, i.e. 180 dble lock? The chimney is in center of roof, so seams are to the left & right side. Thanks Charlie

[@jeffboyardi]

I remove the outside screw from the handles of our hand seamer and leave one in loosely so I can pull the handle down or up and use multiple short passes. hope that helps

[@geraldkurkjian2922]

Have u got any light steel framing videos?

[@ljacksonroofing]

Nice

[@JoseCruz-gm6eu]

When if you multiply the decimal and you get 5.994 do you round up or not, I’m not really sure what to do?

[@highafok7509]

What did you end up doing?

[@kenmcf]

What is the roof is not square...do you "trim" or adjust the first panel, and then go from there...and what if other end(rake is not square)

[@7ovinadventures916]

You may have to cheat your panels. And depending on the product you’re using yes, because there’s many gable end flashings that will cover your messy out of square house provided it’s no so crooked that you can notice the corrugation lines going to far in or out on the gable edges

[@kenmcf]

@@7ovinadventures916 luckily I could not get panels shipped in time for what i needed...so i cancelled...and did a torch down roof. Not as pretty, but solid, and cheaper!

[@kenmcf]

I hired a guy. I was curious how he would approach the "paralleogram" type roof I had....he just lined all strips up with the eave...and then trimmed on the back end...although the strips went "east to west" vs north to south...anyway..it looks pretty normal.

[@davidking4139]

They don’t go over lining up ribs

[@acoustic4037]

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[@ISMERETTENGER]

It stops playing at 4:49.

[@charlesviner1565]

👍📐

[@jorgelozano435]

Enseñe en español pliss

[@TheMetalRoofingChannel]

¡Gracias por su surgerencia! -Thad