Unfortunately this is not my house. My house could have similar aesthetic appeal but needs some work.
How do you do a roof like this? With a jetpack?
W Baker
You're gonna have to tie off from the peak/crown. Or set up laddered cleats drilled into your decking to the left or right of your new work. And move them as work progresses. It ain't a two man job. That's at least three….If I were doing it, I would set up at least two sets of scaffolding. Have one fellow on it with the new tin. And two roofers. One works the upper three or four cleats, the other the bottom ones.
Don't buy and sell scaffolding – buy and keep. Some of the most invaluable stuff around the place imho. Heavy duty walk boards are invaluable if you're laying block or brick as mortar boards. A quadruple stack up to a dormer for painting. Can't be beaten.Go on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace and buy 'em cheap. Make sure you have at least four screw jacks as well.
Warren G
If you are doing standing seam metal (fully hidden fasteners) the roofing company will fab the lengths on site. With that steep of a pitch plus the dormer valleys it will be a challenge to get it perfect, and to not die in the process. Hire it out!
There is a whole separate terminology to building and roofing. On your shed they used standard metal sheets that have exposed fasteners. Nothing wrong with it, works and lasts well. I lay out my fasteners to be symmetrical when I install it – just looks cleaner. In our last build we are currently in, we used a number of different metals/finishes. Standing seam on the roof is the best (and most expensive). The bring a big machine to the property with a giant roll of metal in the colour you want and they literally form the lengths on-site and install as they make the pieces. Very nice finish and lasts decades.
Note about walls: We used a (new to me) product on the walls which gives a very nice finish as well. It's called snap-lock and it comes in 12" wide pieces that you order to length. The fasteners are on one of the ribs and the next piece snaps over it hiding the screws. Gives a standing seam type look but can be done without the fancy equipment. I believe it can be used on roof as well for your project. Around windows etc can be 1 man job, just slow going. Lots of cutting. If you’re doing a lot of metal work buy a Milwaukee circular saw that’s made for metal. They work well
Emil B
My buddy is a general contractor/ remodel guy. Been working for/ with him for over 20 years. I used him for the roof on my house and my shop. He hates metal roofs with a passion because if they get damaged let's say by a falling tree branch or something your fucked. You have to tear off from the damaged point back and replace and the new stuff won't match because of weathering. But if it never gets damaged it will last a very very long time.
Warren G is correct hire the best roofer you can afford to pull that off don't try it yourself. Where as asphalt shingles can be patched back together if something happens. I used Malarkey shingles on my pole barn and they seem much more durable than the land mark ones I put on my house but both carry a 25 year warranty. Roofing is one of those jobs that is so god damn shitty I'd really really rather hire it out which brings me to my buddy. He has a relationship with a roofer which he has vetted. He's constantly feeding him work so there's a pretty strong incentive for this guy not to screw up or do something shady. When he did my house roof that guy started to put on shitty felt paper and my buddy says "hey get that shit off my job, use the good titanium stuff like on the other projects"
It's more about where the fasteners penetrate as much as longevity. That titanium stuff will 'seal' around a nail or screw as opposed to felt.
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- How to Build Glass Block Windows
- LED Lighting and Lighting Effects For Original Kitchen Area
- U Haul Trailer Hitch Design
- How to Paint an Interior Wall
- Private: Saw Mills in the Area of East Palestine Ohio
- Brick Laying Robot
- Aerial View of East Palestine Ohio
- Self Cleaning Glass Window Material
- –2017
- The Inevitable Knot in Your Long Extension Cord
- How To Make a Concrete Coffee Table and How to Embed a Metal Design in Concrete
- How to finish as pine floor
- Acceptable Materials for Recycling – an Example Guide – East Palestine
- Drilling Holes in Tight Spaces
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- The Many Uses of Hogwire
- Houzz Website allows you to solicit advice regarding your homes architecture and repairs
- 1987 Amana Air Conditioner ES122MR
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- How I do block work Mike Haduck
- Industrial Staircases
- How to build a Farmhouse Table – Uses a Vinegar and Steel Wool Stain
- Hydronic Heating System
- How to Paint Over Oil-Based Paint with Latex
- Large Computer Desk Design
- Garage Door Torsion Spring Calculator
- Industrial Style Interior Design
- How to Hang a door in Existing Jam
- High Quality Lock for Commercial Door
- Installing Garage Door Sealing Strips
- Cutting Cinder Cement Block Using a Diamond Blade and a Circular Saw
- Furnace Fan Squirrel Cage Blower Motor Connection Diagram
- Hampton Bay HBV100 Window Air Conditioner Slider Side Casement
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- Factory Reconditioned Dewalt DCD940KXR 18V XRP Cordless 1/2 in. Drill Driver Kit
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- Introduction to Construction Robotics and the bricklaying robot SAM
- PEX Quick Connect Plastic Tubing and Fitting System for Plumbing replacement
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- Disconnecting a lead and oakum seal on a cast iron drain pipe
- Bobs Plumbing Videos – How To Join Galvanized Pipe to P.V.C
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- Basement Entry Construction from Scratch
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- Water Management Around a Foundation
- Refinishing and Staining Maple Flooring Wood
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- — oct 2018
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- Clear PVC Pipe
- Exterior Photos of Ohio House – this shows the exterior – page I was looking for
- Secure Aesthetic Front Door
- Mid Century Modern House with Steel and Wood Siding
- —Dec 2018
- Aluminum Downspout Hot Air Solar Collector Construction
- GARN Wood Burning Boiler Heating System
- Pallet Makes a Relatively Attractive Cheap Room Divider
- Private: Matt the Security Guy from Grafton with Side Sales of Surplus Heavy Equipment
- Aircrete Foamcrete Foamed Foam Concrete Lightweight Crushable Concrete Building Material
- —- new entries
- —2019
- PVC Gutter and Downspout Systems
- Titan pump jack scaffold system
- Private: Photos from Mark’s House in Phoenix
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- Cell Phone Booster Amplifier
- Compressor Pressure Regulation Run Control
- Galvanized and Black Pipe Sizes
- Shed Build with Some Good Construction Ideas
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- Gingerbread House in Salem Ohio
- Private: LED Lighting for Garage
- How to make a Concrete Counter Top
- Toilet Repair
- Private: Stainless Steel Sources for Fabrication Projects
- Flip Up Bed Storage Space
- IBC Tote Shower
- Architectural Make Over of House
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- How to Shingle Your Shed Jed
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- — 2020
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- Well Executed Bunk Beds
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- Where have all the metal scrappers gone?
- Aluminum Roof Top
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- Solar Sheds
- 12 Ways to Get Rid of Groundhogs Permanently
- Refrigerator Get Cold but Freezer Works
- How to fit a metal panelled roof to a wooden shed
- — end of 2020
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- Garage Apartment Architecture – Also Known as Coach House
- House with a Steep Metal Roof – How do you do the roofing job?
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- Refinishing and Staining Maple Flooring Wood
- How To Install Hardwood Flooring
- Private: Rustys Grade 3 Hickory and Oak Hardwood Flooring
- Old House Water Leak Video
- Ideas for Interior of 120 Year Old House
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- Exterior Design for Modern Look of 120 Year Old House – Siding
- Cellar Door Project for 115 Year Old Ohio House
- Ohio Old Wooden House Siding Solutions
- Attic Remodeling Ideas
- Installing a Metal Roof on a Shed as a Practice Exercise
- Private: Construction Tool Inventions
- Joes Pine Floor Refinishing Job
- Basement Foundation Repairs Renovations and Water Management
- Alex Heat Pump Air Conditioner Retrofit for Houses without Duct Work
- Concrete Construction Forms
- Retaining Wall – Large Waste Concrete Blocks 2 foot by 2 foot by 6 foot
- Fire Door Parts and Installation Notes
- Creek Retaining Wall Surge Stone Erosion Prevention
- How to Install a Ductless Mini-Split Air Conditioner
- How To Lay Concrete Blocks
- Retaining Wall – Large Waste Concrete Blocks 2 foot by 2 foot by 6 foot
- —– 2024 —–
- Finished Garage Using Stained Plywood and Metal
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