Metal Roof Side Lap

Metal roofing color visualizer.

Metal roof side lap.

Metal sealing and fastening apply side lap sealant if the pitch of your roof is 2 12 or less. Try on different roofing profiles and colors. Side lap sealant is a self adhering foam tape. Metal roofing ridge cap is the trim placed along the roof s ridge the peak where two roof slopes meet up.

Rolls and installs in the side lap of the roof and wall panels. If you re installing a metal roof on a home without gutters you can overhang the panels by twice that amount. Steel deck sheets that are fastened together add to the strength of the overall structure and prevent concrete or water from leaking through the metal deck. The rolls can be easily cut to length.

Upload a picture of your building and get an idea of what a new metal roof will look like on your structure. A ridge cap is normally installed only after all metal roof panels and any other trim are in place. Why a side lap joint matters. Adhesive on one side allows the tape to remain in place while installing it.

This side lap tape sealant comes in 150 ft. Flexible foam that is uv resistant and won t scratch the paint. When two pieces of metal deck with the same profile are adjacent a side lap joint can be used to fasten the two sheets together by overlapping a portion of each sheet by using a side lap fastener. Learn more on the anatomy of metal deck.

Save your project print it email it. Play with the visualizer to see what different styles and colors of panels look like on a structure. On the eave side of the roof aim to overhang the panels by 1 to 1 5 inches.