Redoing A Tin Roof

If you are replacing your current roof add 125 to 500 per roofing square for old roof removal.

Redoing a tin roof.

The average roof is 3 000 square feet or around 30 squares. Roofing material is estimated by the square which is equal to 100 square feet. A self adhesive membrane applied along the roof s perimeter from the eaves up. Try to achieve a slightly abraded texturized finish as this helps your new paint bond with the roof finish.

Remove leftover debris from the roof. It should reach 3 feet beyond the inside of the wall and cover any valleys to prevent ice dams and wind driven rain from reaching the sheathing. To shed water away from the eave most roofers add a metal drip edge right to the roof deck covering it with the membrane. Use the split end of a claw hammer to pry out nails still holding bits of shingles onto the roof.

Lever the split end of the hammer up to pull the nail out of the roof. The roof is arguably the most important component of your house. Roofing cost per square foot 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. Sand the entire metal roof surface very lightly with your wire brush or sandpaper.

Few sounds are as homey as that of rain falling on a tin roof. After all it keeps water out of the building. Tin has been used as a roofing material for centuries due to the fact that it is lightweight durable easy to work with and inexpensive.