Roof Sheet Fixing

Corrugated roofing sheets should be installed into the corrugated sheets crown using a 65mm tek screw with baz washer.

Roof sheet fixing.

The main fixings are used to transfer all the loads acting on the cladding back to the supporting structure and to form a watertight seal. Fixing and securing sheets. Eight foot 1 2 inch thick plywood is standard sheathing material. As with all of the fixing screws provided you can use a colour cap to hide the stainless steel head.

Roof fixings are required to piece together and add the finishing touches to your roofing project. Stagger the sheathing in a brick pattern for extra strength. The first raw of fixings at eave is located at 2 5 cm from the edge of the roof support osb or purlin. Start laying sheets over the gutter with 6 cm overhang maximum.

What was previously a valley in the corrugations will now be a ridge and the nail hole will be in the correct place. You will have to paint the roof but is cheaper than buying new roofing. You ll will find everything from nail fixings to glazing bars jointing strips and edging strips. Remove roofing and turn each sheet over.

Lay sheets in the opposite direction to the prevailing winds. Measure the opening of the section of roof to be shingled cut the plywood to size and nail to roof rafters. If fixing screws are left in the valleys your roof will leak in hundreds of places. We recommend the use of our self drilling tek screws with 5 16 hexagon heads and 19mm sealing washers for fixing your roof.

Up signs indicate the direction of the ridge to lay the sheets correctly. Whether it s a corrugated roof made from bitumen or a flat sheet roof made from plastic our fixings are compatible with many types of roof sheet.