How to cover the roof?
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Having decided to cover the roof with my own hands, inThe first priority should be to ensure the exceptional quality of the work performed. Protection of the house from weather influences is extremely important, and there can not be any trifles in this matter. The leaky, leaky roof is incompatible with a comfortable living in the house, and, in the end, just dangerous.
How to properly cover the roof
Before starting to overhaulold or installing a new roof, you need to study its structure. The main structure supporting the roof is the frame of the rafters. It is the shape of this frame that determines the type of future roof, and predetermines its structural strength.
The construction of the roof begins with the constructionrafter construction. Rafters are made from edging boards with an average thickness of 50 mm. The width of the board varies from 150 to 250 mm. Sometimes instead of a board use a bar. In the choice of material for the manufacture of logs, it is necessary to take into account the load acting on the future roof. Also, the load on the logs depends on the frequency of the vertical racks. The greater the load, the stronger and thicker the lag. Assuming a particularly large load, the lag is also used for timber instead of boards.
After installing the rafters and fixing the lagthe so-called crate is being executed - the almost finished roof frame is covered with boards on top. The frequency of the crate is directly dependent on the material of the future roof. So under the soft roof is a solid plywood board, too dense lath under it is not needed. If the roof is covered with slate or tile, the lag must be installed thicker. These materials are rather heavy, so the roof construction should be particularly strong.
It should be borne in mind that lags will be necessarytake out of the wall. The size of this removal varies from 30 cm and more, it is sufficient removal of the lag will reliably protect the wall from rain and snow. Lags in this case do not just lie on the walls, but securely attached to them. It is possible to fix a roof and on mortgages, in this quality use metal or a tree, logs are attached subsequently to mortgages.
Thinking about the question of how to cover the roofon their own, special attention should be given to measuring and marking the future roof, where each size should be maintained. Only if all the parameters are observed, the roof will not turn out to be undulating and hunchbacked, but pleasantly smooth.
How to Cover the Roof with Metal Tile
Metal today is an extremely popular roofing material. And although it is relatively simple to cover the roof with this material, nevertheless certain skills in this matter will not interfere.
To begin with, you need to determine how muchroofing sheets will be needed. For this purpose, measure the length and width of the roof slope, remembering that for each sheet of metal tile it is necessary to give 4 cm of stock. This stock is needed because one side of the roofing sheet will have to block the cornice, which will create a well ventilated space. In the end, you need to measure the roof diagonally. The roof is inspected, the detected defects are eliminated, the lath is adjusted so that its lower edge coincides with the lower line of the metal tile sheets. Before starting work, it is necessary to check the availability of tools. For roofing work you will need a hacksaw, electric drill, metal scissors, electric saw.
The safety factor of the "skeleton" of the future roof, that is,its roofing system must be calculated in such a way that it is sufficient not only to maintain the roof, but also to resist strong winds and abundant snow. Experience shows that 1m? The system must withstand a pressure of 200 kg. Before the beginning of roofing works, it is necessary to level the surfaces of the bearing walls with a screed, install a log, and provide waterproofing. The underlay base is made of runs, racks and struts.
In no case can not attach roofingsheets directly to the rafters! First it is necessary to perform a crate from a metal profile or from boards and already metal can be fastened to the crate. Installation gable roof should start from the end, tent - from the highest point of the constructed frame. The sheets are lapped when the new sheet covers the previous one.
To the crate and to the ridge the metal tile is fastenedscrews or screws. The end plates are attached to the extreme waves of the roofing sheets and to the crate. Begin this work from below and move gradually upwards. In the end, to the upper edges of the roof are fastened skates. Of course, it's better to see once than to read a hundred times, so in the details of how to cover the roof, watch the video:
