Tin roofs

[sourland]

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Not only used in points South. As a kid

the porch roof outside my bedroom window had a tin roof. What a neat sound the rain made falling on that roof up here in good old NJ. Redneck, blue collar born and bred here in the Garden State of NJ.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

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That depends upon the profile of the panel and the manufacturer's recommendations. There is a lot of wide ribbed r-panel around here (similar to the profile in the photos above, but on 9" centers) that is installed by screwing through the ribs.

 

[welasharon]

I actually had to buy some new 5V for my shamo pen....had to get it built quickly. The guys at the hardware store told me to use the nails with the rubber gaskets and to nail them into the tops of the v's.....yeah....after I smashed both thumbs and all fingers except my pinkies and got yelled at by the people in the trailer park behind our property to stop cussing so....I finished off nailing in the flat part and using ooey gooey black tar to water proof the heads....now you know you're in the south when you drag out the tar bucket.
sharon

 

[Dutch552]

I use Tuff Rib steel panels on all outbuildings and coops that I have built here in KY and the manufacturer calls for no fasteners on the ridges of the product, only on the flat areas in contact with the perlins or OSB underlayment. 40 year finish warranty and lifetime structural warranty-$1.00/linear foot for scratch and dent panels that are really just panels not the usual 10' lengths. You really can't beat the stuff for the price or ease of installation. My next project will be to side my current coop with the panels.

 

[twentynine]

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Use a small pair of vice grips to hold the nail. The you got to give it a hard strike on the first blow.

The tar in the ribs will hold trash, the trash will hold water, and bingo bango you got a leak!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I have tin roofs on just about every animal housing that I have and I haven't had any problems. Tin roofs are great.

 

[jeepguy982001]

i have a tin roof on my chicken house and lol actually envy them when it rains, that sound puts me to sleep everytime.

 

[fireguy56]

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Thanks Dutch, This thread has me pulling my hair out (and I shave my head) with folks giving bad advice on how to install metal roofing. I tried to explain that the only time you screw into corrugations in on overlap of sheets. Called a stitch screw, and if ya really do it right ya put down sticky tape(sealing tape) on top of corrugation you are lapping. Lead headed nails and nails w/ rubber wahers are things of the past. Pleas folks thinkging of using metal, especially lighter gauges...use screws w/proper washers and fasten in the corrugations. Don't over torque and damage wahers. You won't be sorry.
Erik

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Ooooooooooo, isn't that a relaxing sound.....

 

[greenscape]

If'n you got lecrtcty use rubber washed screws in the flat. Screws hold longer.

The Girls like there Tin Barn!