Phil wanted to carefully remove the roof vent for this mobile home because it will save the customer money, and time. If we couldn’t reuse the vent, we would have to find and order another one. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 12 sheets in 30 mins, to a vent00:35 Right now, need to get under it01:10 If we … Read more
I wanted an overhang because they don’t want water to run into the windows anymore, or do damage to the masonite siding this house is never going to move. If it had to be moved, then you could have to cut metal siding up because you couldn’t have the overhang. But we’re trying to hurry … Read more
Phil walks you through how to measure for your foam and install the ridge cap for a metal roof. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 Need to measure for the ridge cap and foam00:50 Make a mark from the peak and pop a line01:05 Put your foam on the chalk line02:38 The ridge cap02:50 How you want to lap … Read more
We really wouldn’t steer you wrong. You need to look at the motives of people. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:12 You don’t need slip sheets under the metal00:45 We’re not doing this because we make a bunch of money from you watching01:30 The people talking aren’t trying to help you out01:55 Follow us 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps … Read more
Updated 1-31-23 How to cut Dormers Metal Roof ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:22 How to cut dormers00:40 You will have varying angles00:50 First on the valley you want to fasten way back from where metal might come under01:05 Go 4″, you could go 6″ you want to be back01:30 You can’t always count on the framing to be … Read more
Updated 2-3-23 Here’s the last part of the super steep metal roof the guys did over the summer. 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ Follow https://straightarrowrepair.com/pipf ➤➤I get a little for the channel-no charge for you if you use the links:➤➤Shop Amazon https://amzn.to/3CxD1T4➤➤Tool lists & recommended products🧰 https://straightarrowrepair.com/0lvf
Updated 2-3-23 Complete Steep Metal Roof. This was a job that took us over 2 or 3 weeks during the summer. 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ Follow https://straightarrowrepair.com/pipf ➤➤I get a little for the channel-no charge for you if you use the links:➤➤Shop Amazon https://amzn.to/3CxD1T4➤➤Tool lists & recommended products🧰 https://straightarrowrepair.com/0lvf
Phil shows how to take metal and wood to build an inexpensive awning for a building. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Intro00:22 Inexpensive awning00:53 Water is causing damage to the bottom of the shed door01:14 Can be used to keep sun off of a window02:22 Measuring the support for the awning, want it a bit shorter03:05 We’re using screws … Read more
Updated 2-3-23 Phil and the guys are installing metal siding onto a building. A power washer damaged the building. 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it helps a lot!!➤❓/ 💬: ask@straightarrowrepair.com➤ Follow https://straightarrowrepair.com/pipf ➤➤I get a little for the channel-no charge for you if you use the links:➤➤Shop Amazon https://amzn.to/3CxD1T4➤➤Tool lists & recommended products🧰 https://straightarrowrepair.com/0lvf
Updated 2-6-23 This is the fastest run through on a metal roof. I never would have thought the guys could hit everything needed, but they DID! So you can do a metal roof on a rounded roof mobile home. Let me show you how. You’re going to use one by fours that are sixteen foot … Read more
Updated 4-27-23 Phil has to re-do a metal roof that was installed wrong. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Someone else did a metal roof and we have to fix it00:10 We’ll strip the roof with 1x4s00:35 What we’re doing to fix it00:50 First thing is we have to take apart what’s up there01:20 Giving the roof more stability02:00 Installing … Read more
Updated 2-23-23 Alamo white metal roof example, they we’re trying to beat the rain. So we didn’t video all of that roof. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Completed the roof and removing shingles00:10 There are other videos on the channel00:48 As soon as they completed that roof it started to rain01:23 You can do it 🙏 Subscribe, 👍, it … Read more
Walk through of the complete metal roof. This is the end of a big commercial roof.
⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️ 00:00 Walk through on the roof 00:15 Some of the penetrations we had 00:50 To the end of one side of the roof 01:30 The L-shaped part of the roof 02:24 Ground view of the roof
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Phil shows you how to install valley foam on a metal roof. Sorry about the sound quality, there is a transcript of what he’s saying.
⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️ 00:00 You’ll want to put valley foam in, especially in snowy climates 00:23 Don’t unroll it until you’re ready to do the total area 00:39 Take the screws out and slide it under the edge of the metal in your valleys 01:00 Pulling the cover for the sticky side 01:30 Try to keep the tape low or you will cut it
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Transcript: Probably would or should. There’s a lot of road noise, sorry. Should put valley foam in. Particularly when it snows, the water will go up that valley and go down underneath it, and will find a hole. This is valley foam. It comes in rolls as soon as you unroll this you need to prepare. It will continue to expand, and it expands to two and a half inches thick. So, it’s meant to grow to the odd the angles that you put these valleys on and fill these ribs up with foam. So, the trick is going to be take these screws out, about 16 inches back that you’ve already put in. The screws should be an inch or two away so that they don’t end up being in on the wrong side of the valley foam.
So, what you have got to do is take those screws out go to lift it up, and stick it underneath that edge. But uh, it’s a pain sometimes because you’ve got deep hooks on that edge, and slide it underneath there with the sticky side, which would be this side here and it turns into clear right there down underneath. And then you, we’ll show you how you can just pull it all off. As long as you keep it there. Under the roll there’s a little strip to help you could grab it, put that underneath there, and you want to keep it low or you’re going to end up cutting your, your peal off and you’ll have to reach under there and get it again. It’s kind of a pain, but just keep it low and ends up sticking like that. See that, I cut it so I have to reach under there and grab it anyway. Just keep peeling it up and then that will stay in place and you put your screws back in.
This shows you exactly how to install metal roof ridge caps. Phil walks you through each job step-by-step so you can work on your own roof.
How to DIY the metal ridge caps on a large metal roof. We will put the entire video together.
⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️ 00:00 Start of Ridge Cap 00:23 How to lap your Ridge Cap over-want to lap away from the drive way 01:00 Popping a line and adding your foam, goes above the line 01:40 Want to avoid the driving rain 03:42 Putting down the Ridge Cap 04:30 Why you want to tack each side of the ridge cap and then do the middle 05:00 Want to screw every other rib
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Your ridge cap can be a lot of different sizes a lot of different widths, you can get used to have a really wide and this is actually 12 inches across 12 and a quarter 12 and a half. So I’m gonna choose to go five and a half inches, both sides to pop my lines, and then we’re gonna put foam on those lines.
And I’ll show you that.
But one of the things that comes up with the ridge cap is when you lap it over. If he pulled his driveway he’s pulling up this way, you don’t want that lap to be very visible. So like a vinyl siding. So you’re trying to make this side lap over that and you don’t see it as anything but uniform.
So that’s what we did. On this one, the traffic is all over there, and the laps are visible from this direction Not that. So that’s what you need to keep in mind, and we’ll show you what we’re gonna do is really pop their lines measured five and a half from each way on the peak.
And this is where the foam closure is gonna go. And it will go above the linethe foam closure is meant to go over.that line It has sticky stuff to hold it in place. And you can get it without being sticky. If you want to put it in after the fact. After you put the ridge on, it’s kind of hard to deal with that right now also have a closure that breathes like a vent if you had a vent up here, they can breathe in and out and still keep the water out.
So what we’re trying to do is make sure that the water doesn’t get in by driving rain So it has a male female connection there. And then recall above our chalk line be so hot that this stuff would slide down the roof. There was nothing that would as a rule, I don’t get to get to terrible far ahead. Unless I think the weather’s gonna be clear.
Because wind could make a mess and blow your stuff on I am a gambler. when it comes to this gonna put right over that they won’t be able to see the ridge cap. Although I can make a decorative end There you go. We’ll break away to show you how we put down the ridge cap This is a 12 inch you can change the angles the pitch when you order.
Basically relying on my foam to kind of push me where I need to be. It’s telling me Hey, I need to be a little bit.past I’m gonna screw through into the rib I don’t usually bother with this because I am going to put rake over that don’t need another thing to be in the way and I go to the other end.
You try to work it from that side. You’ll end up twisting around on it and it’ll be a battle he’ll take it back and back and forth apart so I don’t do that. And then I do it every other rib from there believe me I’ve never had one blow off.
If you scratch this stuff, they got like a nail polish bottle in the color that you have to ask your supplier don’t like these screws them but here I am using these have kinda got a self drilling tip on them and they wobble a lot There you go, we just decide what direction you want screw off every other one.
And your ridge cap is on no water is going to blow up over and get up in the peak and then leak down whatever screw it wants to on the bottom. Every time somebody says hey, I got a metal roof but my roof is leaking.
So we’re at you know, and generally is hit by a roof vent that’s not been sealed in years because I figured once I got a shingle or a metal roof, they don’t ever have to do any maintenance but you do.
But the classic one is where they decide not to put the closure in and therefore the wind drives that water up and goes over that and then goes down the metal through whatever hole it finds.
So it’s good to put the closure even though it’s got a shingle roof below it.
Updated 1-11-23 What you need to do to prepare a mobile home for a new metal roof. Using a Ryobi Impact gun probably the best math out there for tools. ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 On top of a mobile home roof00:30 Want to start by sealing up all your penetrations00:40 Elastomeric coating at Lowe’s01:00 Wrinkles on rounded roof … Read more
How to measure and cut the metal on a valley for metal roof.
⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️ 00:00 One of the tricky parts of doing a valley 00:48 Want to find the angle 01:06 Take a squared off piece, generally 36″ 01:37 Keep it square with the piece you’re measuring from 01:48 Other side even with the line you popped 02:05 Measure where you will lap, not the edge 02:30 When you get your angle, that will tell you where to pop a line to keep square 02:50 Measure up the roof 03:22 Cutting once you have your measurements 04:20 Here’s where your angle comes in, go 38 1/4 up 05:10 How to cut if you work by yourself 06:10 Pop your line to cut the metal roofing 06:35 Types of snipes you can use 07:05 Trick for cutting metal roofing 08:35 Trick when placing your metal-run it along the rib 09:20 Want to screw into your 2 ft centers, keeps metal on even during high winds 10:00 Stay 2-3″ up because will put in valley foam 10:25 Now you know the valley angle, you should be able to pop your lines 10:35 Check at first then you know your angles 11:00 Metal roof valley going down need to determine the angle
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Doing a valley is getting the angles righthand I’ll show you how I do it. And of course, there’s other ways to do it. This is what I’m seeing some of them ever since before. And I’ve helped a lot already got started.
But it’s basically what I do is I take you’re going to be any color and this works. I wait for traffic and airplane traffic here. So what I’m trying to do is find the angle for this. So what I’m going to do is take a squared off, piece generally wanted to be around 36 inches or, or more than the mark it might notice that I’m kind of cautious on this roof because it’s best Be careful if you’re going to get on my recommendation to get on it.when it’s wet Alright, not that great.
So they don’t have this. So as straight as possible, then you want this point right here, which is not the lip, but actually decided the rib. To me, even with that line, if you popped. Get that you can take a pencil and mark it quite often I just take a tape measure and the classic mistake, which I’ve done bunches of times, as you measure on this,side I was thinking oh yeah, this is what I gotta do. But you don’t, because it laps over, it’s got to go down to the bottom of the other side.
So that won’t change the angle. This is 38 and a quarter angle. So I know that whatever the length of this is, I need whenever it’s square to cross I need to go 38 and a quarter up on this side and then pop a line or mark a line with a straight edge a then cut across, which I’ll show you that.
So what we’re doing next is getting this out of the way so I don’t fall off the roof. Measuring up the roof 243 All right, we’ll take it to the next level, we start measuring up that one angle, we’re gonna go down 243 although you can mark right here, if you can find it down on the side and 243.
So what I’m gonna do is measure from this end 39 three quarters and do the same over here. That way we have this point that was the same to me. We could pop a line across. We’re gonna do. We didn’t know that it’s 38 and a quarter up on that angle because we took that squared piece, which would be the same as going up there and 38 and a quarter, but we’re gonna go over here. In that point that we measured from here, you could do 243 over there.
Same thing, just a little shorter. We pulled that way. Then I go 38 and a quarter up on that. Shadow made a mark here. And it’s got to go to that 243 mark over there. So what I normally do when I work by myself, God bless your soul if you do work by yourself. Gotcha.
And I take my chalk line got to work in chuckling I thought I did. Remember it’s not to that marks to the one on the side. And they kind of hold a little bit on the loose, so it will pop down it. There’s the angle. These are us straights yellow handles but you can use green or red.
They just have stronger strength to turn left with green. I think it’s strong strength to turn right with red where straights a stronger going straight, but we can go left or right just they’re not as good.
Now one of the tricks that i was showing people earlier is I lift up on one side hold down the other side kind of encourage it to tear and then I use the snips to tell him where to tear turns a little bit sideways so I don’t have to interfere with where the metal folds up. Either cutting your hand or just getting in the way of working. There we go.
That’s how that part is done. I’ll show you some more as we go along. What I been doing is putting it on the rib taking care not to scratch existing metal and trying to sliding as close as I can.to the edge Already got some screws on to two-foot centers.
I’ve seen it wider but I’ve never had a roof off center. I had a tornado warning. That’s it. The match tree damage. Trees either make a dent or sometimes in the country from the impact to foot center. I’ve never had a problem, so I’m not going to fix it. They want to stay in.
Now, whenever you’re screwing this off, you don’t want to get real close to the edge like stay about two or three inches up. Reason is we’re going to put in Valley foam afterwards. And I’ll show you how that’s done later, but you just do the same thing. You don’t have to measure every time now you know what that angle is, unless somehow changes back and forth.
We should have a straight valley where you pop the land on the sides and put it straight. So that angle B 38 and a quarter all the way up on this one.
We will check every one of them whenever I first started out, so I encourage you to be careful. But you can do it yourself. Just be careful. You got your friends. Again, watch the wind. You can take both of you off the roof. It gets to be too windy, just stop but it live another day.
Like better to be a live dog than a dead lion alright guys we did valley where you’re coming up.
This is going down and getting enabled. So what we had to do was determine that angle also. point this is gonna keep it straight to our line down below. And it’s showing. So that would be how you would get your angle. on the long side you have to cut it down
How to cut for penetrations in a metal roof. We are putting the metal directly over the shingles. Your shingles act as both barrier and insulation, and save a massive amount on your labor costs. Doesn’t matter if you are DIYing the project or paying someone. We all only have so much time.
⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️ 00:00 You will usually need to cut the metal for roof penetrations 00:17 How you need to measure it 00:49 Marking the metal 01:45 Tip to cut out the penetration 03:30 We have all the tools, but try to give you ways to do the job with simple tools too 03:57 How to seal the flange over the metal ridges 05:00 Fasten from the middle and move out to keep it spread out 07:15 Why I don’t use sealant
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Okay, guys, there’s another delema that you run into is having to cut the penetrations for the roof. In this case it doesn’t fallout anywhere on. It’s going to go right over the top.
What I’m going to do again is to lap over, going to measure to show 4″ to 14. Then measured from the top need 13, which I can actually write there, make a mark and 23. That’s the area that I’m going to cut it and then I’ll show you how I cut. One of the ways that I can cut.
Okay, the 13 and the 4″. Let’s see a 4″ and a 14, actually. A four right there, right beside the rib. 14 right there, and then there’s a mark right here here, so we can… See the mark is right here. All right, so we have a square here, that we’re going to cut out.
Now, you can get snips and then cut it. But a lot of times it ends up being a real nuisance. Usually I use a sharper screwdriver than this, let’s see what happens. Using the hammer. To drive that edge through. We’re hitting that screwdriver. A lot of times it won’t go all the way through one side, from one direction. So you go…. There’s your hole.
So I have four different kinds of cutters at the Shears. I have the dual wheel, that spins different directions. I have nibblers, I have all kinds of cutters. You can use a saw and turn the saw blade backwards.
All of them have a risk of stuff getting in your eye. So this is not an old man. You, me? I’m old now, so you can do this without. Any special tools. We’re putting the vent over a hole that was cut. If you noticed the vent is much, the flange is much bigger than the ribs. So, what I do is I get the center of where that rib is going to be might no fall exactly in the center of the vent. And then I cut so that there’s a v, and then I can fasten these down. And these on the outside edge when it’s close like that I’ll let it get mashed down and fold it over.
But I’m going to do it on the top. Also. All right, and then when you fasten, you want to make sure you start in the middle, work your way out. That way. Everything’s so I’m spreading myself out. I’m going to go to the top.
You see how that vent, that v that I cut in that vent flange that’s around that metal to wrap down around. That way I can seal it all up, and it will have a good tight fit before you can get to sealing it. I don’t recommend using a screw gun for a hammer.
I’m going to tell you something about sealant before I even show you how I do it. A lot of people, you’ve got some really high engineered and expensive silicones that come in tubes and they work, okay. Anything that comes in a tube, is going to shrink and that’s why I quit using it. Because I got a ton of leaks and keep going back, because it shrinks after it dries. A little bit here and there. So I don’t do that anymore. No matter that companies are encouraging you to buy their thing.
Updated 1-8-23 Phil Teaches you why he uses metal roofs over Shingle roofs. This applies to mobile homes, homes, trailers, any building with a metal roof. Transcript at: https://straightarrowrepair.com/metal-roof-discussion-video/ ⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️00:00 Discussions come up about metal vs shingle00:30 Each shingle has at least 3 nails and 3 possible leaks00:45 Your warranty is like a battery for … Read more