The first thing that catches your eye even before approaching the building is the roof. This part of the house plays a paramount role in the overall design, and is also intended to protect the building and its residents from weather factors (precipitation, wind), from seasonal and daily temperature differences, from cosmic and thermal radiation, from noise and harmful substances settling to the surface from the atmosphere (exhaust gases, emissions from enterprises). A properly designed roof is not afraid of condensation and fire and resists loads (whether it is roofers or snow crust). For this, it is important to choose the material of the roof and the shape of the roof.
The most successful are the roofs with two slopes. Before covering the roof, it is necessary to install a crate under the metal tile, following the instructions all the steps, including attaching rafters to the mauer board and installing a sandwich chimney to remove combustion products from fireplace stoves.
A good roof is well ventilated, noise-, heat- and waterproofing, resistant to mechanical damage, durable, attractive in appearance and operation does not cause difficulties. Under such roofs they usually equip a living area - an attic.
It is not so difficult to get a beautiful, reliable and durable roofing for a roof if metal tiles are installed.
Of course, it is better to entrust such work to a professional, but also do it yourself With due diligence, it is possible, the main thing is to know the installation technology.
Installation technology allows the cutting of sheets for some sections of the roof in place, but here there are subtleties. "Bulgarian" is not suitable for carving, you will damage the polymer protective layer of the product, use metal scissors, electric die cuts will also come off, they are convenient for working both on the ground and on the roof. By the way, the metal tile is cut harder than a simple steel sheet. Perform all actions in protective gloves and goggles.
The windshield is attached to the ends of the rafters with galvanized nails. It is needed to provide the entire structure with greater reliability.
The roof space must be ventilated, therefore, in the process of stitching the roof overhang, ventilation slots must be provided. As a material for binder are used, lining, etc. Arranging the binder, you need to fill the bar on the wall. It should be located at the same level as the bottom of the windshield.
The next stage: between the horizontal beam and the frontal board, the cross-beams are nailed. As a result, a crate is obtained, on which it is necessary to attach the binder in such a way that ventilation gaps remain. It is desirable to isolate them from birds and insects with a fine mesh.
Materials: metal tile, insulation, board, timber, screws, nails, insulation material.
Instruments: electric shears, hammer, hacksaw, screwdriver, drill, grinder, ruler, tape measure.
And so the first thing the author gives us is to get acquainted with the schemes of the correct installation of metal tiles.
It erects the roof itself.
Then the crate is laid.
Further insulation, and insulation film.
A counter lath is laid on top of this layer, it serves to create a cavity between the insulation layers and the metal tile itself - this is necessary for natural ventilation, because the structure is very tight.
A drain system is immediately installed on the edge of the roof.
Between the tiles and the primary crate space is formed.
Then snow retainers are attached.
The last stage is the interior decoration of the attic and gables.
That is, in fact, the roofing works have been completed, now our author’s house under a reliable roof, which will serve the owner and his family for more than a dozen years, will even inherit from his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.