OT— Trim for a corrugated tin roof.

641Dave

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While waiting on tractor parts, todays exercise in frugality is trying to figure out how to trim up a tin roof for our garden shed that we're about to build. I have several sheets of the good heavy corrugated tin that I'm going to use for the roof but I'm having trouble finding reference of how to trim the edges to look clean and neat. I suppose I'd use the same stuff as used with the modern metal buildings but just wished I could see some reference pics first.

In the process though, I'm stumbling upon some weird stuff. You guys might want to hang onto any scrape tin you got just incase someone wants to decorate their bedroom. ;)

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...then on to the art.

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I wonder how long this would last?

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I guess I should have titled this, "Things to do with tin".

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You can either buy the corners and trim for the
ribbed metal, and use that, or you can bend corners
out of your corrugatted metal - either one works
and looks great.
 
The tin headboard on the bed just looks incredibly tacky.

I used some tin to extend the corner hay feeders in our horse stalls upward, so you could put a couple days worth of hay in them when you're going away for the weekend. Works great.
 
(quoted from post at 09:13:22 01/29/13) The tin headboard on the bed just looks incredibly tacky.

I used some tin to extend the corner hay feeders in our horse stalls upward, so you could put a couple days worth of hay in them when you're going away for the weekend. Works great.


My first thought when I saw that was "2 skelatons on a tin roof"
 
I'd roll over in the night and find a way to cut my hand to the
bone. Nothing like tetanus from going to bed.
 
What do you mean by trim?

Are you looking for alternatives to building an enclosed soffet? One idea is to hang a rain gutter on the ends of the exposed rafters. Another is to nail a single piece of vertical trim board on the rafter ends.

If you are looking for a way to cut the tin, a metal cutting blade in a saws-all or jig saw should cut the corrugated tin. Put the cut end up at the ridge and cover the rough cut edges with the ridge cap. An angle grinder can smooth the rough cut edge, but it might sharpen the edge too. Take extra care to keep the roof square or you can get a sawtooth pattern at the ends of the tin sheets.


I'd think that tin ceiling would reflect a lot of sound and light.
 

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