Re: Barn steel roofing

Posted by NE IA on February 03, 2009 at 04:49:28 from (206.72.18.153):

In Reply to: Barn steel roofing posted by Paul in MN on February 02, 2009 at 19:31:43:

You have little to no chance of finding that product. It has been ten years since we found anything to repair the old ones, including old buildings to be torn down, and us taking the steel in trade for the tear off labor.

We have removed them, and went clear up and down the roof removing the sheets. Strong panel will match the configuration of the ribs. And I'm a little cloudy on this, but if you take the 36" panels and overlap the ribs, and rip the sheets somehow it will lay down, and be water tight. Maybe we went back till the 6" and 9" laps meshed????? I just can't remember back that far. But I know for a fact at some point they will mesh.

We then took the steel panels, that we tore off (up and down from fiberglass panel) and placed them where other fiberglass ones existed. If all else fails you go to the endwall, and tear off enough sheets to do your repairs. Then replace those panels with the 36" panels starting where the old panels left off.

You can overcome the incoming sunlight that you lost with a ridgecap called sun sky. You can not break these panels with a hammer, and are as clear as glass. They are very pricey, and I do have a roof that is leaking at the seams. I know they were calked at the seams, and overlapped. I think the calk was not compatable with the product. It will be spring before I will know any answer however. I was on this roof when we placed the sun sky, so I know it is not a hired man issue.

As far as the perloin spacing, I'm not so sure that is a real big concern. Some major building makers stretch the limits to over 33 inches, and seem to get buy. I'm not saying I do this on new construction, rather if there is repair work to be done, and the spacing is 33 inches, and the building is tweny years old...well It does not seem to be worth the effort to drop the spacing.

I forgot to mention, that if you tear off the panels starting on the endwall, calk the first seam with a silicone calk.

Regardless what you do, the sidwalk police will notice a repair has taken place.

Another thing that I recall doing is to take out approx 61 inches on one complete section up and down the roof. You must cut the rib off the old steel, or the new steel on one side of the removed portion, or maybe the new steel. Then overlap the panel 8" or so, with calk under the lap. This will give you steel panels to place over the fiberglass panels elsewhere.

You must also remember the vertical panels on your shed, Or a neighbor has a old building to tear down, they probably have the same panels. Maybe replace one half of the backside of the building, and bring those used panels to your roof.

If I recall correct, we tried placing different panels, and making the water jump over the old / or new panels. Was a bad idea at best, the cost of the adult beverages before you complete this process is very costly, even if you haven't drank before you started the project.

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