Step 1 select a tin roof type decide what type of tin roof you want by selecting either an r panel or v crimp style.
Tinning a roof.
For an r panel style you will need to install it with 5 16 inch lap screws.
The roof area is simply 114x18x2 plus 30x18x2 giving 5184 square feet which is perfectly adequate for estimating materials.
How to install a tin roof.
Typical shelters consist of wood or metal posts that support a roof framing system for the tin roof.
15 pound felt paper.
However with a seamed or crimped roof style you won t need screws.
The roofing is manufactured in panels that install using aluminum nails or screws that fasten.
The roof area for a hip end is the same as for a gable end the intersection is equivalent to a hip slightly conservative so there is usually no need to consider triangles when measuring a roof.
Tin roofing also known as metal roofing is considered more durable than composition or wood shingles.