Installing Trim Before Roofing

Be sure to cut this metal at the correct angle before installing it.

Installing trim before roofing.

This should be used in valleys points where 2 sections less than 140 degrees meet and as end caps over the tops of 2 sides that meet. Rake board trim is an overhang from a pitched roof. It can be a simple board or it may include a frieze board soffit and fascia. Here is a short video showing how.

Center a minimum 610 mm 24 wide minimum 28 gauge pre finished galvanized metal valley liner in the valley and fasten with only enough nails to hold it in place nailing at the edges only. Numbers give suggested sequence for trim installation steps. Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof. The rake board serves as the starting place for the shingles.

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Do you need to install eave or fascia for a metal roof. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Painting before installing trim can be a major energy and time saver provided you have the space to do it.

Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. 9 roofing panel install with lower edge 1 above the transition bend. Roof trim is a general term for many parts of the roof that must be installed when shingling a roof. 10 panel wood screw space according to the recommended fastening pattern and local codes.

This is the metal trim similar to the eave flashing except that it is placed over joints in the roof where different sections meet. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing eave trim with exposed fasteners using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american bui. For the best results purchase pre primed boards whenever possible.