Steel Roof Construction Details

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Steel roof construction details. Steel roofing can be costly but it is a lifetime investment. Roof pitch the metal roofing panels shown in this manual require a mini mum slope of 2 per foot to ensure proper drainage. Structural shapes standard steel configurations produced by steel mills such as wide flanges channels angles pipe tubes etc. Metal roofing is available in many styles and colors some you might not be aware of.

Beams columns braces plate trusses and fasteners. When a metal roofing sheet. Aluminum and steel roofing and siding sheets are rollformed from hardened tempered metal for maximum strength. The trim and roofing sheet should be fastened every 12 to 24 inches along the gable edge.

Metal should not be re bent once it has been formed nor should it be folded back on itself. Structural steel the structural elements that make up the frame that are essential to supporting the design loads e g. It does not include for example cables. Cad details document name pdf dwg download all cad construction details 37 1 mb 3 4 mb mc01 identification of roof areas 694 kb 167 kb mc01a single layer underlayment 678 kb 302 kb mc01b double layer underlayment 711 kb 322 kb mc02 vent pipe flashing 626 kb 349 kb mc03 valley.

Refer to the rain carrying table in this booklet for the maximum allowable panel length per. Galvanized steel which is created by using a soft layer of zinc to protect the inner layers is the most common type of steel roofing.