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Friday, October 28, 2011

Redoing the Roof

So my idea is to redo the roof frame and cover.  The goal of doing this is to create an overhang roof line to eliminate water issues.  I would also like to have a pitch for water run off and a little extra height inside the trailer.


I figure since the trailer is 7 ft across I could put a 1 ft rise in the center for the pitch.

I'm planing on doing the trusses like this:




Then recovering it with sheet metal, like the stuff that is currently on it.  It looks like the current roof boards are 2 X 4's that have been cut down to 1 ft at the ends.


Here are a few photos of the current trusses and roof line:







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  1. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    what about using corrugated metal roofing? u run it so the ribs are vertical.
    http://www.metaldeck.com/12_corrugated.htm
    other stuff on there as well. same metal idea, lightweight, but prob source it locally pretty cheap... just thinking.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    here a good link to homedepot shingles. $30.25 bundle, you need 3 bundles to make 100sq ft. each bundle weighs 75lbs.
    http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Roofing-Gutters-Roofing-Shingles-Tiles/h_d1/N-5yc1vZaq23/R-100658127/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

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