How To Put A New Roof On A Trailer

The new roof can be installed in 1 2 days depending upon your skill level.

How to put a new roof on a trailer.

Rv liquid roof is an epdm coating which you apply by painted onto the roof of your rv. Basically if you can run a drill saw and read a tape measure you can install your own metal roof. As long as you are somewhat handy all you need is a saw drill and tape measure to install your own mobile home metal roof for a fraction of the cost. Consider asking friends to help or hire day workers.

In this video i try to outline the key steps on installing this metal roof. Apply a thin coat of roof adhesive evenly with paint roller to a 4 by 4 foot section of roof beginning at one end. Start by placing the new rubber roof roll on one end of the roof. Then using the paint roller roll on the adhesive onto the roof deck covering about a four foot section.

Let dry until just slightly tacky to the touch. The amount of rafters needed will depend upon the size of the roof. Build the rafters on the ground and then lift them onto the roof. The rafters should be in a triangular form with an additional piece of 2 x 4 going straight up the center.

Installing a metal roof on a mobile home can be a do it yourself project saving you a lot of money. Always remember to nail or sc. The most difficult part of the project is removing the old roof and scraping the roof clean of debris. We are going to adhere the rubber roof in small sections roughly four foot sections until we work our way across the entire roof.

It s a great way to refurbish a older mobile home. Installing a new roof with siding is the best idea. The rafters should be placed every 2 4 inches for proper support of the roof. We put a flat metal roof over the original flat rook of our 1978 single wide 9 years ago and haven t a single issue and we get quite a bit of snow.

Step 4 leaving 2 inches of tpo to hang over each edge place tpo at the edge of roof and unroll evenly to cover the glued section.