Roofing with the hands, features and advantages of this process

Today, in the construction market, you can find a huge range of roofing material, with which you can reliably protect your room from the intrusion of atmospheric precipitation. Some of them are traditionally used in construction for many dozens, if not hundreds of years (slate, galvanized sheet), but some have appeared relatively recently. The latter include soft roofing bitumen shingles (ondulin), corrugated board and metal, which have gained considerable popularity in the last 10 years.

Due to the peculiarities of some materials, roofing with their own hands can be performed even without the use of complex equipment, as well as a large number of people. So, for example, the roof of your house or garage can be covered with such interesting material as ondulin, which has low weight and flexibility. Thanks to this, it not only reduces the pressure on the roof, but also makes it easy to produce all the installation work to even one person. The only drawback of this material is that it needs to be reinforced with a large number of self-tapping bolts to prevent possible collapse of the roof during a hurricane or strong winds. Ondulina is also not recommended for walking, as soft material can be slightly deformed.

Roofing with the help of assistants can also be made of corrugated board, which is corrugated sheets of iron, covered with a special water-repellent composition. This material was widely used not only as a roofing, but also as fences for construction sites (thin sheets), as well as for countryside areas. A wide range of colors allows you to choose almost any shade that can give your roof the color you want. Roofing with their own hands begins with the installation of rafters transverse lag, which are supported by their base on the bearing walls, and at the top are firmly nailed to each other. Depending on the angle of the ramp and the width of the house itself, additional vertical supports can be installed to support the load lag, which will provide protection against sagging, and will give the whole structure strength. After that, from the outside of the rafters is laid waterproofing material, which will provide additional protection for the insulation from possible penetration of water. After the crate is performed, on top of which already on the screws or nails (depending on the type of roofing material), sheet material is planted (slate, metal, tile, ondulin, corrugated iron, galvanized iron and so on).

Roofing with their own hands also necessarily involves internal roof insulation, so after doing outdoor work, it's time to go down into the attic space and start laying a quality heat insulation material. A mineral wool is a good insulation , however, due to the separation of glass fiber particles, as well as the high sensitivity to moisture, some owners try not to use it. If mineral wool is still used, then after laying in the interstitial space, it is necessary to close it with a vapor barrier film.

However, the roof of the roof with their own hands can be made the most reliable material to date - metal. Despite the fact that some are skeptical about it, properly laid and made of quality iron, it will be able to stand for several decades. In addition to excellent resistance to aggressive environmental influences, it will also reliably protect your home from hail and strong snows, which is very important especially in winter.

Finally, it should be noted that the roof of the garage with their own hands can also take away from you not so much time, because all modern materials are very convenient when performing installation work. I wish you success in construction!