Reusing Old Tin Roofing

Is recycling old roof tin onto a new roof doable.

Reusing old tin roofing.

Jump to latest follow. Alternatively you can bring your own metal into scrapyards. Additionally wood shakes are often uneven and thus may also provide an unacceptable surface on which to lay your new metal roof. Some places may be willing to pick up your metal.

The third world connotation came up a few. Stones mortar and wood were just picked up locally where the house was being built. When replacing a slate roof the old roof should first completely be removed. A current alternative trend in roofs is the use of aluminum.

I ve got about 6500 sq ft of standing seam metal roof that needs to be removed. I ve used old tin roofing and no it is not to be fashionable. Be prepared to give them an estimate of how much metal you have so they will know how large of a truck to use. I d rather not just take them to the scrap metal yard.

This method doesn t damage the panels and they can be. Specific tools may also be required such as metal snips and metal stamping tools. Ironically tin roofs are not made out of tin. Can i make it work.

This will help to alleviate the problem of having too much weight on the roof. I ended up using my old tin with a little caulking on the holes as a pretty decent goat shelter roof. All the roofers i ve spoken too want to cut off the old one which means they can t be replaced. I know if it were me i would regret the reuse option every time i looked up at the structure.

However it has many screw holes from the previous installations. Tin has been used as a roofing material for centuries due to the fact that it is lightweight durable easy to work with and inexpensive. Reuse that metal roofing from an old barn to fuel creativity. The slate or wood shake roof.

The metal is less than 9 years old but there is some structural issues that require the roof to be removed. I will re use as many holes as possible but many will not line up with the 2x4 slats under neith. Many of us have made reference to an old farm house with a tin roof. Will i need to plug the old holes.

I ve used it because it was laying around the property here for god knows how long and i didn t feel like driving to lowe s and spending 60 100 bucks on new roofing. Few sounds are as homey as that of rain falling on a tin roof. Is there a quick method to do this. The most expensive item was the metal roof.

Crafts projects made from metal roofing if painted will require paint that adheres to metal. Once your old metal roof has been removed it s time to contact a metal recycler.