How To Replace A Corrugated Garage Roof

We have a garage similar to attached pic and the roof presumably asbestos is starting to seriously leak and you can see daylight through the cracks.

How to replace a corrugated garage roof.

Install ridges and verges. Step 4 conduct regular inspections. Step 2 find leaks. The majority of garages constructed between 1930 and 1999 used asbestos cement roof sheeting.

Plant a ladder firmly to the ground. This is due to corrugated materials being weatherproof and lightweight the corrugation also adds to the durability and helps with drainage as the water collects and runs along its ridges. Asbestos garage roof removal cost. How to repair a leaking corrugated roof.

Once the sheets are fixed into place you can install the ridges. Next pre drill holes on the end and side ridges of the panels spacing the holes 6 to 8 inches apart. Wearing a harness. It has plants growing through one corner and i plan to use the garage as a workshop for motorbikes so want.

If you have a garage that was built between 1930 1999 there is a very good chance that you have an asbestos garage roof. Obviously the roof needs replacing. I ve just bought my first house and the garage roof is corrugated asbestos style. To install corrugated roofing start by cutting your panels to length with an angle grinder.

You can repair this by replacing the washer and bolt or using a flexible tape or coating to seal the area. If it is an extendable type make sure that extensions are secured. Step 3 patch. For a pitched roof most specialists would probably recommend any corrugated metal sheet for your garage roof.

You can also apply an emergency repair coating to seal the bolt hole. Verges can then be created by using a ridge piece or alternatively nailing the final corrugation over a raised barge board. Where replacing the washer and bolt isn t an option due to difficult access to the roof the flexibility of crack repair tape is ideal. Discussion in builders talk started by andyypvs mar 25 2014.

Start at the opposite end to the prevailing winds again and allow overlaps of 125mm. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 next andyypvs new member.