New shed roof

[gavroche]

I made the mistake of using plastic corrogated sheets on my shed roof and now, a few years on, the plastic is breaking up so I need to replace it. I will use metal sheets this time so that's my project for the summer.

 

[slowmotion]

I've used corrugated aluminium sheets before. You really can't go far wrong as long as you follow the manufacturer's fixing and overlap guidelines and use decent quality washered screws. It's worth hiring a professional quality rivet tool for stitching adjacent sheets together. If done decently, the roofs don't leak and last for decades.

 

[rockyroller]

at HD we cary 2 levels of quality/thickness corrugated plastic roofing. maybe the ticker would have been better? but we also carry corrugated metal roofing. will you miss having the translucent light or did you have the dark opaque plastic?

 

[sleuthey]

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I used Bitumin and it was very easy to cut.

 

[newfhouse]

I’ve used Wickes bitumen sheets for my summer house and a shed. I was able to lay mine on top of the original felted board. They’re really easy to work with but considerably heavier than corrugated plastic, so you would need to be sure the roof has a suitable support structure.

 

[gavroche]

at HD we cary 2 levels of quality/thickness corrugated plastic roofing. maybe the ticker would have been better? but we also carry corrugated metal roofing. will you miss having the translucent light or did you have the dark opaque plastic?

It is clear corrugated plastic but I also put up a false ceiling so light did not matter, a window sees to that.

 

[chris-suffolk]

I've got clear corrugated plastic on mine, and it's nearly 20 years old - shows no signs of cracking.

 

[Drago]

My neighbours conservatory is coming down apina few weeks, and im pinching the polycarbonate double glazed roof panels to give a posh new roof on my garden shed.

 

[johnblack]

A mate is replacing my current felt roof with new boards and finished with a fibreglass treatment, might even outlast me.

 

[winjim]

My leaky asbestos roof brings all the boys to the yard.

 

[MichaelW2]

I just demolished a 1985 vintage shed with a roof of mixed plastic and metal cortugated sheets. No leaks, they dont make em like they used to.