How To Put A Flat Roof On A Cinderbrick Garage

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How to put a flat roof on a cinderbrick garage. Use a circular saw with a sharp edge to get accurate cuts. One of the most crucial step in building a flat concrete roof is to figure out the size of the concrete block you will need. Empd rubber membrane to cover the roof. Tear off sheathing tar paper drip edge and rolled roofing on an old garage with a shed roof.

Attach the sheets to the structure and secure them into place with 1 1 4 nails screws. Glue to stick it to the plywood. Metal ties to fix the timber in place. Measure the width of the garage to know how long you need them to be and count how many joists there are along the length.

Flat roof is the most common style for concrete garages. The blocks come in several sizes but this guide will assume you are using a 16 3 4 inch wide concrete slab. Iso board to cover the roof. The simplest way to replace the flat garage roof with a pitched roof is to use prefabricated roof trusses.

Extra 2 x 4 wood to raise the roof where required. You should put a truss over every second joist. A flat garage roof is far easier to build than one with a pitch. Step 3 placing the steel joists.

The steel joists will provide a strong foundation for the flat concrete.