Tin Roofing
Tin roofing has many benefits that it can bring to a home or business. While it shares the same advantages of strength, light weight, and durability with other kinds of metal roofing material, tin has the distinction of being distinctly less expensive than other varieties (copper, aluminum, zinc).
- Service life: Tin roof can be expected to last up to 50 years.
- Noise: Modern tin roofs have an installed sheathing beneath which acts to insulate the rest of the home from the noisy raindrops. So long as a proper installation is done, noise isn't an issue.
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Tin Roofing Material
Tin roofs are not 100% tin. Tin roofs are mostly comprised of steel, but have a tin coat to protect steel from corrosion. The tin is chemically bonded to the steel in a plating process where the steel is heated and saturated with molten tin. The steel and tin molecules that are rapidly vibrating because of the heat interlock and bond permanently to one another.
Types of Roofing Tin
There are two kinds of tin-roof coverings in common use, flat seam and standing seam.
- Flat seam: the sheets of tin are locked into one another at the edges, and nailed to the roof-boards. The seams are flattened with wooden mallets and soldered water-tight.
- Standing seam: Standing-seam roofing is that in which the sloping seams are composed of two upstands interlocked, and held in place by cleats. They are not soldered, but are simply locked together.
Tin Roof Installation
Tin roofing can be installed on almost all architectural structure, no matter how flimsy the underlying construction materials seem to be.
Before installing a tin roof, the uneven edges of the boarding should be smoothed off and the boarding covered with at least one thickness of sheathing paper or dry felt, to form a cushion and otherwise protect the tin. Knot holes in the boarding should be covered with pieces of heavy galvanized iron. Only the best quality of tin should be used, and it should be painted on the under side before it is laid.
The outer edges of the tin should be turned over the upper edge of the cornice, and clasped to a strip of hoop iron; or, where it connects with a metal gutter, the two should be locked and soldered. Where a tin roof abuts a chimney or wall, the tin should be turned up sufficiently to prevent water from rising over it. This upstand should be counter-flashed with sheet lead; and abutting a wooden wall it should be turned up against the boarding, and the siding or shingles laid over it. The tin should also be turned up against all balcony posts, and the edges at the angles well soldered.
The roof should be painted within a few days after it is laid, either with red lead in linseed oil, or a good asphaltum paint, particular care being taken to scrape off all resin before the paint is applied.
If you're interested in installing a tin roof, give us a call for free tin roofing price estimates
647-521-7883
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If you're interested in installing a tin roof, give us a call for free tin roofing price estimates
647-521-7883
or send us an email
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We've used Pro Roofing on two homes and are very satisfied with the work. They are courteous, quick, and clean up nicely after themselves. The staff goes out of their way to answer all your questions and prepare you for what to expect, and I think they left my yard looking nicer than it was when they started.
These guys are awesome. We called between storms when we found a leak. The communication was fantastic. The work took a while to do because of the rain – cant blame them for that. Everything else was good. The price was below what anyone else I talked to offered me, and customer service was at the best. They came out when they said they would, were prompt and courteous. To give you something to compare against, I had one company not show and another one quote me twice the price. Will use them again and have recommended them to people who need roofing.
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