Metal Roof On Old Mobile Home

Anyone with basic carpentry skills can build a roof over a mobile home.

Metal roof on old mobile home.

A mobile home roof over creates a unique opportunity to completely change the look of the home. Less labor is needed and there are much smaller refuse fees. Installing a metal roof on a mobile home can be a do it yourself project saving you a lot of money. A roof over a mobile home can also help prevent damage from falling tree limbs as well as cut down on the annoying noise of hearing heavy raindrops falling on the roof.

Mobile home metal roof replacement before after photographs before. Consider asking friends to help or hire day workers. A mobile home roof over involves placing a new roof or roofing material over your existing roof there s little to no material removed which can keep costs down. The most difficult part of the project is removing the old roof and scraping the roof clean of debris.

Once the roof is clean laying a new roof is not difficult. The new roof may either be placed directly over the old roof or after the old roof has been removed. Years and years of re sealing and maintenance have left the roofing on this mobile home in rough shape. Today s metal roofs are available in varying thicknesses of steel or aluminum and with sturdier and many times very colorful finishes that can help stretch the life of the roof system.

When you install a metal roof over or turn your flat roof into a pitched roof a great benefit is that it also adds a layer of insulation for your mobile home. However building the roof will be easier if there are two people working on the roof together. Mobile home roof repair with our standard roof over installation can save you both energy and money. Our standard install includes a layer of foil backed radiant barrier insulation ribbed 29 gauge metal roofing with a 6 inch overhand on the ends of your home and a 12 inch over hang along the sides and the edges trimmed out in edge trim.

Liquid roofing 3 is rolled onto a clean and prepared rooftop with a paint roller at a cost of about 600 900 for a single wide mobile home or 1 400 1 800 for a double wide unit and is designed to last about 10 years.