Useful tips for finishing the roof

Quality of siding for roofing

There are several types of siding:

• Vinyl;
• Wooden;
• Metal( with galvanized surface);
• Zinc plated.

The most common is vinyl. Its advantages:

• Air mass;
• Structure Density;
• High quality of use;
• Affordable price.

Siding strips are non-thick panels produced in length of 3-3.5 meters. The bar has several profiled installations with parameters of 10-12 centimeters and peculiar locks at the edges.

Siding presents spotlights, they are of the following types:

• solid siding with no ventilation perforation;
• soffit with perforation for air exchange.

Continuous perforation is an acceptable option for finishing the eaves, providing full ventilation to the roof.

Properties of soffits for finishing the cornice

Vinyl spotlights have unique features of installation:

1. Before using the material, it should be kept in rooms that are not exposed to direct sunlight and the temperature does not exceed 60 degrees of heat.
2. The installation of siding panels should be spacious in the horizontal direction
3. When installing the siding on it, you can not press
4. Sofiters should be fixed with
5. self-tapping screws. Screwing self-tapping screws is not tight
6. Between panel boards and cornersHermetic solved application means. It should not be used for the
7. profile. Do not use force strikes when fixing the siding, this can damage it

Mounting the binder

The trim installation begins after the installation and installation of the truss system. It is worth familiarizing with the properties of the binder process:

• The edges of the rafters should be leveled by the same length. The ends should be parallel to the wall
• The curtain overhang allows the use of standard wooden boards. It is recommended to use also the slats of the same roof color and facade
• Trimming the rafters - vertical, their protruding part is sewn together with the cornice
• . The cornice is finished in two ways:
  1. Design of a horizontal wooden box. One of the boards is fixed to the wall, the second is attached to the bottom of the rafters
  2. . The siding is carried out along the line of the rafters. This option is used in a single-pitched roof. It is important to comply with the angle of the ramp and the angle of inclination. Bottom edge is built smooth

Finishing siding

List of necessary tools and materials:

• Siding( color is selected at will);
• Profile elements, internal and external corners;
• Fasteners - self-tapping screws.

The quality of the filing depends on the design of the rafter, its parallel structure, supporting the facade, its evenness. The edges of the rafters are cut off in a vertical plane.
After this, the first board of the crate is constructed using a sheet of OSB.The cornice is carefully insulated. The siding can be attached to the heating layer.