Tools For Metal Roofing Installation

Turboshear heavy duty sheet metal cutting attachment.

Tools for metal roofing installation. The speed recommendations vary based on panel type and thickness. Metal roofs require hundreds if not thousands of fasteners and the best tool for getting the job done right is a variable speed screw gun. Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. Milwaukee cordless double cuts shear 7.

Roof metal cutting tools. Freund double seam closer 92170000 390 00. Capable of 18 gauge capacity in galvanized sheet metal. You will also need a large garbage can a jigsaw or power metal shear a staple gun a drill and assorted drill bits 1 inch roofing nails metal roofing screws and self drilling self sealing wood screws.

Milwaukee single cut shears 6. Freund scribe sheet metal tool 23 00. Malco drip edge folding tool 56 00 72 00. Measuring tape sharpies pencils and a blade.

Freund radius roller 50 edge bender 91631000 338 00. Malco s popular sheet metal tool quickly attaches to the chuck of a minimum 12 volt cordless or an a c electric drill. They attach onto your electric drill and therefore don t run much. Work up from the initial row starting at the lower corner in a diagonal pattern staggering the shingles to prevent gaps.

Straight cut snips 3. If you have a smaller project you can get by with the electric drill or cordless drill that you have. Nibbler attachments are a great device. Suggested tools to install your new metal roof fastener drivers.

These tools are obvious. You will most likely have to order the roofing metal in the amount and color specific to your house. Perkeo soldering iron kit 368 00. To save you a lot of time and energy you will also want to mark your blade.

Sheet metal folding brakes accesories. You re going to be doing a lot of marking a lot of scoring of the metal and we recommend having a folding locking knife in your belt at all times. Hemming tool 24 for metal roof panels 62 00. Sheet metal roofing tools wuko seamers snips hammers.

Left right cuts 2. The max speed recommended when using a screw gun to install metal panels is 2 500 rpm. Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles.