Steel Roof Transition To New Pitch

Creating a pigs ear in sheet metal for a pitch transition using hand tongs and a pocket pan former.

Steel roof transition to new pitch. The other shows a view underneath the pitch transition strip flashing taken from the lower flatter pitch of roof. We see this quite frequently in log home roofs with porches for example. You ll have a steeper part of your roof turning into a lower slope so there s a steeper pitch up top and a lower pitch on the bottom. See the illustration below.

Measure 1 1 2 from bottom edge of transition flashing. A roof pitch transition is a line in the roof plane that changes pitch. After bottom roofing panels have been installed set one piece of transition flashing down where the top portion non hemmed of the transition flashing lies flat on the upper roof 3. Transition flashing installation guide 1.

We need to do something where that change happens so the panels can go down and water can come off hit the lower slope and come off the roof. Although installing a metal roof can be a bit of work. Install bottom roofing panels first 2. We re going to do a pitch transition or change.

This is a fairly common roof detail. One picture shows a view from above the pitch transition. I m wondering if this transition flashing was installed correctly because it sits high above the ribs on the lower panels i was thinking it should more or less sit almost on top of the ribs. However if you follow this guide properly we re sure you can do it too.