Pitch Transition On Metal Roof

Low slope metal roofs require less material which reduces the overall load on the building s structure.

Pitch transition on metal roof.

Just simple 3d animated digital instructions on how to install transition trim on a masterrib metal roof. Low slope roofs are not totally flat their roof slope generally ranges from 1 4 12 to 3 12. A roof pitch transition is a line in the roof plane that changes pitch. Pitch transitions are a common roof detail.

We re going to do a pitch transition or change. The other shows a view underneath the pitch transition strip flashing taken from the lower flatter pitch of roof. Masterrib is a 36 w. Low slope metal roofs have simple geometries and are easier and less expensive to install that medium to steep slope roofs.

See the illustration below. We see this quite frequently in log home roofs with porches for example. No sales pitch or other fluff. One picture shows a view from above the pitch transition.

Creating a pigs ear in sheet metal for a pitch transition using hand tongs and a pocket pan former. This is a fairly common roof detail. 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.