How To Put Heaters On A Steel Roof

Take one end of the cable and begin at the corner of your roof.

How to put heaters on a steel roof.

Run zigzags to create 15 wide triangles running the cable from the overhang to the warm. Heat cable ul listed to prevent ice dams. If you don t have a gfi grounded outlet you may need to hire an electrician to put one close by. Unique heat tape cable systems for the roof valley and the roof flashing on metal roofs.

If you have questions don t hesitate to ask. Be sure that the heating cable extends all the way into the gutters meeting the run in the gutter to form a continuous path. Heat tape metal roofs. Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing.

Use the serpentine method. In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof. Measure the depth of the eave overhang from the edge of the roof not the gutter straight back to the outside wall. If the eave is between 12 and 24 inches deep multiply the roof line measurement by 5 3.

The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h. Install roof heater cables when it s dry outside and it s safe to do the work from a ladder. Measure the length of your roof line. Generally use one run of heating cable in the gutter.

If there are no gutters use the serpentine method and our heated drip edge or hang loops off roof edge. Use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging.