How To Resurface A Tin Shed Roof

A current alternative trend in roofs is the use of aluminum.

How to resurface a tin shed roof.

Remove the screws from the topmost roofing panel and slide it off continuing on to the next lowest panel until you ve stripped the entire roof off the shed. Apply a thick layer of urethane roofing cement around the edges of the hole. Use a paintbrush or a paint roller to spread the primer. Purchase a roller with a long handle from a home improvement store.

You need only one coat but it should be a thick coat. Ironically tin roofs are not made out of tin. Add another layer of urethane roofing cement and apply the second mesh patch. This baby blue backyard shed had seen better days.

Many of us have made reference to an old farm house with a tin roof. Today metal roofs often consist of an alloy steel with a zinc coating applied to it for protection known as galvanized metal. Unscrew the trim on the existing roof and remove each piece of metal trim. Press the first mesh sheet over the hole.

The beat up paint job and the fact that the outbuilding seemed to just float in. Though completely functional it was a curb appeal nightmare.