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New Member, grabbed the avatar name Suzukian, as it was up for grabs

I began building a small lean-to style shed 7 x 3 ft and halted work due to weather, which seems to conspire against me as at every opportunity I get to work outside we have rain or snow.


The roof is a single sheet of OSB that, because of weather, I covered with epoxy driveway sealer to prevent any water intrusion
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I have not decided on a separate roofing material and am wondering what you used on yours.
I looked at diifferent "ripple" style materials but they each require separate components to close off the open .end spaces and they have been out of stock at all local Lowes and HD stores for some time..


I am favouring a product called "galvalume" which is available from Lowes. It also has ripples, but they are only about 3/8 inch high, The lower ends are not important as water can drip freely there, but at the top and maybe the sides I might use a 4 inch angle flashing, then fill the edge and ripples with caulk.
 
My roof is steel TUFF brand 36" wide roof panels. 50 year warranty, 75 year expected life. I got tired carrying plywood and shingles. With these,, you just run 2"x4"'s on 24" centers. You then screw the screws, which have a thick rubber washer and steel washer to hold them down and keep it watertight. I have done the back of my house with this. If you have only one level of asphalt shingles,, you can actually just run 1" by 4" strips to the roof, and attach the steel panels right over the roofing. Very easy to cut and shape. I got them from Home Depot, they have them in stock, so you can look at them, they also have translucent plastic, in case you want to make sky lights. The 2"x4" in the front is typical. ;)

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