Mobile Home Trusses Over Current Roof

You can t roof over your mobile home without fixing damages first.

Mobile home trusses over current roof.

Roof trusses are almost universally spaced 24 inches on center. Once the trusses soffit and fascia are in place lay the roofing felt in place. Nail the trusses into the existing room fasteners. Then add trusses to the frame and to the roof of the mobile home.

You can then apply the chosen roofing material to this roof deck. First there are three common types of mobile home roof or truss designs. Most mobile homes will have bowstring trusses made with 2 2 or 2x3s. Make sure you extend any vent pipes through the new roof pitch and seal it with flashing.

Built to give the roof a sloped design to shed water trusses are the studs that support the roof sheeting. Bowstring trusses are a dome shape. Flat standard slope half truss and bowstring trusses. It will require some work but cheaper in.

On older mobile homes where the roofs are nothing more than a covering of thin sheet metal the lines of the support beams are clearly visible through the metal. Nail the shingles to the felt starting from the outside in and cutting to fit when you reach a corner or edge. You can tell a roof is damaged from the inside of your mobile home. Now you can begin shingling your roof preferably with asphalt shingles.

Generally you ll need to build a frame for your new roof pitch and attach it to your mobile home s roof.