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TOPIC: I Have An Existing Metal Roof and Have A Question

placing metal roof on top of older mobile home

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I hired a gentleman to put a metal roof on my 1985 mobile that I just purchased which was leaking & caused mold inside. I gutted inside & now I had this person put a water resistant tarp on top of roof temporaily until he could put a new metal roof over existing roof. He left the tarp & put the metal roof over it. Shouldn't he have taken off the tarp? won't it cause moisture in summer since it gets so hot? also a neighbor said it is possible to rot & maybe catch on fire? can you give me an opinion if I should tell him to remove it?
smila roja

2/1/2016
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Are you sure it was a tarp vs. a synthetic underlayment? I haven't seen an application where leaving a tarp in place makes sense. Eric Novotny
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2/1/2016
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it is definitely a water resistant tarp that I purchased at Harbor Freight that you can cover up something outside temporarily to stop rain from getting on things.
smila roja

2/1/2016
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I have a 1978 single wide mobile home and it has a large he section of flat roof. I was wondering if I can put on a pitched metal roof Instead of every two years paying someone to seal it and worry in winter the weight of snow On the flat roof Is that a very expensive project ? Thank you
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1/21/2018
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Depending upon the current pitch, this could be a fairly involved project. There are, however, metal roofs designed for low slope mobile home retrofits. I would encourage you to look for a contractor in your area who specializes in mobile home repair. Todd Miller
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1/21/2018
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Can you move an older mobile home that has had a metal roof installed

Mark Schilling

3/2/2018
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Mark, probably but without knowing more details of exactly what was done, I really can't comment with more specificity.

Todd Miller
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3/2/2018
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Are we talking about cross country or to the other side of the lot? If the structure is good, it shouldn't move around much.

Eric Novotny
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3/3/2018
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