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   Piffin | Nov 23, 2003 07:21pm | #1

   I never do one without putting down layout lines before starting to place material.

   How far off are you? I suppose that you are likely to need to remove fasteneres from a few sheets to re-attach. Won't take too long to do.

   Metal ribbed roofing can be stretched or crowdedan eighth or maybe 3/16" on each sheet without a problem, but you need to be sure the lap is setting right and force the tension into the middle ribs. If the lap rib isn't right, it will be more likely to leak.

   Also, I hope you have the laps right. I see far too many people just start laying this stuff without lkooking at the instructions and end up with the female side on top. That also encourages leaks.

   I'm curious why the length was broken in two. It can be ordered up to 60' long tho' anything over fourty is hard to deliver and to handle and it creates more problems with thermal movement. I think the longest I have used is 44' on a fire station and 38' on a hiway dept barn.

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   Excellence is its own reward!

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   Piffin | Nov 23, 2003 07:25pm | #2

   My method for keeping it all running right was to use a pair of vice grips on the lap at top and at bottom to clamp to the previous sheet. Then I adjusted the sheet to be parrallel to the layout lines, tacking with one fastener at top and at bottom before screwing the whole thing down[edited]

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   Excellence is its own reward!

   
   

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   Edited 11/23/2003 2:03:54 PM ET by piffin

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   IMERC | Nov 23, 2003 08:55pm | #3

   before screwing the whole thing up.

   That not what he wanted to hear. 

   Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....

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   Piffin | Nov 23, 2003 10:02pm | #4

   OK, Before fastening (screwing) the whole thing down.

   Is that better?

   Must've been a Freudian screwup

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   Excellence is its own reward!

   Edited 11/23/2003 2:04:53 PM ET by piffin

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   IMERC | Nov 23, 2003 10:12pm | #5

   Freud catghes hell doesn't he...

   Sorry Piff, I just couldn't pass on that.... LOL 

   Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....

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   maliseetroofer | Nov 24, 2003 03:49am | #6

   its nice to here your on my side, but i'm still asking, how do you straighten it up?

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   Piffin | Nov 24, 2003 05:22am | #7

   for mor especific answers, give out with some more specific information. We're all on the same 'side' - giving the customers good work.

   is it running off long or short?.

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   maliseetroofer | Nov 24, 2003 05:48am | #9

   your right pif, didn't mean to insult you.  i' running long on top

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   Piffin | Nov 24, 2003 06:11am | #13

   surprised me. I would have expected it to be running long in the middle because of the stacked lap effect there.

   So what you do on monday, is you clamp the sheet to the previous one, and then crowd the top over that way on the far edge away fromn the lap. Do it only an eighth or so for each sheet and eventually it will catch up, if nothing else goes out of whack.

   But I really think the first thing to do is to look back and see if any one of those laps is off and wrong. If it is, then you should loosen backj and take care oif that problem first. I'm not criticizing you in implying that this could be so. It just happens sometimes..

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   maliseetroofer | Nov 24, 2003 06:14am | #14

   thanhs piff and your right. an eighth will make a difference but my foreskin wont listen.  need help

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   IMERC | Nov 24, 2003 05:41am | #8

   You missed it. Piff was paying attention and caught it. There isn't any "my" taking sides here....

   EOS

    

   Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....

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   maliseetroofer | Nov 24, 2003 05:53am | #10

   r u wipped

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   IMERC | Nov 24, 2003 06:03am | #11

   What??? 

   Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....

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   maliseetroofer | Nov 24, 2003 06:10am | #12

   sorry merc, i was talking to my buddy on chat.  got confused.  can you relay that message again? i promase i wont be nasty.  my buddy makes me that way