Paul that would be a really bad idea.
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Since flat roofs need more maintenance and are more prone to leaks you will need to make sure to fix all leaks and issues before installing a pitched roof over the flat roof.
The new roof can be installed in 1 2 days depending upon your skill level.
It also breaks up the boxiness of mobile homes.
To give a mobile home with a flat roof better protection more energy efficiency and a more modern appearance many homeowners chose a gabled roof over design also known as pitched.
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As long as you are somewhat handy all you need is a saw drill and tape measure to install your own mobile home metal roof for a fraction of the cost.
Without the roof in place the walls have no lateral support.
Manufactured homes the coded homes built after 76 tend to have more pitched or peaked roofs.
These gabled roofs can be covered with asphalt shingles or metal panels the weight doesn t matter if the roof over has it s own self supporting frame.
The nails screws and glue used in assembly are essential.
Can i removed the roof and build a whole new one cathedral style.
Flat roofs can become pitched and pitched roofs can go higher.
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As we just covered flat roofs are much less weather resistant than pitched roofs.
1979 14 64 the roof seems it needs repair.
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Basically if you can run a drill saw and read a tape measure you can install your own metal roof.
Color material and even the shape of the roof can be changed when a new roof is installed on an older mobile home.
Mobile homes are built as a single engineered unit.
The image below shows a pitched roof being built over a single wide mobile home that originally had a flat roof.
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