Cut the panels to the desired length.
How to make a corrugated plastic roof.
Corrugated roofing is a great way to top a garden shed shop or patio.
You only need some basic tools and materials.
These versatile plastic panels make excellent roofs for greenhouses and decks allowing filtered light through but keeping the elements at bay.
It comes in 4 by 8 or 10 foot sheets and you install it by screwing it to wooden or plastic braces.
Compared to asphalt shingles that weigh an average of 2 5 lbs.
Plastic is much lighter and easier to work with making it popular with homeowners looking to save money that could be spent hiring professional installation teams.
Per square foot metal roofing panels only weigh 7 to 1 3 pounds per square foot which allows the panels to be installed over existing roofing materials.
Corrugated roofing sheets are an inexpensive way to cover a patio shed or greenhouse and are available in colors such as white blue and green as well as opaque colors and clear plastic.
This is a fine do it yourself project for anyone with good carpentry skills.
Corrugated plastic roofing is a long lasting and low maintenance alternative to corrugated metal roofing.
The braces are sawn to match the corrugations and attached to the roof rafters.
The light weight of a corrugated metal panel is another advantage.
Most panels come up to in.