Help with Gazebo roof.

[drober30]

The metal roof for my gazebo does not seem to match up at the ends. It hangs over to much.

For those experienced with the installation of the metal roof, do you trim the panels or is something wrong here?

[Cgar]

Just thinking out loud here, but wouldn't you want the metal to overhang slightly for proper water runoff?

[Backpains]

Drober.. We went with a metal roof also. It has a slight over hang for runoff and so far we are glad we did that.

Hope this helps  

Backpains

[drober30]

I better restate my concern because I did a poor job of explaining. Don’t know if I can explain it clearly?

When roofing a side I place the metal panels which consist of about 6 pieces together on top of the roof frame.

The roof frame is 24 inches on center. Each panel should fall halfway on the support beam allowing the next panel to be placed on the other half. This allows both sides of the panels to be screwed into the support beam.

When I get to the corner of the gazebo my panel does not fall halfway on the support beam it covers it completely. This throws off the next side I will do because there is no room on the support beam for the corner panel to rest on.

These corner support beams can only go in the corner so they must be right.

[mjb]

Make sure your gazebo frame is truely square
by measuring diagonally from corner to corner.
Adjust until you have equal measurements

[drober30]

Make sure your gazebo frame is truely square
by measuring diagonally from corner to corner.
Adjust until you have equal measurements

The gazebo frame is square. We measured across the front and then the back and both were 12 feet. It’s a 12x16 gazebo.

Plus when we lifted and placed the roof assembly on top of the walls it lined up. We then anchored the roof frame into the walls further lining things up and strengthening the structure.

I guess it comes down to if trimming the metal roof panels is normal. People that are familiar with installing these might know if they line up all the time or if modifications are needed all the time.

It’s a powder coated roof so I think cutting the metal would allow it to rust?

[drewstar]

I don't have any advice....Perhaps overlapping them?

Curious though,  you posted last week that the dealer wanted $500 to assemble and you opted for the DIY. (of which, many times I am a proppent of., )  if after all said and done was a fair price for the assembly?

[spaman--]

Check all measurements of the corner hips again for square.Also make sure the roof panels are the same size, also they may overlap in the center,as this is hidden by the seem cap.

[spaman--]

Check all measurements of the corner hips again for square.Also make sure the roof panels are the same size, also they may overlap in the center,as this is hidden by the seem cap.

I went and checked and mine overlap on the center beams.

[bobhol]

It would make sense to me to have the panels overlap on each beam to make it watertight. If they were butted up against each other  there would be a potential for a leak.    bobhol

[drober30]

I will take a closer look but each panel has a "j channel" bent into it that the other panel hooks into. I dont know if this will allow for overlap.

[drewstar]

perhaps the "overlap" suppposed to occur only at the 4 corners to give the roof a nice 45 degree miter edge?

[drober30]

I went and checked and mine overlap on the center beams.

Ok... I will start with the corners and work my way in and see if I can overlap in the center.

Thanks everyone for your help!

[drewstar]

I belive this is the model that our beloved Drober is trying to build:

http://www.pelicanpool.com/pools/gazebos/detaillighthouse.htm

[drober30]

I don't have any advice....Perhaps overlapping them?

Curious though,  you posted last week that the dealer wanted $500 to assemble and you opted for the DIY. (of which, many times I am a proppent of., )  if after all said and done was a fair price for the assembly?

For a 12x16 gazebo it takes nothing less than four guys to get the big roof frame ontop of the walls. Everthing else can be done with two guys.

$500 would be a fair price for a gazebo this large and only considering that a company would have to pay a few guys to come out. I dont know what these guys make but I would say at the end of the day there would not be a huge profit margin for the dealer.

The assembly is very easy and I consider this an easy $500.00 saved. The roof has been the only thing leaving me guessing.

No instructions came with the gazebo and the ones I downloaded include assembly of a wood roof not metal.