Steel Framed Mono Pitch Steel Roof Detail

We framed and roofed a number of contemporary homes in the 1970s and 1980s with mono slope aka mono pitch roofs.

Steel framed mono pitch steel roof detail.

Refer to the rain carrying table in this booklet for the maximum allowable panel length per slope that will provide adequate drainage. This kind of roofing is true to its name. A mono pitch portal frame is usually chosen for small spans or because of its proximity to other buildings. Roof pitch the metal roofing panels shown in this manual require a mini mum slope of 2 per foot to ensure proper drainage.

Mike guertin on instagram mike guertin a builder and remodeler in east greenwich r i and a presenter at jlc live responds. Mono meaning single and the slope is referred to as the pitch. A client has hired me to build a large outbuilding with a single plane shed roof how do i weatherproof the uppermost edge. The trim and roofing sheet should be fastened every 12 to 24 inches along the gable edge.

Mono pitched roof construction is generally standalone roofs which imply that you don t need to attach them to any part of your roof. Refer to the rain carrying table in this booklet for the maximum allowable panel length per. Mono pitch roof features the mono pitch roof is always made out of one single roofing surface. Level top plates and trusses where the wall frames have level top plates and the roof framing consists of trusses or a strutted roof either roof plane or roof space bracing is required in accordance with para graphs 10 3 2 and 10 3 3 for light and heavy roofs see figure 2.

This will only apply where the wall frames are raked see figure 1.