Polycarbonate Roof Installation
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- In this video I install a polycarbonate roof to the pergola that I made in a previous video - Link here : • I Built A Pergola
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The other components I used in the video:
10mm twin wall polycarbonate sheets
Rafter supported glazing bars
Aluminium F section
End sheet enclosure
0:00 Intro
0:12 Polycarbonate Sheets
0:42 Aluminium F section installation
2:37 Foil seal tape
2:59 Cutting polycarbonate sheets
3:21 Breathable seal tape
3:36 Installing polycarbonate sheets
3:52 Glazing bars / expansion gap
4:43 Sheet end closure
5:43 Opal finish polycarbonate
5:53 Glazing bar and polycarbonate installation
6:53 Rafter spacings
8:02 Glazing bar end caps
8:27 Flashing tape
9:11 Mistake
9:45 Are screw caps needed?
10:32 Guttering?
11:15 What about snow?
11:38 Total costs
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"Always install this side up or outside!" - "Outside" meaning when you use them as as vertical windows.
Ahhhh.
Thats how i understood it.
or walls for a greenhouse, hence no "up" in that case
Just finished my pergola project, and I could not have done it without your help. Highlighting the mistakes you made was really useful. Not many people go back to a project to highlight this. Thank you sir.
I've been a builder for many years and have seen quite a fair bit of sheds. The plans in ryan's package ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxB7IXYxLzb_Ichhe45zM3Im5xfEiSp9vB have some of the nicest looking sheds i've seen in a while.
I built basically the same thing following your videos (not quite frame by frame 😂) - couldn’t have done it without your videos so big thank you!
Let’s be honest, we’re all “know it all’s” me included.
The absolute ball ache and detail going into all the explanations in these videos to prevent the inevitable comments “gotcha” moments is outstanding. The time and thought taken. One thing missed and I’ve GOTCHA!!! 😂✌🏻
The polycarbonate roof looks so slick, way beyond my expectations. Nice job Keith.
"Outside" refers to the where you are using this vertically, say for instance a Greenhouse, you want the UV protection on the "outside" face
Yeah, that seemed real obvious to me in context to UV.
I double side that.
That's what i was thinking.
Yep! Up if u using it as a roof outside if it's a wall! :)
@@mattdaly2227 hi .the top of panel is slighty ticker
Great video, made even better by the fact you highlighted the mistakes you made; we all learn from mistakes so very helpful to see. You seem like a nice, honest tradesman/DIYer and that goes well with me 🙂 A really good job, well done!
To add the flashing at the top you can use a crawling board laid across the sheets for access. For extra protection to the sheets you can fix foam to the bottom of the board. I saved the cushions from an old 3 piece suite and used them rather than buying foam.
A very useful video. I have a porch that the original sheet is leaked through the top section and needs replacing this summer. I never knew what parts were required to do the job so thank you!
I'm glad you mentioned the mistake you did. In most videos, they never mention that factor. We all fucked up, and sometimes have to do it all from scratch, or if it is a small fucked up, leave it like that. Kudos mate!
Hey Rag n' Bone Brown - Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to produce this excellent, easy to follow, video tutorial on the materials needed and installation of polycarbonate roofing. Looks like a professional installation - hope mind looks like yours after completion.
I love watching thoroughly explained and well documented videos.👌
Dear Keith, About that "or outside" instruction. A lot of people use these polycarbonate sheets for animal housing and greenhouses where the sheets are installed vertically, to function as windows. In that vertical application, the marked face of the polycarbonate should be installed facing the outside. Hope this helps, keep up the good work!
Thanks Linda
@@RagnBoneBrown You are welcome! give Dylan a scratch for me, and keep up the good work!
Great project Keith you made it look easy.
A big thumbs-up to you.
Very informative and clear instructions. If only more you tubers copied your presentation .Well done and thanks for all the tips.
Totally agree with your comment.
Looks good, man, great job for a first time installation of the Polly sheets.👍🏽
Appreciate your time and effort putting this video together mate. Plenty of useful pointers and a good demonstration to give others a useful starting point. I notice on the polycarb panels it says to only drill holes with new or carefully sharpened high speed steel or carbide tipped drill bits, to a minimum 40mm from edges
Nice job Kieth. You can get those knife tools from B&Q etc. with the laminate flooring. It’s for cutting those nasty plastic edges. I’ve used mine for many things, very useful.
Hi one of best videos I have watched recently. Nicely explained and well made . Thanks 🙏
Great information, I need to fix an old roof on my place and this will be very helpful. Thanks.
Thank you Keith. I'm collecting a used 4M x 3M roof tomorrow for a little lean to project. Not for us but the kitties. They like to be outdoors but need a rain shelter 😀
Kitties lol. Leave them out whatever the weather they're wild animals
We have this roofing on two of our winter gardens for over 5 years or so, and it snows a lot in germany. So far no problems
I had a similar problem with the guttering on a porch I built. I ended up putting the guttering level with 2 right angles on either side - and 2 of them large whiskey barrel plant pots on each corner below to catch the rain water. looks good with nice plants in them and ment I didn't need downpipes.
"or outside" part means that you should have that side facing outside if using it as a wall or window or anyway that is it installed vertically
this video makes me want to do this as well
I have this roof on my kitchen/utility room. In the Summer it gets really hot. When it rains it sounds very loud. It’s been up many years and done a job, but hopefully soon will change to a tiled roof.
Oh man so amazing, thank you a million bunch of grapes for this video. You have saved a major river of headaches.
It looks really good. Well done.
Enjoyed the video Keith, clear, honest and turned out pretty good
The glazing bars and ally f section would be about three hundred
Great use of Sunlite polycarbonate. Best in class.
I need to do exactly the same so your video has been incredibly helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make it
That looks great. I was hoping for a final scene of you enjoying a romantic meal outdoors in the rain though. So get on that. 🙂
Will try and get some of that for the next vid👍
Another interesting watch Keith cheers fella, I look forward to watching your vids on a Friday night after a few shandy's. You give me all the ideas for a semi-pro procrastinator/woodworker 😂🤔👍
Amazingly detailed video! 👏👏👏
Very useful video I'm planning on doing one this summer,it looks really nice what you did well done 👍👍
I did a very similar project a few years ago, snow is no problem!
Really great video and project. Looks great
Adding the second strip of flashing is a good idea, helps as a failsafe! :) nice job
Nice video! I feel a little better about replacing my corrugated poly patio roof now.
Looks right on mate. Good job. That span of poly should take the kind of snow fall you get no probs. Not like it's gonna have to catch fall off from a pitched roof above it either.
If the water pools up, put a row of planter boxes under the edge. Pretty flowers and water catchment! Double win! 🙂
This was a real help to me. Thanks
Great build mate, always love the videos.
I always admire the fact you never claim to know everything and you’re never too proud to ask for advice from the comments.
I think the cost of the build was around £975 at a guess??
3:45 "or outside" I guess if you're applying the sheet as wall to build a greenhouse like structure. Great work! thanks for sharing.
We wanted a cover for our ZeboZAP tv and this cover was amazing setup.
If you're concerned about snow, a roof rake can pull the snow off. One of them have small wheels to minimize damage.
Well done, thank you, very informative.
nice vid, helped me sort my shed roof out for leeks :D
£1100 I’m predicting. Good work as always Keith. Top notch
Cutter is for trimming floor trim.
Great vid
Looks great good job
Great detail, thank you
Many thanks for sharing
Hi Keith, would you consider doing a 2021 shop tour video with an emphasis on small hand tools, carpentry hand tools pls. 🔧 love the channel 👌
Extremely useful for me this summer, Thanks! at 3:40, "outside" if you are using these as vertical walls on a greenhouse.
Thank you so much!
A labour of love !!!
Nice job
Best video iv seen online , thank you
Ha. I just glanced at the comments, I reckon you know what “outside” means now !! Great video, really like your videos….. long time watcher !! Keep up the good work. Love from TEXAS !!
Thanks
Well done, well explained, your mistake is our lesson. Thank you!!!!!
Hi Keith, albeit from Birmingham, I know live and work in Sweden. These roofs are very common over here, where we call the Pergola set up an Altan. These particular roofs are much stronger than you think and easily take a lot of snow. Trust me on that one. 🤣. The only thing I would have maybe suggested that would then give more weight support, is to have thinner additional roof beams running horizontally in between the main roof beams. However may not look as nice? If careful you can put a piece of OSB on the roof and carefully walk on it. I have done it loads of times with no major issues. 👍. Looks good though. 😀
Great Job!!!
Nice work!!! Thanks
Amazing video!!
Great vid my mate. After re landscaping the garden beginning lock down, loved to had a lean to over the corner furniture. but on budget then. Local landscaper, would cost £9 -£11k for what wanting. Bollocks, 22 weeks and some hard graft done myself, cost £1500. Was in no real rush. If a pro came out and done same as i did been well happy. So its this weeks project 3.2m x 2.1m pergola :-) Its just great to take photos at each stage of rebuild, then collate then im a slideshow vid, sit back enjoy the amount of work put it. But again brilliant vid mate on the fittings of the poly. Best wishes from up north east..
Well done mate.
Looking great as always! If the flashing tape wiggles are annoying you, hit it with a heatgun and a hard roller to help smooth it all out. Honestly only you (and everyone on the internet) will notice, so give yourself a break on that one!
Cheers mate, may try that
it is a great video to detail each step in the progress. Also in the …more section, all minutes passed list the content in the project.
for the wall there is a special profile that looks very professional at the end, Aluminum muurprofiel
Good stuff Big fella.
Just doing a pergola very similar to your own and so many differing opinions.
Most of the videos from the suppliers suggest so many additional bars/joints/seals/fixings that are most definitely not required.
Cheers.
Now you've told everyone that the last sheet is 12mm narrower everyone will know lol. It looks great.
NICELY DONE .
GUTTER - YES.
Hi great video I used 1000mm wide 3mtr long sheets 25mm thick with the same glazing bars as you never used those buttons and had no problems its been up over 2 years now cheers.Yes that flashing tape is a pain to fit lol
Thank you for this video
great job!
Very good. Regarding snow, I should say that it will be absolutely fine. I have an Old conservatory with the same roof. Snow builds up due to the High edge around the whole area. If it could survive the Beast From The East, this this will be ok too.
Good video. I need to re roof my car port so this will help. The old car port was flashbanded to the adjacent garage roof but the polycarbonate roofing sheets have expanded and contracted and buckled the flashband. Something to take into consideration.
Thanks man! that was pro
Without any support it will sag over time and unfortunately not spring back. If you'd like to avoid noggins you can use 10mm aluminium box section or similar attached to the under side of the polycarbonate with stixall clear adhesive. It just gives more rigidity.
Great job mate, I did read the less fixing screws you use the better. I used wider sheets with a rafter in the middle of each sheet & 2 of those screws with the caps along the centre of each 3metre sheet. It's supposed to move so you probably will hear popping sounds etc but nothing to worry about. Mines been up for a year with no issues. I also have no guttering & the rain falls off no problem. The sheets do move up & down in strong winds but they've not come off. The glazing bars do a great job allowing the sheets to flex in the wind, that's one of the reasons they don't recommend using too many fixings or they could crack. I also added noggins for additional support & to stop rafters from twisting, something you may wanna think about
Yeah cheers mate. I'm gonna see how it goes, knowing I can always add some noggins if they do start to sag 👍
'Outside' is for those using it as a wall rather than a roof!!
Or the outside facing side if you deem under the roof as inside if using it on a shed, say?
Beat me to it
Quite amusing that I watched this tonight, as the storm has blown part of the polycarbonate roof off my greenhouse. Mine weren't secured as well as yours though. I'm probably going to replace that section with glass.
OMG what a great job .... i have been quoted silly money for this .... i just might give it a go myself. thanks for the vid..
They will sag, and with the gentle pitch, will probably leave puddle marks where the water hangs around at the lip at the front. A row of noggins with a bit of fancy detail might be worth an additional project? Keep 'em coming!
Just used the same system but 25 mm sheets and not screwed through the polycarbonate , had strong winds in Leeds and the glazing bars seen like there holding the panels fine
i've got something similar in my garden. The only problem is that with no guttering, the rain falls off the roof and lands in the same place over time and develops a green line on the concrete floor across the front edge
It looks great Keith. A nice addition to the garden. Great video mate 👍🏼👍🏼
I think you may find that without the screws with rain caps, the sheets will creep away from the wall through expansion/contraction movement (as was the case with my car port) . This can mess up the flashing.
The flipside to that is, the problem with fitting these screws with relatively little pitch, is that water tends to pool around them longer and find it's way into the timber. This happened with a conservatory I recently demolished, the pitch on that was probably similar to or slightly less than yours (4 inch fall over around 10' 00").
Wouldn't using a strip of actual meal flashing instead of tape solve this problem? Real metal flashing would just flex as well, and be fine.
Thanks for that
Looks good. I wouldn't worry about snow in the UK, it's so rare to get anything that heavy that you can just manually remove it if needed.
Cost guess £757.
Looks good, did you look into corrugated sheet as an option? Just wondering about price comparison? I could work it out myself but this is easier! Thanks.
Greetings,
I wanted to thank you for the pergola videos, very inspiring.
I finished my pergola and have started installing the twinwall polycarbonate sheets.
I have a question for you, since i noticed i have ordered the same product, Sunlite. Mine came sealed on both ends with aluminum tape. One of the two is perforated, so the breathing tape is there already, too. Was that not the case for your order? Unless they have changed their policy, since i noticed that your video is from 2 years ago?
Regards,
Christos
Very good video. Well explained easy guide. Just got a question pls. When you tap down the top rails into the track housing it looks to fit nice and tight on the poly sheets but what about when it goes over the end, slightly raised, cappings ? Does it not leave a gap as it raises slightly to go over the end cap? Thx for your help.
Re: guttering, Michael Alm just put up a video about the shed he's building and he installed a pretty interesting looking gutter with a series of copper cups linked by chains in lieu of a pipe which feeds into a planter at the bottom. Perhaps not what you would have done but still an interesting solution if you felt guttering was something you needed to do after all.
Rain chains
I really like this method. My only concern is how you ensured the vertically of the augured 20mm holes?
Brilliant!
Thorough (as always) video ! And Great results 👏👏! I think £781 (to be exact 😆) all the best Rob 👍
Great informative video. I am about to build a gazebo with 10mm polycarbonate sheets 8x4 x2. I will use noggins for the 4ft span. before I put in the posts i have wrapped them with flashband to help prolong the life of them. I looked up "what is the difference of a gazebo and a pergola? the answer I got was. a gazebo has a roof and a pergola doesn't.
Thank you your video , you did a great job. Could you help to tell me where can I find the other components used on the video such as Aluminium F section ? Thank you so much