The snow ice builds up there and stays all winter.
How to install heat tape on metal roofing valley.
Roof heat cable heat trace.
Unique heat tape cable systems for the roof valley and the roof flashing on metal roofs.
Installing heat tape on a standing seam roof with the s 5 sr heat tape clip.
How to install heat cable in a valley.
Clip the starting point of the cable to a shingle that is slightly further up the roof than the outside wall.
Route the cable from the electrical outlet to the starting point on the roof.
Here are the basic steps for installing new heat cable along a roof eave and gutter.
The s 5 sr heat tape clip and the standard ice dam heat tape clip.
I need to go horizontal on the roof then up the valley of the gable and down and run along the remainder of the roof horizontal.
My question is how can i attach heat tape to the metal roof so it won t blow off.
Roofing metal butyl tape install.
There s two main products used to install heat tape on your standing seam metal roof.
Steep slope roofs slope greater than 3 12 cut the panels at an angle for the valley then bend the hem end of the panel and hook it with a cleat.
I won t drill holes in the roof.
Effectively clearing both sides of the valley between 6 10.
This will ensure that the cable will completely cover the roof overhang.
The ice will back up under the roof some.
Heat cable ul listed to prevent ice dams.
How to install heat tape for eaves gutters ice and snow duration.
Heat tape metal roofs.
Use tape sealant between the valley trim and the panel.
Use fasteners to attach the panel to the structure making sure that there is complete compression of the sealant.