I arrive at the inspection and noticed it had a metal roof and thought cool, should be an easy one, it was lightly raining so I decided to go in and inspect the attic first. I go up there and to my surprise there was literally no trusses no rafters, the roof structure was built with steel panels with the structrual support on the outside. The sidewalls were the same panels as the roof. The ceiling joists were wood as was the floor structure. I have never seen this before and thought I’d share.
Interesting… So you are saying that it’s just the metal panel in the photo sitting on a ridge beam, and spanning to the wall? Thers’s got to be something there, what would the gutters be attached to?
Doesnt seem like you are asking for advice, more of a WTF pic…
But it seems like high winds would just rip the whole thing off, as well as the gables… Unless there is framing on the other side of those panels in the roof, I would right hard. But then again, I am in Florida…
It was very thick guaged steel with those ridges on the upper/outer side giving it it’s rigidity. I did knock on the decking from the attic and it was solid. I’ve never seen anything like it and it was the only house in the area with this type of roof.
Yes, definitely my sentiments exactly when I saw it. WTF, it was built in 1938 and is still standing strong. This was some heavy gauged metal, kinda like knocking on a 1940s car, solid.
