The 3-step Process of Installing a Roof Hugger

By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. 

Installing this metal-over-metal retrofit system is as easy as 1-2-3.  

Roof Hugger’s metal-over-metal retrofit systems are the ideal application when an old outdated metal roof needs to be replaced. This environmentally friendly option allows the existing metal roof to remain, with the new metal roof installed directly over the old roof providing a safe and labor-saving installation. 

The process starts with fabrication of custom Hugger sub-purlins that are made using sophisticated punching, shearing and press-braking equipment to allow the system to match virtually any existing metal roof profile/configuration, regardless whether thru-fastened or standing seam. 

If the new roof can meet all the loads on the existing purlin spacing installing the Hugger is easy and fast: 

1 – Safely load the Roof Huggers on the roof. 

2 – Lay out the Roof Huggers on each purlin. 

3 – Attach them to the purlin, typically with 2-1/4”x14x1.5” Tek-3 fasteners / L.F. 

Then the roof is ready for a new metal roof panel! You can see this process in action in this quick, 30-second Roof Hugger video! It really is that quick and easy to start retrofitting your roof. 

Choosing a metal-over-metal retrofit to replace an aging metal roof can help reduce overall project costs. Since the original metal roof stays on the building, there is less disruption, allowing the building occupants to normally continue working while the project is being completed. These roof systems have faster construction times and less required labor, making them an efficient way to extend the lifetime of a metal roof.  

Learn more about Roof Huggers in their RoofersCoffeeShop® Directory or visit www.roofhugger.com.

About Roof Hugger 

Roof Hugger, LLC, headquartered in Lutz, Florida, is the creator of the Roof Hugger sub-purlin system that provides the industry’s most effective way of installing a new metal roof over an existing metal roof. The system is structurally correct, non-disruptive and cost effective. It adds strength, is environmentally friendly, and conserves energy. For more information visit www.roofhugger.com.