Begin your round roof project.
Rounded roof edges.
Rounded corners give a soft adobe like look to a room and a more finished look to trimless open doorways.
Making a rounded or bullnose corner is easy if you plan for them before installing drywall.
Making rounded drywall corners is easy just attach the corner bead then mud as usual.
Your home will need specialty products like radius gutters.
Install the drip edge as normal.
The radius cutters from beveltools create a uniform rouned edge in one pass.
Then bend in the.
If you segment the roof into a bunch of pie shapes though you can use other panels as well.
Rounded roofs and turrets also require specially shaped gutters and drip edges to carry water down away from the roof and siding.
Roof shapes differ greatly from region to region.
Additionally cable feed glands are not required any longer to prevent chafing when feeding through cables wiring and or piping.
To make a truly round roof in metal you need eitehr tapered panels or some of the metal panels will work.
Roof terminology is also not rigidly defined.
A rounded or radius gutter typically needs to be custom made by a company that specializes in these products.
When you reach a corner where an eave and rake edge meet you need to make a cut to ensure a proper fit.
Structurally your options include putting the roof panels just over a framing system.
This reducing the risk of peeling and rust corrosion.
The rounded edges provide a larger bonding surface for galvanizing paint and coatings.