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A friend recently gave me an 8x10 old metal shed thats been collecting junk for years. I have got it moved and all set up. Its going to be tiny workshop/ tool storage shed. I was putting up some shelves and such this afternoon in a rain storm and there are a couple leaks I need to seal up. It has a gambrel roof and the leaks seem to be coming in between the upper and lower roofs on each side. That makes sense because they manufacture simply cut the ribs and bent the ribbed panel so the same panel covers both the upper and lower roofs then put a trim piece over the seam. I attempted to seal the openings at each rib with foil tape when I put the shed back together but apparently that isn't working.

My plan unless I come up with something different is to take off the roof, run heavy plastic sheeting over the top and put the metal back on so the plastic catches any leaks and directs then outside.
I'm just a girl but why don't ya screw some thin plywood into the roof, seal any potential areas that may leak then slap some roof shingles on there. Come on guys!
 
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I'm just a girl but why don't ya screw some thin plywood into the roof, seal any potential areas that may leak then slap some roof shingles on there. Come on guys!
It's a cheap tin garden shed. I doubt the structure would support the weight of plywood. 9 years after I started this thread, and the roof still leaks.
 
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