How To Install A Cork Asphalt Paper Roof

Install drip edge and install 9 cant strips of roll roofing material along the rake and eaves edges gable ends and lower roof edge such that the roofing strip overhangs the roof deck by 1 4 to 3 8.

How to install a cork asphalt paper roof. Tailor the underlayment installation to the roof asphalt felt underlayment has. Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches. Tack the end of the paper to the wall using a construction stapler. This material is very easy to install and provides flexibility during its installation process.

The most common size width for rolls of roofing paper is 36 inches. Prepare roof edges cant strips. Hot asphalt is then added to the roll and asphalt saturated underlayment is formed. Asphalt shingles are commonly used on sloped roofs single homes and smaller residential projects just to name a few.

Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. I ve marked in red the lower edge of each course of roofing felt. Hold a roll of felt paper against the left edge of the wall with the top end of the roll aligned with the chalk line.

Above that is an incomplete double coverage layer of 15 pound roofing felt. Lay asphalt felt paper or special waterproof underlayment such as a self healing membrane over the roof. Start at the bottom side of the gable and overlap the sections of drip edge a few inches as you work your way up the roof see figure a. Asphalt shingles are one of the least expensive roofing materials and they are available in a wide variety of colors.

The felt provides a layer of additional weather protection between the roofing finishing material shingles tiles and the roof decking. My photo of an asphalt roof installation in process shows that the contractor has installed a peel and stick waterproof ice and water shield type product along the roof eaves in a 36 wide strip. Nail the roofing strips parallel to the roof edge set in 1 and 8 from the roof edge with nails spaced 4 o c. In the past the felt number designation was correlated to the weight of the felt i e a 15 felt weighed 15 lbs 100 square feet.

The black rolls of roof paper or felt are made with asphalt and are normally available in rolls. Recycled paper is processed into a roll. Install the drip edge on the gable ends of the roof after you finish installing your underlayment. Staple this felt down starting at the lowest point of your roof and working upward.

Repeat this on both sides of the roof. Use a tin snips to cut the drip edge to size.