How To Put Bundles Of Shingles On Roof

Use our how to guide for installing asphalt roof shingles.

How to put bundles of shingles on roof. Continue climbing up the ladder and onto the roof. There are also 29 standard sized shingles. Prevent shadowing by checking to make sure all the bundles have the same lot number on the wrapper not just the same color. However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around.

Carefully lay the bundles flat out on the roof. One of my builders loads the roofs but stacks them like dominoes hard to grab shingles since i have to bend over for every bundle. This also makes the. You may carefully lay 3 tab shingle bundles over the roof ridges or hips so long as you don t lay too many bundles in the same spot.

Leave them in the package for extra protection and so they stay together. Do not take them out of their packaging before setting them down. Only stack a few bundles high so there s no risk of them toppling over. I have roof top delivery for every roof except a small multi layer steep tear off every now and then.

Pull or pick up the bundle of shingles you just put onto the roof and reposition them onto a peak hip or rake of the roof. With three tab shingles which are thinner and lighter you can lay them over hips or roof ridges. A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area. Lightly lay the shingles on the roof flat.

Learn how to install roofing shingles on your home. The stair step method tends to spread and mix the bundles better. A shingle bundle typically weighs 75 80 pounds so stacking many of them could put a lot of pressure on the roof which may cause damage. Repeat this process until you ve put all shingle bundles on the roof.

As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles. Laminate shingles should preferably not be bent over the roof ridge or hips.