How To Put Shingles On A House Roof

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How to put shingles on a house roof. Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to. Using the chalk line snap a line between the two marks to get a straight edge. Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing. Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide.

Installing roof shingles in 11 steps. Step one in any roofing project is always safety first. After completing a column the roofer can go back down to the eave edge of the roof and start laying the next column of shingles. Pattern curling and shadowing color blending.

Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of. Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. Working at heights on a roof presents fall hazard risks and. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Before laying down shingles you need to protect the roof with sheathing. Both step shingling and racking will yield a watertight roof. Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size. Roll out a single layer of roofing.

To start installing shingles line up aluminum drip edge flush with the edge of the roof and make a pencil line at the. Butt a full shingle up against the cut shingle and nail into place. Tom silva shows the apprentices how to properly install wood shingles. Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk.

Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally. If there is more than one layer of old shingles or if the single layer is extensively warped or damaged. How to install asphalt shingles 1. Proper steps to shingle a house roof preparation.