How To Shingle Your Own Roof

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.

How to shingle your own roof. Replacement tear off 1. Row 7 begins with a full 3 tab shingle. Secure loose boards and cover large holes. Install your starter row of shingles at the bottom of your roof making sure to follow the.

Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by. Make sure that the tab of the shingle in the second course will cover it completely. Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk.

The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of. Align and install the 2 tab shingle aligned with the next 5 inch higher chalk line. Do this by sliding hard under the layers of shingle and paper then pry upward. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across.

Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. Begin row 4 with a shingle cut in half 1 and tabs and complete that row. Place the second step flashing piece over the end shingle in the first course by positioning it 143 mm 5 5 8 above the bottom edge of the exposed asphalt shingle. Begin row 5 with the 1 tab shingle and row 6 with the 1 2 tab shingle.

Strip off old shingles. Install the self stick underlayment. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. Use a shingle scraper pitchfork or flat shovel to get under the shingles prying them up.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof. If no ridge vent is present use your shovel to remove the shingle cap on the ridge.

Start at the end and move in and down. Hammer down any boards or nails that have come loose ensuring the. Secure the horizontal flange to the roof. Install the drip edge.

Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. Start from the lowest section and work your way up to the ridge. Starting at the ridge use your shovel to pry off old shingles. Install flashing on any valleys for waterproofing.

Apply new roofing paper onto the entire surface to be shingled with roofing nails overlapping each course 2 inches from above. Basic steps to replacing a shingle roof. Complete the row with 3 tab shingles.