How To Install Mineral Surfaced Rolled Roofing

Push the rolled roofing down into the wet cement to secure it to the roof.

How to install mineral surfaced rolled roofing.

Enlist the help of one or two helpers to handle the long strips. Bought this roll from home depot. It was pretty easy to install and took about an hour to do by myself including setup and tear. Valleys will be open so flash them before hand with metal or two layers of roll roofing the first an 18 inch wide strip and the second 36 inches wide.

As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing. This is not a how to video. It is secured to the substrate by driving roofing nails 3 4 inch from the edges spaced every three inches. Install drip edge flashings roofing felt and wsu if needed.

Place the first layer of rolled roofing on the roof. The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line. The first row of roofing material is then rolled out and aligned with the chalk line. Fasten the strips with rows of nails located 1 and 8 from the roof edge and spaced 4 on center in each row.

Use 1 nails for re roofing. Apply the first course with a full width strip of roll roofing so that its lower edge. You can install metal valley flashing but it is common to. Place 9 wide strips of roll roofing along the eaves and rakes positioning them to overhang the deck to 3 8.