How to install asphalt shingles 1.
How to install new shingle roof.
Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works.
Cut the shingles to fit around the flange s dome.
Use sticky back ice and water shield as underlayment where ice dams or leaf and twig dams are likely to build up and at.
Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches.
Adhere the joint where the cut edges of the shingles meet the dome.
Start by laying asphalt felt or other underlayment over the roof.
Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps.
Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of.
Install new flashing metal.
Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster.
Using the chalk line snap a line between the two marks to get a straight edge.
Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof.
Working at heights on a roof presents fall hazard risks and.
To start installing shingles line up aluminum drip edge flush with the edge of the roof and make a pencil line at the top on each end of the house.
Adhere the shingles adjacent to the flange with roofing tar.
Lay the lower edge of the flange over the top of the lower shingles and the upper edge is positioned underneath the.
Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to create a gap between the drip edge and the fascia board.