How To Staqple 3 Tab Roofing

Align and install the 2 tab shingle aligned with the next 5 inch higher chalk line.

How to staqple 3 tab roofing.

Duration series shingles are unrivaled by any other architectural shingles because they feature our patented surenail technology a technological breakthrough in shingle design. Dimensional comp shingles over 3 tab 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 more than 1 layer of roofing not recommended over 3 8 sheathing. Wood shakes minimum 3 4 sheathing wood shakes nail type minimum length. The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork.

Begin row 4 with a shingle cut in half 1 and tabs and complete that row. Lastly multiply this number by 3 and you will know how many packs you need to buy. One square package is equal to 100 square feet of roof. Divide that number by 100 to get the correct number of squares.

Align the 3 tab shingles with the horizontal lines and nail them in place. Starting at the racked shingles fill in the courses. In areas with high winds it is common to drive two nails above each cutout line. The next shingles above should cover the nails by about 1 inch vertically.

Before you go out and purchase your 3 tab shingles you will first need to figure out how many of them you will need. Add the areas of each section together. Make sure to keep nails out of the tar strip as you work. Begin row 5 with the 1 tab shingle and row 6 with the 1 2 tab shingle.

You will simply need to add up the total square footage of your roof and divide it by 100. Complete the row with 3 tab shingles. The series highlights our popular duration shingles along with up to 7 other duration styles depending on where you live that feature unique performance characteristics. Bring a trash can up on the roof so you have a place to throw old shingles and flashing.

Hammer in one nail about 2 inches from each end of each shingle and another nail about 1 inch above each cutout. Row 7 begins with a full 3 tab shingle. Next remove old shingles and flashing. Push the shingles down to the roof jacks.

If the nails in shingle a are in the correct location if shingle a is lifted by strong winds the bond area between shingle a and b is protected since shingle a will flex below this point. Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof. Horizontally end nails will be covered by up to about 1 2 of a tab of the shingle s above. Since it takes 3 bundles of shingles to cover a square plan to purchase 3 bundles for each square.