How To Put Shingles On Your Roof

Do this on both sides of the roof.

How to put shingles on your roof. Mark 12 inches up on the roof for the first course of shingles then mark every 5 inches all the way up the roof to set your reveal. It generally takes three bundles of shingles to cover 100 square feet. This will help determine how the shingles will lay on the. Get the right number of shingles for the job.

Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. Both step shingling and racking will yield a watertight roof. Remove old shingles and. Preparing the roof 1.

Measure the length of a shingle as it lies across the roof. Lay the first row of shingles directly covering the narrow starter row. To lay out the design for the shingles begin at the bottom of the roof and place a tape measure inch from the edge of the roof to ensure the shingles overhang the drip edge. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size. Center a minimum 610 mm 24 wide minimum 28 gauge pre finished galvanized metal valley liner in the valley and fasten with only enough nails to hold it in place nailing at the edges only. Pattern curling and shadowing color blending. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across.

Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide.