Roofing How To Do It Yourself

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Roofing how to do it yourself.

Stick on the underlayment. Adhere the joint where the cut edges of the shingles meet the dome. Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven. Measure 35 inches up from the eaves at several intervals along the roof and mark them.

In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof. Cut the shingles to fit around the flange s dome. Starting at the bottom corner of the roof lay a strip of roofing felt horizontally across the bottom edge of the roof. Using a staple gun or hammer tacker staple 6 to 8 inches apart making sure there are no ripples or bubbles in the felt as you go.

This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Adhere the shingles adjacent to the flange with roofing tar. Do not use the bottom of the roof as a straight line. Protect the roof against ice dams and windblown rain with self stick ice and water.

Allow the felt to extend 1 4 inch 6 5 mm to 3 8 inch 1 cm at the bottom roof edge. Make sure the underlayment lies smooth before you nail the top edge. Peel off the bottom backing. Lay the lower edge of the flange over the top of the lower shingles and the upper edge is positioned underneath the.

Doing so will most likely cause you to get the paper crooked leaving you with wrinkles in the material.