How To Install Mineral Surfaced Rolled Roofing

It was pretty easy to install and took about an hour to do by myself including setup and tear.

How to install mineral surfaced rolled roofing.

The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line. Place the first layer of rolled roofing on the roof. Bought this roll from home depot. Apply the first course with a full width strip of roll roofing so that its lower edge.

Push the rolled roofing down into the wet cement to secure it to the roof. 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. Enlist the help of one or two helpers to handle the long strips. You can install metal valley flashing but it is common to.

They are long enough to penetrate the sheathing. Install drip edge flashings roofing felt and wsu if needed. Fasten the strips with rows of nails located 1 and 8 from the roof edge and spaced 4 on center in each row. The first row of roofing material is then rolled out and aligned with the chalk line.

This is not a how to video. Use 1 nails for re roofing. It is secured to the substrate by driving roofing nails 3 4 inch from the edges spaced every three inches. As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing.