How To Shingle My Roof

Cover your roof with felt paper and overlap the ridges at the peak.

How to shingle my roof.

Install flashing on any valleys for waterproofing. The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of. This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more. You ll get the most life out of your shingles and your roof by laying them in a smart.

A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles. Install your starter row of shingles at the bottom of your roof making sure to follow the. Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by. Strip off old shingles.

All the other patterns work in essentially the same way offsetting. Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. Basic steps to replacing a shingle roof.

Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. Using alternate patterns 1. 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. Install the drip edge.

Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof. Install the self stick underlayment.

Stagger each course to achieve the half pattern.