Roofing How To Do It Yourself

Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven.

Roofing how to do it yourself.

This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i. Adhere the joint where the cut edges of the shingles meet the dome. Measure 35 inches up from the eaves at several intervals along the roof and mark them. Project step by step 15 roll out the self stick underlayment.

Doing so will most likely cause you to get the paper crooked leaving you with wrinkles in the material. Snap a chalk line as a guide for the first layer roofing. Protect the roof against ice dams and windblown rain with self stick ice and water. Do not use the bottom of the roof as a straight line.

Make sure the underlayment lies smooth before you nail the top edge. Cut the shingles to fit around the flange s dome. Lay the lower edge of the flange over the top of the lower shingles and the upper edge is positioned underneath the. Stick on the underlayment.

Then pull off the. Starting at the bottom corner of the roof lay a strip of roofing felt horizontally across the bottom edge of the roof. Keep the rain where it belongs with these tips for maintaining a protected roof. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof.

Adhere the shingles adjacent to the flange with roofing tar.