Proper Roofing Procedures

Take the proper safety precautions.

Proper roofing procedures.

If there is more than one layer of old shingles or if the single layer is extensively warped or damaged. With laminated shingles place four to six quarter sized dots spaced evenly about one inch above the bottom of the overlapping shingle. Of proper insurance number of references offered proposal provided etc. Shingling a roof starts at the roof edge with a starter strip.

Preparing the roof 1. Check with your. Do not base professionalism on the sole criteria of having a legible business card. Many roofs are at a high pitch and require roofing jacks to make the job safe.

To create the starter strip first cut off the tabs of the first shingle and discard them. In the same manner you did with the drip mold mark the areas you need to nail with chalk lines. To fasten the shingles drive roofing nails through the tabs just below the sealant line spacing them according to the shingle manufacturer s recommendations. Roll out a single layer of roofing.

Start removing the shingles at the peak. Membership in professional associations knowledge and thoroughness of roofing procedures do not consider any bids from contractors you have not met or interviewed. Spread the seams of your roofing material across the roof s surface. Space them by 6 inches.

Once all your shingles are installed you ll need to cover cap the ridge and hip ridges if you have a hip roof. Before laying down shingles you need to protect the roof with sheathing. Proper steps to shingle a house roof preparation. Ice and water shield installation next step is installing ice and water shield which is a special type of roofing.

Snap chalk lines to help keep the row of ridge cap shingles straight. For roofing felt synthetic roofs such as epdm tpo and pvc and metal roofs you will need nails to fasten them to your roofs. It s useful to rent a large trash container to throw the old shingles into. Install the ridge cap so the prevailing winds blow over the overlap seams not into them.

Drip edge is a.