Asphalt Shingle Roof Installation Instructions

Once this course is laid you can begin snapping horizontal chalk lines up the roof to ensure straight rows.

Asphalt shingle roof installation instructions.

Step one in any roofing project is always safety first. Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of. Install drip edge and install 9 cant strips of roll roofing material along the rake and eaves edges gable ends and lower roof edge such that the roofing strip overhangs the roof deck by 1 4 to 3 8. Briarwood installation 42 spanish 761 06kb pdf.

Make sure to expose 5 in. With respect to shingle application roof slopes from 2 12 to less than 4 12 18 5 are called low slope roofs while roof slopes of 4 12 or greater are called normal or standard slopes. Start by laying asphalt felt or other underlayment over the roof. Briarwood 42 quick start guide 2 66mb pdf.

Install new flashing metal. Use sticky back ice and water shield as underlayment where ice dams or leaf and twig dams are likely to build up and at. If you live in an area with inclement weather you should consider using a special ice and water protector. Use four roofing nails per shingle as indicated on package instructions six nails in high wind areas.

With one or two helpers you ll be able to shingle a 1 500 square foot roof in about two days. Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches. Prepare roof edges cant strips. Asphalt shingles are an effective roof covering material for sloped roofs that can be successfully used on slopes as low as 2 12.

How to install asphalt shingles 1. Prep the roof by installing underlayment drip edge and valley flashing as needed. Use six nails and four spots of asphalt roofing cement for every full shingle for every full shingle as shown below. Start to finish 2 days.

Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof. Apply 1 spots of asphalt roofing cement under each corner and at about 12 to 13 in from each edge. Before you begin make sure you re comfortable measuring laying out a job driving nails and cutting with a knife. Briarwood installation 42 571 28kb pdf.

Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. Of the shingle tabs where the bottom edge of the tab meets the top of the cutout. Nail metal flashing called drip edge along the bottom edge of the roof deck near the gutters. Asphalt roofing cement should meet astm d 4586 type ii.

Working at heights on a roof presents fall hazard risks and. Tear off the old shingles. Castlebrook installation 42 586 96kb pdf.