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.

Allow the felt to extend 1 4 inch 6 5 mm to 3 8 inch 1 cm at the bottom roof edge. Make sure the underlayment lies smooth before you nail the top edge. Adhere the shingles adjacent to the flange with roofing tar. Project step by step 15 roll out the self stick underlayment.

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. In this video i m installing some metal roofing over an existing ash fault shingled roof. Using a staple gun or hammer tacker staple 6 to 8 inches apart making sure there are no ripples or bubbles in the felt as you go.

Adhere the joint where the cut edges of the shingles meet the dome. Snap a chalk line as a guide for the first layer roofing. Keep the rain where it belongs with these tips for maintaining a protected roof. This is not a complete install only basic install on a bungalow i.

Cut the shingles to fit around the flange s dome. Then pull off the. Peel off the bottom backing. Starting at the bottom corner of the roof lay a strip of roofing felt horizontally across the bottom edge of the roof.

Doing so will most likely cause you to get the paper crooked leaving you with wrinkles in the material.