How To Reroof A Shingle Roof

A basic 3 tab shingle is considered a 25 year roof.

How to reroof a shingle roof.

Architectural shingles are available in 30 or 50 year varieties. Use four roofing nails per shingle as indicated on package instructions six nails in high wind areas. This byot diy project is all about how to install a new roof. Tear off the old shingles.

Remove all of the shingles on the roof. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Roof size 5300 sq. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Of the shingle tabs where the bottom edge of the tab meets the top of the cutout. Once this course is laid you can begin snapping horizontal chalk lines up the roof to ensure straight rows.

This article series discusses best practices in the selection and installation of residential roofing. The cost of materials alone range from 3 240 to 10 800 depending on the size of your roof. You ll need to pry the siding outward to slip in the flashing. Using the gaf roofing system with gaf timberline hd.

4 animal guards and a wind mitigation report. Shingle re roof only 1 set of shingles to remove. Make sure to expose 5 in. This article discusses how to prepare an existing asphalt shingle roof for a roof over or for re roofing with new asphalt shingles.

These shingles often cost 200 400 per square. Pry the shingle from the roof. Architectural shingles are a different style of asphalt shingle that are thicker than a 3 tab shingle and layered for an upscale look. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment.

In some cases you ll have to remove the siding. We also discuss proper asphalt shingle roof preparation for a roofover job. Includes 5 sheets of plywood 3 miami dade curb mount skylights with bronze over clear low e glass with 2 6 s for curb. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle.

This is a step by step tutorial will show how to reroof a roof from start to finish. The total cost to reroof a house with new shingles is between 4 707 to 15 690 which includes old roof removal new roofing materials and professional installation. Apply a shingle then a piece of flashing then a shingle and so on so that each piece of flashing rests on top of the lower course and is covered by the upper course.