How To Start Shingling A Roof

Roof shingle types and differences.

How to start shingling a roof.

A 3 tab and an architectural. In the dictionary to shingle is. The next one goes on the low side. Weave and cut the valley on the highest side of the roof.

Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof. Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. Once you ve done that cut your shingles to size if they re not already. If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water.

Start by laying asphalt felt or other underlayment over the roof. This roof is created when another gable or a hip roof intersects with the non gable side s of a gable roof. These roofs are usually present due to an addition being added to a gable type home. Start by overlapping a starter from both sides of the valley at the bottom.

You want to lay the shingles from the bottom to the top of the valley. There are two styles of asphalt shingles you can use. Both are installed in the same. Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt.

To install asphalt shingles start by installing underlayment and new flashing on the roof. Then begin nailing the shingles to the roof working in rows and starting at the edge of the roof. Starter course shingles have no tabs and can be cut. Then your first shingle goes on the side you are going to cut.