Starting Roof Shingles

You ll get the most life out of your shingles and your roof by laying them in a smart.

Starting roof shingles.

Consider four and five. Install a starter strip. You won t void your warranty by going with the racking method but with some manufacturers you d have trouble collecting a settlement on two specific problems. Both step shingling and racking will yield a watertight roof.

For pricing and availability. Gaf pro start 120 lin ft black starter roof shingles. If possible have the shingles delivered via a boom directly onto the roof. Eave and rake roofing starter strip shingles model 1126000 39 97 bundle 39 97.

Center a minimum 610 mm 24 wide minimum 28 gauge pre finished galvanized metal valley liner in the valley and fasten with only enough nails to hold it in place nailing at the edges only. After completing a column the roofer can go back down to the eave edge of the roof and start laying the next column of shingles. First snap a line for the top of the. Starter shingles are the initial shingle products installed on the roof just before the first course of the finish shingles which will comprise the visible parts of the roof.

Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. Get free shipping on qualified architectural shingle starter shingle roof shingles or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Stagger each course to achieve the half pattern. Owens corning starter strip shingle 105 lin ft black starter roof shingles.

Since the starter shingles will be covered by the roof shingles it doesn t matter what color they are except in special situations see below. Snap horizontal chalklines to help you keep the courses straight. Understand the basic patterns. This should leave you with about 1 2 of the shingle left.

Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. For pricing and availability. Using alternate patterns 1. Gaf pro start 120 lin.

Pattern curling and shadowing color blending. Using a utility knife cut them off at the bottom of the adhesive strip. How to do it prep work space. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across.

Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk.