How To Shingle A Roof Step By Step

Remove all of the shingles on the roof.

How to shingle a roof step by step.

Proper steps to shingle a house roof preparation. Stagger each course to achieve the half pattern. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Consider four and five. 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. If there is more than one layer of old shingles or if the single layer is extensively warped or damaged.

Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. Understand the basic patterns. Pry the shingle from the roof. Using alternate patterns 1.

You ll get the most life out of your shingles and your roof by laying them in a smart. 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. Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. Before laying down shingles you need to protect the roof with sheathing.

Roll out a single layer of roofing.