How To Stack Shingles On A Roof

If a roof has a high pitch nail a board below where you ll put the shingles to brace your shingle stacks.

How to stack shingles on a roof.

Laminate shingles should preferably not be bent over the roof ridge or hips. Only stack a few bundles high so there s no risk of them toppling over. Set the first shingle of the second row back a half tab 6 inches 17 centimeters from the edge of first shingle on the first row and so that the bottom of its tabs just touches the tops of the cutout slots on the shingle below. Laminate shingles should preferably not be bent over the roof ridge or hips.

One of my builders loads the roofs but stacks them like dominoes hard to grab shingles since i have to bend over for every bundle. A shingle bundle typically weighs 75 80 pounds so stacking many of them could put a lot of pressure on the roof which may cause damage. 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. Only stack a few bundles high so there s no risk of them toppling over.

A shingle bundle typically weighs 75 80 pounds so stacking many of them could put a lot of pressure on the roof which may cause damage. With three tab shingles which are thinner and lighter you can lay them over hips or roof ridges. Lay the second row of shingles. Lean so as to allow the bundle to slide off your shoulder and onto the roof once you re at roof level.

The builders allow the roofers to come out and stack all the shingles for a reshingle right on top of the ridge a concentrated load of 4 000 to 5 000 pounds right down the ridge of the roof. Lift a bundle of shingles using your hips and legs more so than your arms and back and swing the bundle onto your shoulder. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. Laminate shingles should preferably not be bent over the roof ridge or hips.

Leave them in the package for extra protection and so they stay together. This will prevent them from sliding down being a safety hazard or knocking into other tiles and damaging them. I have roof top delivery for every roof except a small multi layer steep tear off every now and then. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

Lightly lay the shingles on the roof flat. Step 2 carry the bundle of shingles carefully up a stabilized ladder.