Roof Shingles Cut By Insatllers

Cut installation time by more than half.

Roof shingles cut by insatllers.

It s critical to flash around plumbing stacks and attic vents because they are the most common roof penetrations. One layer of shingles actually crosses the valley beneath the other. Closed cut shingle valley installation. Other composition shingles such as architectural and random cutouts are installed using most of the same techniques.

If the eyebrow curves dramatically this is best done with thinner more flexible traditional shingles over laminate shingles. Shorten the shingle of a tab. Reduces installation time by up to 60. From the ground it looks as the shingles meet in a clean line in the center of the valley.

You can save a few bucks using pre cut starter strips instead of using a whole shingle. The 3 tab asphalt shingle also called a composition shingle or fiberglass shingle is the most common type of roofing shingle. Makes shingle installation more efficient and economical while retaining the authentic look of individual shingles. Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally.

The open woven and closed cut methods are demonstrated. 2nd course and following ones. It stops water from getting through to the roof at the gaps between shingles and at the notches between tabs. Install the starter strip which is just a backing for the first visible row of shingles.

Once you ve reached the ridge bend the shingle over the ridge so that each side is equal and nail it into place with a single nail on each side. Pre cut and pre assembled for quick installation and a flawless finish. Start with a complete shingle and continue fitting the roof shingles on the first row. Closed cut valleys are installed quickly and have a cleaner sharper look than woven valleys.

Cut your last shingle on each row to size repeating all the way to the ridge. Inside and outside corners available. Do the same with the next shingle continuing this step until you get to the far edge of the ridge. For the 3rd course shorten one tab.

Roofers install these dormers as they install the rest of the roof. Cut a 50 mm 2 triangle off the top corner to direct water into the valley and embed the valley end of each shingle into a 75 mm 3 band of asphalt plastic cement. Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing. This video demonstrates the proper installation technique for installing roofing valleys.