How To Attach Roof Shingles

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.

How to attach roof shingles.

Lay the first row of shingles directly covering the narrow starter row. Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. Open a pack of three tab shingles.

Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Repeat this on both sides of the roof. Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof.

Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size. Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. Apply roofing cement and secure the second layer to the roof. Place these starter strips side by side on the tar with their edges.

As mentioned above place the first 6 inches 15 cm of the second layer on top of the first layer. Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide. Get your trowel and another scoop of cement and apply it on the roof below the second chalk line. Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches.

Butt a full shingle up against the cut shingle and nail into place. Trim the tabs off of enough of them to cover the length of the roof using a utility knife. Watch and see how easy it is. Once the cement is spread across the roof it s time to place the second layer down.