Roofers break roofs into squares when measuring for shingles.
How to shingle a roof with architectural shingles video.
In architectural shingles you need to use longer nails to get through the thicker portion of the shingle.
Architectural shingles are another option and are installed the same way as 3 tab shingles but give your roof more of a 3 d effect due to their varied shapes.
Having a line in installing new architectural roof shingles will make your work easier and faster.
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Architectural roof shingles and tabbed shingles are both roof shingles but when it comes to nails they are different.
3 tab shingles are the most common type of shingle.
They are typically 36 inches long in total.
At no place on your shingle roof should the shingles line up exactly with the shingles in the previous row.
Lay one row of shingles starting from the lower left corner of the roof.
Measure your roof to determine the number of shingle bundles and felt rolls also known as underlayment needed to cover the roof.
Nail down the shingles as you go along.