How To Shingle Apex Of Roof

A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.

How to shingle apex of roof.

This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more. Roof pitch is the measurement of a roof s vertical rise divided by its horizontal run. Score and fold the four leaves down the sides and score and bend to wrap and overlay the leaves around the pyramid. When installing a new asphalt shingle roof you really do not need any specialty tools to tear off and re roof your home.

The flatter the roof the greater the chance that rain can t flow away from your roof and will remain there. However the job will go much faster and easier if you can rent or borrow some of the power specialty tools. Hook knife method after each shingle line has been laid one shingle will overhang the rake edge. Position the side of hook knife against the drip edge beneath the shingle with the blade facing.

In this case using high quality shingles is even more important. Shingle roofs typically have a life span of 15 30 years while membrane roofs usually last 5 15 years. Building an apex roof. Secure the horizontal flange to the roof.

This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof. Shingles of lower quality can be damaged and cause a leak. 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. Lay the second row of shingles.

Place the second step flashing piece over the end shingle in the first course by positioning it 143 mm 5 5 8 above the bottom edge of the exposed asphalt shingle. Although ceramic tile roofs are expensive they can have a life span of over 100 years. Flat shovel or pitch fork pry bar tin snips. At the very peak you ll make four cuts through a shingle forming a right angle x but leave solid shingle to cover where the four hips join.