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Installing Shingled Roofing
from: Maxx Home GuidesMost construction work isn't at all times easy or simple for a home owner. It requires consultation with experts and contractors, especially if it's a commercial establishment you're planning build. However, there are other installations that can be done by the home owner without professional help, such as installing shingled roofing. Depending on your situation, it may still be better left to a roofing specialist, but you may be able to do the work yourself if you have a complete set of tools and can following the proper procedures.
The first step when installing a shingled roofing is to put lines to trace the alignment of the shingle tops. These shingles will be placed above the lines for nailing. The lines have to be snapped across the roof from eave to peak. Tracing the lines can be done with the use of shingle bottoms or tapes as recommended by the manufacturer. When lay outing has been completed, the shingles are ready for installation. It's important to balance every other shingle by 6 inches to prevent possible leakage when you overlap them and leave about 1/16 inch space between each shingle.
Start putting the first set of starter shingles and nail each using four galvanized roofing nails. Next, start laying each shingle on top of the starter shingles, suspending the drip edge by 1/2 inch. Don't forget to nail each shingle from the bottom next to the previous one, with a common nailing direction across each shingle. When installing shingled roofing, this will prevent the shingles from collapsing.
When the entire roof is covered with shingles, the next step is to position the hip shingles. These will be laid on top of the ridge shingles, which are used to cover the intersectional top or peak of the roof planes. Put one hip shingle each at both ends of the ridge and trace a line across one side. Next, start putting more all the way up to the center point of the ridge and nail them on each side.
Applying the ridge shingles is probably the last step in installing a shingled roofing. Unlike the hip shingles where the direction starts at both ends, laying ridge shingles starts on one end all the way to the other end, considering the highest wind direction. When this is done, fasten the last ridge shingle with two nails, the only nails that are exposed after all the roofing work is finally completed.
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