How To Shingle A Roof This Old House

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.

How to shingle a roof this old house.

Remove all of the shingles on the roof. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across the roof. However when your roof springs a leak shingles start to blow away or age has just gotten the best of it all you re thinking about is that darn roof.

A house is more than just four walls and a roof. You may ask yourself a few very serious questions like how am i going to. They extend the course 3 8 1 2 inch past the starter course then nail in place then install step flashing then the next course and so on up the roof. Using the chalk line snap a line between the two marks to get a straight edge.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof. To start installing shingles line up aluminum drip edge flush with the edge of the roof and make a pencil line at the. Http bit ly subscribethisoldhouse he explains the difference b. Be sure to follow the shingle manufacturers recommended lapping and nailing.

Subscribe to this old house. Installing roof shingles in 11 steps. 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. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof.

This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof. Install the first course of shingles. Repeat this on both sides of the roof. Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to.

Here silva and the apprentices are installing architectural shingles. The nails in the shingle should come up with the shingle when you pry it off. Pry the shingle from the roof. Lay the second row of shingles.

Tommy silva gives the apprentices a lesson in hip roof framing. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment.