How To Staqple 3 Tab Roofing

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How to staqple 3 tab roofing.

Begin row 5 with the 1 tab shingle and row 6 with the 1 2 tab shingle. In areas with high winds it is common to drive two nails above each cutout line. The series highlights our popular duration shingles along with up to 7 other duration styles depending on where you live that feature unique performance characteristics. Hammer in one nail about 2 inches from each end of each shingle and another nail about 1 inch above each cutout.

If the nails in shingle a are in the correct location if shingle a is lifted by strong winds the bond area between shingle a and b is protected since shingle a will flex below this point. Lastly multiply this number by 3 and you will know how many packs you need to buy. Add the areas of each section together. Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof.

Wood shakes minimum 3 4 sheathing wood shakes nail type minimum length. Make sure to keep nails out of the tar strip as you work. Row 7 begins with a full 3 tab shingle. To estimate roofing materials start by finding the total square footage of the roof and divide the number by 100 to determine the number of squares in the roof.

Align and install the 2 tab shingle aligned with the next 5 inch higher chalk line. Divide that number by 100 to get the correct number of squares. Bring a trash can up on the roof so you have a place to throw old shingles and flashing. Next remove old shingles and flashing.

Horizontally end nails will be covered by up to about 1 2 of a tab of the shingle s above. You will simply need to add up the total square footage of your roof and divide it by 100. Begin row 4 with a shingle cut in half 1 and tabs and complete that row. Complete the row with 3 tab shingles.

Align the 3 tab shingles with the horizontal lines and nail them in place. Push the shingles down to the roof jacks. Since it takes 3 bundles of shingles to cover a square plan to purchase 3 bundles for each square. The next shingles above should cover the nails by about 1 inch vertically.

Before you go out and purchase your 3 tab shingles you will first need to figure out how many of them you will need. Starting at the racked shingles fill in the courses. Dimensional comp shingles over 3 tab 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 more than 1 layer of roofing not recommended over 3 8 sheathing. The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork.