Asphalt Shingle Roof Installation Instructions

Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches.

Asphalt shingle roof installation instructions.

Working at heights on a roof presents fall hazard risks and. Prepare roof edges cant strips. Asphalt roofing cement should meet astm d 4586 type ii. Use six nails and four spots of asphalt roofing cement for every full shingle for every full shingle as shown below.

Prep the roof by installing underlayment drip edge and valley flashing as needed. Use sticky back ice and water shield as underlayment where ice dams or leaf and twig dams are likely to build up and at. Asphalt shingles are an effective roof covering material for sloped roofs that can be successfully used on slopes as low as 2 12. Briarwood installation 42 spanish 761 06kb pdf.

This article discusses best roofing practices for the installation of asphalt roof shingles including installation temperature shingle sealing methods shingle course offsets asphalt shingle nailing location and specifications low slope and steep slope limits for asphalt shingles and roof flashing at building eaves and around skylights. Make sure to expose 5 in. Nail metal flashing called drip edge along the bottom edge of the roof deck near the gutters. Of the shingle tabs where the bottom edge of the tab meets the top of the cutout.

With respect to shingle application roof slopes from 2 12 to less than 4 12 18 5 are called low slope roofs while roof slopes of 4 12 or greater are called normal or standard slopes. Before you begin make sure you re comfortable measuring laying out a job driving nails and cutting with a knife. Start by laying asphalt felt or other underlayment over the roof. Briarwood installation 42 571 28kb pdf.

Install new flashing metal. Start to finish 2 days. Roof shingle installation instructions. Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of.

Step one in any roofing project is always safety first. Nail the roofing strips parallel to the roof edge set in 1 and 8 from the roof edge with nails spaced 4 o c. Apply 1 spots of asphalt roofing cement under each corner and at about 12 to 13 in from each edge. If you live in an area with inclement weather you should consider using a special ice and water protector.

Once this course is laid you can begin snapping horizontal chalk lines up the roof to ensure straight rows. With one or two helpers you ll be able to shingle a 1 500 square foot roof in about two days. How to install asphalt shingles 1. Tear off the old shingles.

Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. Briarwood 42 quick start guide 2 66mb pdf. Use four roofing nails per shingle as indicated on package instructions six nails in high wind areas.