Installed Roofing Shingles

Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap.

Installed roofing shingles. Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches. Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to create a gap between the drip edge and the fascia board. Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof. With one or two helpers you ll be able to shingle a 1 500 square foot roof in about two days.

Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. Repeat this on both sides of the roof. You can install shingles by hand using a roofing hatchet but the work will go more slowly. Using the chalk line snap a line between the two marks to get a straight edge.

Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. Before you begin make sure you re comfortable measuring laying out a job driving nails and cutting with a knife.