Asphalt Shingle Roof Installation Instructions

Asphalt shingles are an effective roof covering material for sloped roofs that can be successfully used on slopes as low as 2 12.

Asphalt shingle roof installation instructions.

Asphalt roofing cement should meet astm d 4586 type ii. Install new flashing metal. Install drip edge and install 9 cant strips of roll roofing material along the rake and eaves edges gable ends and lower roof edge such that the roofing strip overhangs the roof deck by 1 4 to 3 8. Briarwood 42 quick start guide 2 66mb pdf.

Once this course is laid you can begin snapping horizontal chalk lines up the roof to ensure straight rows. Before you begin make sure you re comfortable measuring laying out a job driving nails and cutting with a knife. Working at heights on a roof presents fall hazard risks and. Step one in any roofing project is always safety first.

How to install asphalt shingles 1. Use six nails and four spots of asphalt roofing cement for every full shingle for every full shingle as shown below. Nail metal flashing called drip edge along the bottom edge of the roof deck near the gutters. 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.

Apply 1 spots of asphalt roofing cement under each corner and at about 12 to 13 in from each edge. Start to finish 2 days. Start by laying asphalt felt or other underlayment over the roof. Briarwood installation 42 571 28kb pdf.

Roof shingle installation instructions. Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of. Of the shingle tabs where the bottom edge of the tab meets the top of the cutout. Prep the roof by installing underlayment drip edge and valley flashing as needed.

Nail the roofing strips parallel to the roof edge set in 1 and 8 from the roof edge with nails spaced 4 o c. Briarwood installation 42 spanish 761 06kb pdf. Make sure to expose 5 in. Prepare roof edges cant strips.

Castlebrook installation 42 586 96kb pdf. Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof. Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches. If you live in an area with inclement weather you should consider using a special ice and water protector.

Tear off the old shingles. Use four roofing nails per shingle as indicated on package instructions six nails in high wind areas. 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.