Guide to Installing Roof Shingles
Roofing tasks are complicated and hard work. But if you feel like you want to try roofing installations yourself, here is a guide to shingles. Be cautious at all times.
After you’ve obtained a permit (if needed) and safely stripped the roof clean, nail drip edge flashing flush along the eave.
Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt. If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind, the roof should successfully shed water. Not only are we working from the bottom of the roof, we’re also starting with the bottom-most layer, in terms of roofing components. The asphalt roof shingles are the visible part and the first line of defense against inclement weather, but what’s underneath them really counts.The first material installed at the eave is the drip edge. It literally provides a clean, sharp edge for the start of the roof and protects the lower edge of the roof deck from water damage by preventing water from “defying gravity” and wicking back “up” before it leaves the roof.
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