Starting Roof Shingles

Since the starter shingles will be covered by the roof shingles it doesn t matter what color they are except in special situations see below.

Starting roof shingles. How to do it prep work space. Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk. Starter shingles are the initial shingle products installed on the roof just before the first course of the finish shingles which will comprise the visible parts of the roof. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Following the manufacturer s directions. Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. Gaf pro start 120 lin. You won t void your warranty by going with the racking method but with some manufacturers you d have trouble collecting a settlement on two specific problems.

Gaf pro start 120 lin ft black starter roof shingles. Using alternate patterns 1. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across. Understand the basic patterns.

Consider four and five. Using a utility knife cut them off at the bottom of the adhesive strip. For pricing and availability. Both step shingling and racking will yield a watertight roof.

For pricing and availability. Pattern curling and shadowing color blending. Owens corning starter strip shingle 105 lin ft black starter roof shingles. After completing a column the roofer can go back down to the eave edge of the roof and start laying the next column of shingles.

You ll get the most life out of your shingles and your roof by laying them in a smart. Center a minimum 610 mm 24 wide minimum 28 gauge pre finished galvanized metal valley liner in the valley and fasten with only enough nails to hold it in place nailing at the edges only. All the other patterns work in essentially the same way offsetting. Install a starter strip.

This should leave you with about 1 2 of the shingle left. To begin installing the first shingles on your roof cut off the three tabs on the shingle. Eave and rake roofing starter strip shingles model 1126000 39 97 bundle 39 97. First snap a line for the top of the.

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