How To Efficiently Put Bundles Of Shingles On Roof

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How to efficiently put bundles of shingles on roof. Do not take them out of their packaging before setting them down. There are also 29 standard sized shingles. This means that if you are going to be using heavier shingles you will need to have more bundles to cover each square foot. A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area.

We ve been testing and comparing shingles for four years now and this year we spent more time researching and. Leave them in the package for extra protection and so they stay together. We dumped out the bundle and let the wagon back down the slide for the next bundle. Uring roof loading and once on the roof keep shingle bundles flat.

We put the wagon on the slide about a 75 degree angle put a bundle in the wagon and pulled it up the slide onto the roof. With three tab shingles which are thinner and lighter you can lay them over hips or roof ridges. You may carefully lay 3 tab shingle bundles over the roof ridges or hips so long as you don t lay too many bundles in the same spot. Lightly lay the shingles on the roof flat.

Laminate shingles should preferably not be bent over the roof ridge or hips. It may be necessary to use a hose and spray a stack of shingles with cold water. Continue lifting bundles of shingles and placing them on the power conveyor until you ve put all shingle bundles on the roof and according to how quick whomever is on the roof is able to grab them off of the conveyor belt. Welcome to the roofing insights 2020 roofing shingles guide.

Shingles tend to separate easier when pulled from the bundle granule side up. Older people have to be more creative to get shingles on the roof and often there are a few too many after the job is over and they have to come back down. Lift a bundle of shingles using the proper lifting technique and put them onto the power conveyor. If a roof has a high pitch nail a board below where you ll put the shingles to brace your shingle stacks.

Carefully lay the bundles flat out on the roof. As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles. It is common to use 3 bundles to a square of shingles. This will prevent them from sliding down being a safety hazard or knocking into other tiles and damaging them.

However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around. Shingle seal down adhesives will also soften as shingles get hotter making them harder to separate.