How To Put Up Rolled Roofing

Enlist the help of one or two helpers to handle the long strips.

How to put up rolled roofing. How to do it attach first course. Make sure the rolled roofing is parallel to the eve of the roof. For this heat up the gas burner and push it to the edge of the site where it will be fixed. Install roll roofing measure 35 inches up from the eaves at several intervals along the roof and mark them.

The roll is unwound and laid on the site of the future installation. Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven. How to apply roll roofing laying begins at the lowest point. Make sure the roofing material is laying flat with no bumps or wrinkles attach the upper edge with the large head.

They are long enough to penetrate the sheathing. Use 1 inch nails for new roofing. Step 6nail the first course match the overhang to the overhang of the starter strip 1 4 to 3 8 from the drip edge. Position the first course so it overhangs the drip edges by about 1 4 inch and roll it out a.

Fix edge fabric roll. Before you start to fix it you must check its integrity. Valleys will be open so flash them before hand with metal or two layers of roll roofing the first an 18 inch wide strip and the second 36 inches wide. Use 1 nails for re roofing.