How To Lay Rolled Roofing

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How to lay rolled roofing.

This reduces the chances of wrinkles after the roofing is installed. Rolled roofing is best installed on unoccupied structures such as sheds shops garages and other outbuildings. If possible install roll roofing over a smooth plywood deck either perpendicular or parallel to the slope. It not only protects the roof but it also protects the fascia.

The roll is unwound and laid on the site of the future installation. Step 1preparing to install rolled roofing prepare the roofing cut the roll roofing into lengths long enough to cover one run across the shed roof or of 18 whichever fits your shed better and lay them out on a flat surface to smooth them out. Don t put nails any closer to the edge of the roof than 1 inch. For this heat up the gas burner and push it to the edge of the site where it will be fixed.

How to do it attach first course. An underlayment of felt roofing is optional. Attach the strip to the roof every 3 inches with nails pulling it tight as you go. Overlap the next strip of roofing material with the first by at least 4 inches.

The roofing should overhang the eaves by inch except where you install drip edge flashing on top of the roofing along the rake edge. Drip edge or drip cap is either plastic or sheet metal. While rolled roofing is cheap and easy to install its resale value is perilously low when it is used to roof occupied structures. Prepare a valley between joined roofs by cutting a strip that is 18 inches wide and covers the entire length of the valley.

Nail it in place with roofing nails that penetrate at least 3 4 inch into. Lay the first strip of material so that it overhangs the drip edges of your roof by about a quarter inch. How to apply roll roofing laying begins at the lowest point. Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven.

Before you start to fix it you must check its integrity. Install peel and stick roofing in a similar manner. Install roll roofing when the temperature is at least 50 degrees fahrenheit to keep the material from cracking. Plan so that no two butt joints are closer than 2 feet from each other.

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