How To Nail Down Rolled Roofing

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.

How to nail down rolled roofing.

Nail the roofing in place with short roofing nails spaced 6 inches apart. This is the side that the next sheet will be overlapping and should be nailed down only after this new sheet is on top. Nail along one edge first spacing nails inch in from the edge and 6 inches apart. Apply rolled roofing rolled roofing has become more and more popular in recent years.

Place a sheet o. Cut this piece of roofing to an 18 inch width with a utility knife. Ensure that you hammer the nails properly into the roof don t leave the nails sticking up above the layer. Then nail the opposite edge.

Cover the valley areas of the roof with dual layer of sheathing. However leave one edge of the roofing unnailed. The nails should begin 3 4 of an inch from the roofing s edges. Trim any roofing that extends beyond the edge of the roof.

The first bed of roll roofing should be at least 36 inches thick. Place this roofing material so it straddles the valley. Hammer down the nails at the edges of the sheets covering the valley. Install the first strip upside down.

Nail the roofing down every 3 inches. Hammer the nails in at 10 inches 25 cm intervals across the roof. The nails should start 3 4 inch from the edges of the roofing and be 6 inches apart throughout the roofing s surface. Nail down the 18 inch roll roofing sheet that it is covering the valley.

When compared to shingles rolled roofing is far cheaper and much easie. Apply about two inches worth of cement under either side to seal the roofing down and then nail it down making sure it still stays flat and even as you go. Make sure you use a strong hammer and 1 inch 2 5 cm roofing nails.