How To Stack Shingles On A Steep Roof

Do not take them out of their packaging before setting them.

How to stack shingles on a steep roof.

Cut the paper with the razor knife at the end of the roof. Use felt nails to secure felt paper to the entire roof. Carefully lay the bundles flat out on the roof. If you happen to have an extremely steep roof you will have an even greater challenge.

Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof. Lay the second row of shingles. Lightly lay the shingles on the roof flat. Work on a steep roof probably no home improvement is as tough yet satisfying as re roofing your house yourself.

This will prevent the shingle bundles from sliding. With three tab shingles which are thinner and lighter you can lay them over hips or roof ridges. The possibility of slipping and falling makes working on any roof dangerous but it s especially so if the roof rises more than 4 feet for every 12 feet of. An area measuring 10x10 feet will require 3 bundles of shingles.

Lift a bundle of shingles using your hips and legs more so than your arms and back and swing the bundle onto your shoulder. How to properly stack shingles on a roof. I have roof top delivery for every roof except a small multi layer steep tear off every now and then. Step 2 carry the bundle of shingles carefully up a stabilized ladder.

Generally shingles are bundled in groups of 30. Leave them in the package for extra protection and so they stay together. One of my builders loads the roofs but stacks them like dominoes hard to grab shingles since i have to bend over for every bundle. Set the first shingle of the second row back a half tab 6 inches 17 centimeters from the edge of first shingle on the first row and so that the bottom of its tabs just touches the tops of the cutout slots on the shingle below.

This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof. The first sheet of felt paper should be secured in line with the bottom of the roof. Step 5 securing the felt paper.