Set the shingle you re.
How to use a roofing hatchet.
Roofing hammer when hand nailing 3 tab shingles.
Hook the node over.
I will do a few roofs a year usually for friends family etc and have never found the need for a roofing hammer.
You obviously don t roof for a living so i wouldn t worry about buying a specialty roofing hammer for this one job.
You can also use a shingle hatchet when you re doing a repair or reroofing job and need to remove old or damaged shingles.
How to use a roofer s hatchet step 1.
Cut shingles with the hatchet end of a roofing hatchet also known as a roofing hammer.
How to use a roofing hammer.
Cut the shingle to size with the claw of the hammer.
The 5 holes made an adjustable exposure gauge and the hatchet has a cutting edge on the side also.
To finish the cut bend the shingle along the line.
With practice you can set nail and cut the edge shingles with the same tool.
Using a straight edge as a guide mark a line along the shingle with chalk where.
We used to use the estwing 20 oz.
The hammer will not cut all of the way through the shingle.
Diy easy roofing shingling trick duration.
Place shingles using the shingle gauge which is the mysterious node on the hatchet blade.