How To Get Shingles Up To Roof

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How to get shingles up to roof.

Pull or pick up the bundle of shingles you just put onto the roof and reposition them onto a peak hip or rake of the roof. Bring a trash can up on the roof so you have a place to throw old shingles and flashing. Any help you can give on this is greatly appreciated. Nail it down with your roofing gun top and bottom.

Install the shingles up and halfway past the vent hole or stack. Next remove old shingles and flashing. Keep shingles in their packaging up until you install them in order to minimize their exposure to dust dirt and other debris. Continue laying your shingles horizontally up the roof.

When you reach the peak either bring the ridge edges together with a ridge capping layer or cut regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend them so they fit on the. Trim the shingles with your utility knife photo 14. How to get shingles up to roof. Continue climbing up the ladder and onto the roof.

If you hit a stack vent or chimney interlace the shingles with the flashing to allow water to run down the roof. Essentially this system is one where a conveyer belt on a rigid platform extends directly from a truck up to the roof. Next install your vent or stack flashing over that row of shingles photo 13. Divide that number by 100 to get the correct number of squares.

Whether you re using asphalt shingles or another product stacking your materials on a roof requires you to consider safety and how to minimize the risk of damaging the roof and your materials. Lastly multiply this number by 3 and you will know how many packs you need to buy. One man stays in the truck loading shingles onto the belt while another is stationed on the roof offloading the supplies as they are carried up by the moving belt. I m wondering if there is a way to get the shingles to the roof other than carrying each bundle up the ladder.

If you notice that your shingles are cracked curled or missing granules it could be time for a serious roof repair or replacement. If a roof replacement is outside of your budget roof maxx can help extend the life of your asphalt shingle roof by up to 15 years and save you 85 on what a replacement would cost. Seal the top nail holes and continue on up with your shingles. Repeat this process until you ve put all shingle bundles on the roof.