Installed Roofing Shingles

Center a minimum 610 mm 24 wide minimum 28 gauge pre finished galvanized metal valley liner in the valley and fasten with only enough nails to hold it in place nailing at the edges only.

Installed roofing shingles.

Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to create a gap between the drip edge and the fascia board. Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches. Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof. With one or two helpers you ll be able to shingle a 1 500 square foot roof in about two days.

Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. Using the chalk line snap a line between the two marks to get a straight edge. Repeat this on both sides of the roof.

Before you begin make sure you re comfortable measuring laying out a job driving nails and cutting with a knife. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster.