Starting Roof Shingles

Starter shingles are the initial shingle products installed on the roof just before the first course of the finish shingles which will comprise the visible parts of the roof.

Starting roof shingles.

Using a utility knife cut them off at the bottom of the adhesive strip. After completing a column the roofer can go back down to the eave edge of the roof and start laying the next column of shingles. If possible have the shingles delivered via a boom directly onto the roof. Gaf pro start 120 lin ft black starter roof shingles.

How to do it prep work space. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. To begin installing the first shingles on your roof cut off the three tabs on the shingle. Following the manufacturer s directions.

Gaf pro start 120 lin. For pricing and availability. Consider four and five. All the other patterns work in essentially the same way offsetting.

Install a starter strip. Owens corning starter strip shingle 105 lin ft black starter roof 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. Since the starter shingles will be covered by the roof shingles it doesn t matter what color they are except in special situations see below.

You ll get the most life out of your shingles and your roof by laying them in a smart. You won t void your warranty by going with the racking method but with some manufacturers you d have trouble collecting a settlement on two specific problems. Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk. This should leave you with about 1 2 of the shingle left.

Snap horizontal chalklines to help you keep the courses straight. Get free shipping on qualified architectural shingle starter shingle roof shingles or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Eave and rake roofing starter strip shingles model 1126000 39 97 bundle 39 97. Pattern curling and shadowing color blending.

Understand the basic patterns. Stagger each course to achieve the half pattern. Using alternate patterns 1. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across.

Both step shingling and racking will yield a watertight roof.