Fitting Bitumen Roof Shingles

Secure your roof shingles at the verge.

Fitting bitumen roof shingles.

Also apply bituminous sealant adhesive to bind the shingles to the detail strip. Ensure the shingles are positioned square to the line of the eaves and verge. Includes useful advice on the best materials to use together with informat. It is best to use timber roofing battens and counter battens with a membrane to allow adequate air flow if necessary.

Form the drip edge either dressing into gutter. To start installing shingles line up aluminum drip edge flush with the edge of the roof and make a pencil line at the top on each end of the house. Separate shingles approximately 6mm apart. Using the chalk line snap a line between the two marks to get a straight edge.

Repeat the application of the shingle strip for the full. Or nailing to fascia at 5cm centres. Position and unroll the detail strip square to the line of the eaves. Spend some time selecting the best face of the shingles and then nail a double starter course.

Check that you have the right adhesive and fixings to apply the shingles ensure you have the right amount of detail strip make sure the area you re working on is fully safe before starting. Superglass roof shingle instructions. With your shingles square to the verge line nail them into place using 20mm large headed clout nails. Here are the instructions for fitting the 2 most popular designs of felt roof shingles.

Step by step guide on how to apply bituminous roofing shingles to your shed roof. Make sure that the area you re working on has the appropriate underlay roofing membrane. Fix by nailing top edge of detail strip using 10mm galvanised clout nails. Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to create a gap between the drip edge and the fascia board.

Step 8 the complete shingle roof. You will find some small diagrams on the packs themselves but using our knowledge of working with roof shingles we have gone into a bit more depth to try and help you. Each length of roof shingle strip needs to be overlapped.