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Installing Roof Shingles
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Installing Roof Shingles
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" We just had our roof shingles delivered. We're using a standard single product that is kind of a slate green. I think it's gonna look quite good on the roof up here and before we put them up, why don't we take a closer look at the overhang, so that we understand the different elements. Alright, you can see that the rafter ends here. The rough ends have been cut horizontally, so that we can attach what's known as the soffit detail and there is a piece of 1 X 4 pine that's already primed and back-primed, then there's the vent itself and the extension right here. And then, on the vertical cut, we simply attach what's known as the fascia board 1 X 10 and we walk gingerly up here on the planking and on top of the fascia, we end up with our drip edge, and let's interrupt Larry over here. Larry, what are you getting started there?"
" Oh, we're starting put on ice and water shield down, so that we can set our roof shingle. I gotta tucked that there----"
" The ice and water shield or bitchathane product is---- I was thinking rubberized membrane that by putting shelf liner on, but you have to do it very carefully."
" So, we put it that way somewhat like that, alright? Don't go any further."
" And this is an important product to use in the [unk] especially."
" A starter course is simply a shingle has been ripped on the middle, so that she get---- you put it upside down and you get the adhesive all the way down at the bottom and then as you start adding layers of shingles here, making sure that you're---- you'd break the joints. The shingle cab itself will adhere to the one down below. Are you ready to shoot it?"
" Right, yup."
" Okay. Now, the interesting part of course is what you do at the joint of the wall?"
" Which is here, yeah?"
" What we do here, Bob, is we put 5 X 7 aluminum step flashing, which I've already put 2 pieces in and we bend them as we pull them out of our apron and we're packing [unk]. Sure, and the maintain thing is to overlap, so that there's no possibility of water backing up underneath them."
" That's correct. You'll never nail it on the roof, always on the side wall."
" Yeah."
" I have these shingles ready. Now, we're all gonna weave the shingle with step flashing, so that it can't go down the cheek wall here into the house."
" Exactly."
" You nail high near the hose."
" Alright, you bend them lengthwise."
" Yup, bend them like this. Overlap the other one. Nail high."
" Nail high and always on the side wall not underneath the [unk]"
" Oh, that's---- exactly."
" And now, this one is cut."
" Yup, and it's----"
" It's overlapping right on the tab line."
" And it's a weaving. Never nail below the top of the slot."
" Alright."
" And we take another step flashing."
" [unk]."
" He was gonna do that. Here you go."
" Now, we can get on here Bob and we can put another starter over our starter. Are you lined up?"
" Looks good, yeah."
" So the exposure to the weather is actually about 5 inches."
" It's 5 inches exactly."
