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Mounting a Skylight and Laying Asphalt Shingles

Bob and roofer Paul Morris start by cutting a rough opening in the roof and laying a weather shield. The skylight is mounted into place and the flashing is applied. Bob then assists in laying the new asphalt-shingles.
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Mounting a Skylight and Laying Asphalt Shingles

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" Yet it. And that is our rough opening. All right well yourself and it would hold up there and on and that's when away and it didn't. You can get different that been healed up. -- we'll go right over the opening. -- Bob if that is on vacation -- Okay. All right let me have yet the skylight. Build outside help -- is where this out. Force will be. Tracking it in place but. You'll get over their -- didn't we just don't want to put any of the flashing. On until after we've shingles across here. It went over on this side."

" Tom what are the manufacturer's recommendations on starter course and the manufacturer recommends -- that you want. Cut off the shingle that -- at the out tacked them in what I do and it put it on it hanging over what a quarter yeah that put Warner company. And then. -- a paneling. OK on TV LS and I'll put announcing can get started. Though it's a real good idea to use the death ice water down in the valley. Pretty good approximation. And I was ready now to talk now. I put any caulking or anything right -- it is not recommend not yet pressed to take note these grooves yeah we have ballistic."

" be high enough."

" We get there."

" So the rubber caller wants to fit over it. -- get it now ready to start over on the other side so we can begin to shingle in the valley. It. That time you got a situation here were two roots are coming together of marrying well. And you're creating a valley what's what's the theory in terms of shingling this and lacing them up so that. It's done right."

" Public want to do is on want to keep the process of the shingles in the -- of the valid as much as they can. You know if -- go too far off from the center of the valley. You you won't get the uniform look that you -- if if they weren't -- crosses where -- to me -- rights -- have reason -- there there's also going to be a line here. And -- gone the other way right. So which will do nothing -- to keep in else. At least eight inches away from the Senate in the valley you don't want to be nailing -- U value. Is that that's definitely -- problem."

" That is relief from them yet. And and you want to let them go -- about a foot. On the bottom of the shingle and not more than about 45 inches right tops exactly if you don't do that -- have a lump in your roof. Which again it won't look beautiful right. --"

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