Fitting Bitumen Roof Shingles

Make sure that the area you re working on has the appropriate underlay roofing membrane.

Fitting bitumen roof shingles.

Secure your roof shingles at the verge. 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. Start with the eaves verges valley detailing sections cut lengths of bitumen roof shingle strip from the roll maximum 1m long cutting sufficient lengths to run the length.

Or nailing to fascia at 5cm centres. Superglass roof shingle instructions. Step by step guide on how to apply bituminous roofing shingles to your shed roof. 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. Also apply bituminous sealant adhesive to bind the shingles to the detail strip. Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to create a gap between the drip edge and the fascia board. You can use a sharp stanley knife to trim away any unwanted overhang at the verge.

Spend some time selecting the best face of the shingles and then nail a double starter course. 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. Separate shingles approximately 6mm apart. Repeat the application of the shingle strip for the full.

Includes useful advice on the best materials to use together with informat. Using the chalk line snap a line between the two marks to get a straight edge. Ensure the shingles are positioned square to the line of the eaves and verge. Fix by nailing top edge of detail strip using 10mm galvanised clout nails.

Step 8 the complete shingle roof. Each length of roof shingle strip needs to be overlapped. Armourshield mosaic roof shingle instructions.