How To Do Asphalt Roll Roofing

Roll roofing at hips and ridges bring the roofing courses on either side of a hip or ridge up so that the roofing edges meet along the hip or ridge.

How to do asphalt roll roofing.

To seal a plumbing vent spread roofing. As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing. The membrane materials are self adhesive. How to do it attach first course.

Place the first layer of rolled roofing on the roof. Unroll the roofing and cut a strip to the length necessary for your roof. Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven. Position the first course so it overhangs the drip edges by about 1 4 inch and roll it out a.

It is best to apply these strips horizontally. It is enough to remove the film to roll the material and then to align it. It s the main rival of its forerunner the asphalt roll roofing. Plan so that no two butt joints are closer than 2 feet from each other.

Place the first strip over the starter strips but don t overlap the roof edge. Roll roofing end overlaps where you must abut the ends of adjacent sections of roll roofing overlap and seal those by 6 inches. Prepare a valley between joined roofs by cutting a strip that is 18 inches wide and covers the entire length of the valley. Install roll roofing measure 35 inches up from the eaves at several intervals along the roof and mark them.

On the lower side there is a special protective film which hides the adhesive layer. Nail it in place with roofing nails that penetrate at least 3 4 inch into. The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line. When it s positioned properly nail the roofing down with galvanized roofing nails every four inches along the top and bottom edges.

The lifetime of the membrane material is up to 20 25 years.