How To Efficiently Put Bundles Of Shingles On Roof

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How to efficiently put bundles of shingles on roof.

Shingles tend to separate easier when pulled from the bundle granule side up. As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles. With three tab shingles which are thinner and lighter you can lay them over hips or roof ridges. Continue lifting bundles of shingles and placing them on the power conveyor until you ve put all shingle bundles on the roof and according to how quick whomever is on the roof is able to grab them off of the conveyor belt.

If a roof has a high pitch nail a board below where you ll put the shingles to brace your shingle stacks. We put the wagon on the slide about a 75 degree angle put a bundle in the wagon and pulled it up the slide onto the roof. We built a slide from 2x4s and plywood. Lightly lay the shingles on the roof flat.

We tied a rope to the handle of a red american flyer wagon the kids used to use. Do not take them out of their packaging before setting them down. This will prevent them from sliding down being a safety hazard or knocking into other tiles and damaging them. Laminate shingles should preferably not be bent over the roof ridge or hips.

It may be necessary to use a hose and spray a stack of shingles with cold water. Uring roof loading and once on the roof keep shingle bundles flat. A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area. Leave them in the package for extra protection and so they stay together.

The shingle bundles will be plastic or paper wrapped bundles that are made to be light enough for a single person to carry. Lift a bundle of shingles using the proper lifting technique and put them onto the power conveyor. It is common to use 3 bundles to a square of shingles. However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around.

You may carefully lay 3 tab shingle bundles over the roof ridges or hips so long as you don t lay too many bundles in the same spot. Older people have to be more creative to get shingles on the roof and often there are a few too many after the job is over and they have to come back down. We ve been testing and comparing shingles for four years now and this year we spent more time researching and. Carefully lay the bundles flat out on the roof.

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