Step 3 prime the roof.
How to install bitumen roofing.
The felt is laid in horizontal courses overlapping the eave ice and water protector by 4 and the valley membrane flashing by 6.
Once you ve done that cut your shingles to size if they re not already.
Always install flashing around a chimney and other valleys where two roof planes meet as these areas are more prone to leaks if not protected.
There are different primers available for sealing the concrete roofs.
Then begin nailing the shingles to the roof working in rows and starting at the edge of the roof.
While the asphalt shingles will be the primary water shedding roof layer there are many benefits to installing a roof underlayment.
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Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.
These steps show a torch down method which looks a bit scary but actually is not too difficult.
Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.
Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros.
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Get a sheet of bitumen roofing and roll it out allowing an extension beyond the perimeter of the roof.
If you install the smooth product cover it with aluminum coating.
Asphalt roll roofing installation.
Roll roofing is simplest product to install on a small section of low slope roof is 90 pound roll roofing.
To install asphalt shingles start by installing underlayment and new flashing on the roof.
This is an inexpensive roofing material often installed over 15 felt underlayment by homeowners and do it yourself ers.
After attaching the felt to the roof use a primer to prepare the roofing.
Install new flashing metal flashing is often called drip edge along the bottom of the roof near your gutters.
Make sure the roofing is flat and free from creases and bubbles.
Nail the drip edge in place using your hammer and roofing nails.