Guide to Installing Asphalt Shingles
Basic Preparation and Planning for a Re-Roofing Project
Never take short cuts to complete a task; always prepare for 10% waste in your calculations. Plan the full work in advance. The most crucial component of any project is SAFETY!!!
1. Whenever feasible, enlist the assistance of at least one person. The difference between using your time more effectively and putting less strain on your body comes down to just one body.
2. You must be able to identify the sort of roof your home has before you start. You must be able to distinguish between a gable and a hip roof. You should also be aware of any dormers, as well as any other valleys and intersects, on your roof.
3. Take note of the number of vents and stacks on your roof, and you must most crucially determine your roof's pitch. The majority of roof kinds will be covered in the section after this.
You now need to make a few decisions: choosing the kind of shingle you want to install, the color of the roofing shingles, and whether or not you will remove your old roof or opt to re-roof over the current shingles.
How to Choose The Ideal Style and Shade of Roofing Shingles
To obtain a sense of the sorts of roofs built in your community, start by taking a glance at the homes of your neighbors. That might aid you in selecting a color and shingle type that is appropriate for your location. Now, we start breaking all of information down so you can identify what you want, and need…
Roof Designs
Many different roof design types exist. The most popular roof types used nowadays are described here. You could have one of these roofs in a modified version. After reading each description, decide which sort of roof, or which roof types, best describes yours.
Bowed Roof: Two equal-pitch sloping planes may be seen on each side of the crest of this roof. A gable, which is the top portion of each sidewall that forms a triangle point at the ridge of the roof, is present on the perpendicular ends.
The Hip Roof: Four sloping planes with the same pitch but different sizes make up this roof. Typically, the two sides of the roof have smaller planes while the front and rear of the roof have larger slopes. A gable is absent from a hip roof.
Valley and the Hip: This roof is made up of two or more hip roofs that are linked perpendicularly. When two planes collide, this is what makes a valley.
Valley and Gable: This roof is formed when the non-gable side(s) of a gable roof connect with another gable or a hip roof. These roofs are often present because a gable-style house has had an extension put to it.
The two types of asphalt shingles available are architectural and 3-tab. Both are set up in the same way. The visual aesthetic and manufacturing process of shingles are different. Three-tab shingles are made of a single, thick sheet of pressed, granule-coated asphalt-impregnated mat material. Due to their layout, they may rest relatively flat against one another, giving the roof an almost smooth, level appearance.
Several layers of asphalt mat material are compressed and adhered on a substantial base to create architectural shingles, also known as dimensional shingles. In addition to making the shingle more long-lasting and resilient, this design offers it a richer, layered (or 3D) appearance. Depending on the manufacturer, architectural shingles have a 30 to 50 year guarantee, while a 3-tab typically has a 20 year warranty. Back to Home Page
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