Fitting Bitumen Roof Shingles

Secure your roof shingles at the verge.

Fitting bitumen roof shingles.

Also apply bituminous sealant adhesive to bind the shingles to the detail strip. Form the drip edge either dressing into gutter. Armourshield mosaic roof shingle instructions. Each length of roof shingle strip needs to be overlapped.

Repeat the application of the shingle strip for the full. Make sure that the area you re working on has the appropriate underlay roofing membrane. Step by step guide on how to apply bituminous roofing shingles to your shed roof. Or nailing to fascia at 5cm centres.

It is best to use timber roofing battens and counter battens with a membrane to allow adequate air flow if necessary. Here are the instructions for fitting the 2 most popular designs of felt roof shingles. Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to create a gap between the drip edge and the fascia board. Separate shingles approximately 6mm apart.

Fix by nailing top edge of detail strip using 10mm galvanised clout nails. 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. Position and unroll the detail strip square to the line of the eaves. 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. Ensure the shingles are positioned square to the line of the eaves and verge. Check that you have the right adhesive and fixings to apply the shingles ensure you have the right amount of detail strip make sure the area you re working on is fully safe before starting. 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.

Step 8 the complete shingle roof. 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.