Laying Architectural Roof Shingles

What you need power nailer or roofing hatchet tape measure roofing shovel or flat pry bar hammer drill carpenter s square straight cut tin snips utility knife chalkline broom.

Laying architectural roof shingles. Other composition shingles such as architectural and random cutouts are installed using most of the same techniques. Lay the next row of shingles directly on top of the. Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size. Before you install your first shingle use your utility knife to cut 6 inches off of the side then lay it on your roof allowing the architectural shingles to hang between 1 2 to 2 inches over the edge.

Ensure ice and water protector has been installed along the valley first. Lay more shingles on the sides of the roof so that they overlap the start shingles. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. Lay one row of shingles starting from the lower left corner of the roof.

Lay the first row of shingles directly covering the narrow starter row. At no place on your shingle roof should the shingles line up exactly with the shingles in the previous row. Installing your architectural shingles begin your first row at the lower left corner of your roof. Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk.

This row should project half an inch 1 27. Then starting at the base of the. Start by nailing down a row of start shingles on the bottom edge of the roof. Your shingle roof must not have any two simultaneous rows where shingles are placed exactly the same way.

Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across. To secure the roof valley flashing nail it down carefully. It will not give a good look.

You should start laying the shingles from the lower left corner on your roof. They are designed to be installed with a 5 inch reveal. The first row of shingles should overhang the drip edge of the roof. Check with your roofing dealer to learn about any installation differences.

Three tab shingles are usually 36 inches long. Only nail at the edges with only enough nails to.