Laying Shingles On A Flat Roof

You ll get the most life out of your shingles and your roof by laying them in a smart.

Laying shingles on a flat roof. But remember the lowest pitch accepted by most cities and counties for applying basic asphalt shingles is a 3 inch rise to a 12 inch run. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across. After completing a column the roofer can go back down to the eave edge of the roof and start laying the next column of shingles. All the other patterns work in essentially the same way offsetting.

Using alternate patterns 1. Stagger each course to achieve the half pattern. Pattern curling and shadowing color blending. Both step shingling and racking will yield a watertight roof.

Putting shingles on a flat roof is probably not the best way to go but in the event you decide you want shingles on your flat roof instead of shakes tile or metal here are a few good pointers to follow. You won t void your warranty by going with the racking method but with some manufacturers you d have trouble collecting a settlement on two specific problems. Consider four and five.