How Do You Lay Rolled Roofing

Overlap the next strip of roofing material with the first by at least 4 inches.

How do you lay rolled roofing.

Step 1preparing to install rolled roofing prepare the roofing cut the roll roofing into lengths long enough to cover one run across the shed roof or of 18 whichever fits your shed better and lay them out on a flat surface to smooth them out. Nail the roofing in place with short roofing nails spaced 6 inches apart and 1 inch in from the outer edges of the roll roofing. Attach the strip to the roof every 3 inches with nails pulling it tight as you go. You need to place starter strips of roll roofing along all edges of the roof so start by cutting pieces of roofing about 18 inches wide.

Cut a hole in the roll roofing and slip it over as well. Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven. Nail it in place with roofing nails that penetrate at least 3 4 inch into. Don t put nails any closer to the edge of the roof than 1 inch.

The piece should overlap the lower course by at least 4 inches. Then apply roofing cement evenly around the roof edges where these strips are going to go. To seal a plumbing vent spread roofing cement around the pipe. This reduces the chances of wrinkles after the roofing is installed.

Snap a chalk line as a guide for the first layer roofing. Add a second piece of full width roll roofing over the first. Lay the first strip of material so that it overhangs the drip edges of your roof by about a quarter inch. Measure 35 inches up from the eaves at several intervals along the roof and mark them.

Step 3 apply the edge strips.