Roofing - How to Install Asphalt Shingles - Getting Started Walkthrough

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6 жыл бұрын

Installing asphalt roof shingles can be aggravating after some work is done and then the rows don't work out. This video focuses on laying 3-tab shingles on a 6" stagger. This way they can be racked straight up the roof. This should be done with lines, both
vertical and horizontal, so that there is no question as to where the shingle should be put. There is a cut in the shingles from the factory so you can actually do it without lines, but I have seen here they put 2 cuts in the shingles for this purpose. One cut is 6" and the other is at 5". The 5" pattern can also be used, but the keys will only line up every 7th course. Where the 6" pattern will line up every other course. Some say the 5" pattern is better because the water gets spread out better when it rains. I think they both have their advantages and it all depends on preference of whosever roof it is. I also think the roofs will last the same amount of time, and that is really the most important part. The installer may also have some say in it too. The shingles will ultimately get installed the same way, just the end look will be a little different.
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@gunther955 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to do this video . I can see the reason we have some leaks on the roof me an my brother in law did . which now i have to go back an redo , including wood that has got damaged .

@dougsherman1562 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video guys. Even the mundane tasks are helpful for us beginners. Thanks!

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 6 жыл бұрын

That's part of the plan. You have to get started and then you can learn as you go.

@stevenlongtin6075 6 жыл бұрын

What kind of knife were you useing?

@stevenlongtin6075 6 жыл бұрын

i think your video was pretty good, I would use it anytime

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 5 жыл бұрын

I must have missed this comment - It is a Stanley Quick Change knive - with straight and hooked blades. You don't have to take the knife apart to change the blade.

@paulj541 3 жыл бұрын

WOW.... I'm only 1m into the video and I just had to comment! You have your "battle gear" on. Very professional. I've been doing a home project and I find that when I dress properly I usually have the tools right when/where I need them.

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 ай бұрын

It does help

@relaxcafemusica 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks you so much!!! for the very informative tutorial !!!!So helpful!!!!!

@ivtec845 5 жыл бұрын

Great video I always nail 3 tabs like that here in ny is called wind nailing or lock nailing

@pete9b 5 жыл бұрын

Great informative video, thanks!!....

@battlefieldforge1 6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, this series of videos was exactly what i was looking for.

@douglasmaclean5836 5 жыл бұрын

fantastic ! Thanks.

@matthewprall7450 3 жыл бұрын

This was super helpful! Thank you

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Tofomy 5 жыл бұрын

Great videos.

@snakeknife7518 4 жыл бұрын

Couch cushion, nice idea.

@MKGngy 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Awesome teacher.

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@stonebrooktaxbooks7648 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for recording your work. I had seen the other 6 course layering, and this seemed to make the guy move so much up and back down, and up, and back down. I was thinking of just the way you staggered them 6" every odd row. Thanks so much for helping us low income DIYer's. I calculated, if I can do this myself, I can save $4,800 in labor!

@dominicjenkins812 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome detailed video! Do you have any videos on doing valleys with 3 tab shingles?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 жыл бұрын

Not yet! Hopefully soon. Have a new mockup on the way.

@timpayne4471 6 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic to see. Figuring out how to stagger tabs for my FL vacation house. Why did you adjust the pattern at ~19 minutes, and start placing vertically?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 6 жыл бұрын

Typically after installing a few rows on the bottom you would turn around and start laying the shingles up the roof. In this video I showed how to rack the 3-tab shingles straight up. There is also a 5" pattern that doesn't line up which would stairstep or rack. Bending down towards the edge is a lot more strenuous than facing the ridge. Working on the shingles will sometimes scar the shingles so that is also a consideration. When you are used to doing it and can move fast you will always be on new shingles so you don't scar as much. A cushion may help with this.

@cup_and_cone 4 жыл бұрын

Most 3-tab shingle manufacturers recommend continuing the starter strip up the side rakes for high wind conditions/extended warranty coverage. Have you ever had issues with manufacturers because you are not doing it? I know the roofing cement will help tremendously with wind lift, but there is an additional layer of toughness and protection added to the edge rakes by doing it (i.e. debris falling on edge).

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 жыл бұрын

We use roof cement. It is an acceptable alternative. I believe it says it in the installation instructions.

@rolandoperez4497 4 жыл бұрын

Nice & great video👍

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@shawnkreider2792 6 жыл бұрын

This helps a lot! Was your knife a hook edge?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@joewillis9937 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, first one I've seen where they just don't turn the shingle upside down for the starter, cut the shingle to put the asphalt strip at the bottom for the starter.

@MoneyManHolmes 5 жыл бұрын

My installer literally installed them upside down... the tar is sticking to the drip edge. Now, I have to go back and cement the whole first row of shingles down to the starter. I wish I had watched some of these how to videos before hiring such a hack.

@Sexy40baby1 5 жыл бұрын

Does applying the nail directly into tar strip on shingle affect the adhesion any?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 5 жыл бұрын

Not really. Depending on the manufacturer, some of the "target" areas include the tar strip. Most of the time, the exact prime location of the nails is just under the tar strip. The tar strip is designed to hold down the shingle above, so one nail head won't hinder this. Now if a tar strip is particularly thick and there is then a nail on top of that, this could be a problem as it will hold up the tab above and the wind could then catch it.

@Eastbaypisces 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of nails u use for drip edge? Can you use same ones for Shingles?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 4 жыл бұрын

1 1/4" ring shank. Yes, you can. Yes we do. Unless code specifically says it, then smooth shank roofing nails are typical for the shingle install.

@Bronzeback8 2 жыл бұрын

At 10:20 you didn't put the first starter shingle even with the roof, can you tell me why?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 2 жыл бұрын

I put it on my key line. So once the next starter goes on, my first shingle will go on the next key line so they don't match up. The starter and first shingle will then be 6" apart, just like the rest of the shingles. Have seen many leaks due to the starter and first shingle lining up.

@timpage5021 3 жыл бұрын

When you racking straight up like that you always cut the same amount all the way to the top correct?.

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 жыл бұрын

If you want the keys to line up, then yes. If not then you would stairstep at a 5" pattern. I believe you could also rack, but your key lines would be different. We always stair stepped with the 5" pattern. Then I believe every 7th row lines up or something like that.

@mrcleanisin 4 ай бұрын

Great workmanship, but I would think it matters that you don't have to go back whether you are making money or for yourself. With all those large headed nails in the tarpaper, what do you do when you hit one when nailing on the shingles and it slips and damages the tarpaper?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 ай бұрын

It happens, but not very often. When you are hand nailing, usually you can feel it right away. With a nail gun, you just have to fix it as you go. Not a show stopper

@eranomanahan9118 5 жыл бұрын

why did you not put underlayment shingles at both sides like what you did in front?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 5 жыл бұрын

It took me a minute to understand your question. I have seen shingles put up the rake like starters before. We set the edges in roofing cement.

@justinearnest3811 4 жыл бұрын

I have a question,why you did not put a starter strip on the sides ?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 4 жыл бұрын

We use roofing cement. It does the same thing as a starter strip on the rake. It is code in this area to use roofing cement if the dripedge is over the paper.

@manuelsalgado8510 4 жыл бұрын

Is a drip edge really needed, or can I do without it?

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 4 жыл бұрын

Depends on your local codes. Many installers overhang the shingles and do not install dripedge. Installing dripedge is better as it protects the corner and closes off the seam where plywood and fascia meet. I would not install a roof without dripedge.

@manuelsalgado8510 4 жыл бұрын

Practical Roofing Concepts thanks, I will install drip edges, appreciate the video

@eamonaugustine1262 4 жыл бұрын

They sell pre made starter strips for roofing . Sometimes they are not wide enough . So newer shingles are metric . If you pre cut your shingle for both edges. It will be easier for the install . Can use a square for great cuts. If u have a foam cushion or knee pads it will ne easier on yer back if not used to ROOFING !

@joehintze1 6 жыл бұрын

It is manufacturers spec to install the dril edge under paper fyi

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 6 жыл бұрын

It can go under. We have always done it this way due to not having ice to contend with. Florida Building Code allows under or over. We seal with roofing cement for wind. I have only seen guys from up North put it under over the last 30 years. Both ways seem to work fine with respect to water. Wind seems to be what the building code is more concerned with.

@wangbungal 5 жыл бұрын

Florida Building code and inspectors prefer to have the drip edge on top of paper several wind tunnel studies shows uplift winds tend to raise the roofing membrane at the corners and cause water intrusion so putting the drip edge on top of paper helps to stop water from coming in even if the shigles blow off at the corners

@MoneyManHolmes 5 жыл бұрын

My drip edge said under the felt paper or according to local codes if they require something different. It seems like hurricane areas are more likely to require this cement method.

@imnotgood15aka.notgood21 4 жыл бұрын

I like paper, drip, moisture gaurd. In that order. Guaranteed water proof.

@timpage5021 3 жыл бұрын

Stair stepping or tacking. 3 tab is better to rack..

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@LonskiBig 4 жыл бұрын

....We have 70- 80 mph winds out of the north in winter so I can see how that bead of roofing cement would do the trick...

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 3 ай бұрын

It's all about placement, not necessarily quantity

@justinmercer689 5 жыл бұрын

Your not supposed to rack either type, blow offs will happen in large quantities

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 5 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, it has nothing to do with blow-offs unless you are not nailing the covered side of the shingle. Wind resistance has everything to do with nailing pattern and edge detail. The best method for lining up the keys is to rack the 3 tab on 2 perpendicular lines 6" apart. The reason for not racking the lams is because they do not want you to see the pattern where the shingles meet. They want a random pattern, as that is part of the look (shakes mostly) If you rack them, it will create a pattern that can be seen easily. If you stair step too close, you could also see a pattern.

@justinmercer689 5 жыл бұрын

Read the packing or manufacturer details, no racking. I live in Newfoundland, Canada it's a island constantly windy. Many many days 90 km/hr plus and a few real bad days 165 km/hr is a common yearly occurrence. The roofs that have shingles installed the way you describe, when they loose shingles they loose them all, as opposed to staggering shingle courses they may have one or two blow off but that's it. The only real bonus to racking shingles is the extra money the contractor makes installing them.(its much quicker to rack in my opinion) If your a good contractor that offers a quality product and returns if there's a problem with your work, you'd save money by doing it properly and staggering your shingle courses at least 4 rows.

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 5 жыл бұрын

I don't doubt that there may be some manufacturers that frown upon it, but the exact words of the last of 3 methods in the Certainteed 3-tab installation instructions is - The alternate “Six-Inch, Single-Column, Vertical Racking Method.” www.certainteed.com/resources/CT20Intall.pdf - page 93 - right hand column - towards top. I believe that the reason it may not be recommended for wind resistance is that installers (or non-installers) will be more inclined to "3-nail" if they rack them. If this is the case, then the absolute minumum of 4 nails would only be in a few shingles and most would only have 3 nails. Around here we put 6 nails in each shingle minimum (as seen in this video).

@gzzacordeon 5 жыл бұрын

I havent seen anybody roof in 6s lately. Its all 5s.

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 5 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the 5" offset?

@gzzacordeon 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I dont know the rules and codes of every city but everybody ive worked for in Houston does 5 inch.

@PracticalRoofingConcepts 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it is a 4" minimum regardless of area. 5" pattern or offset will ensure that the keys don't line up. This way you don't need vertical lines. When you do the 6" and they don't line up, it really doesn't look good.

@gzzacordeon 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly, specially on higher pitch roofs.