Roofing Precut Lead, how to cut your book

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Жыл бұрын

When Roofing it saves a lot of time and material to pre-cut your lead! Simply taking 6 shingles and cutting 5 of them evenly spaced will get you two courses up the roof Gable lead.
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@ScottWConvid19 Жыл бұрын

Multi-level efficiency! Looks like you recorded this in the summer. The pool and the green leaves were a giveaway lol

@ltd4yt Жыл бұрын

I’m not the fastest on the gun so I always break these down for the crew and then I’ll run out the bottom 4 courses and fill in behind. Typically I do 5 course books to get a little more offset but same principle. It takes about 6 books to do a 16’ rafter, maybe less if you don’t cheat your lines down like I do. One person cutting up books will make a whole section roll so quick and you almost always end up with the scraps at the other end to fill in. Saves time and material in the long run.

@RCinginSC Жыл бұрын

Great tip

@matthewbradley8691 Жыл бұрын

I used to cut books then I worked with some fast shingerlers that showed me to nail then cut in the field and use your cuts for next book saved lots of time but once I learned to run out the valley California style doesn't always apply

@user-ou9jb7ni5n 4 ай бұрын

The manufacturer requirement for each shingle size is on the back of the bundle. It's also best to cut your books with a shingle cutter, way faster and more accurate. You don't just evenly divided up the shingle cuts. There are reasons for the different size cuts

@mikeromzek2624 Жыл бұрын

5 5/8 cut gets a 7 course book. More shingling less moving.

@Fehrfamilyhomestead Жыл бұрын

This is the way I do it

@roofer850channel4 Жыл бұрын

How do you like the VB shield? I used it once. Kinda slippery. Try the tyvek brand.

@maronglaze6529 Жыл бұрын

Great sweaty

@jamiemacdonald3466 Жыл бұрын

Seems like bare minimum on the stagger . Quarter system works great , if your shingles are 40 inches cut 10s , 20 , 30. Makes a nice 10 inch stagger. 2 sets per sheet and off you go

@joerobijr Жыл бұрын

So when nailing shingles on the rake edge you don't want to nail thru the drip edge?

@pSaati-cv7tb Жыл бұрын

I'll be building my first house in the Spring. Roof height will be a concern for several reasons. Can you recommend a guide to calculate ridge board height when building a gable roof? thanks! your videos are great!

@quakeekauq1 Жыл бұрын

You asking this question raises some concerns about your experience in building, but to answer your question Swanson has a pretty great guide for rafter and ridge calculations ,you can get one free when you buy the Swanson speed square

@matthewbradley8691 Жыл бұрын

You can work out the valley nail and trace cut your rake

@chrisparmenter9582 Жыл бұрын

One thing I do t get is the corners with starter. Look at your rak and drip corner…. This way there is a 7-8” section with no seal strip. I cut a 45 degree angle on my corners so there is a continuous seal strip all the way around the perimeter. Same lengths just steady seal strip. Doing roofs on the coast I need that extra bond for wind resistance.

@robertgrist8496 Жыл бұрын

You mentioned journeyman card. Is your crew a union crew on a payroll or do you hire a subcontract crew with a contract?

@user-bj4lp3fr1o 5 ай бұрын

I thought the flashing at the lower end went under the underlayment?

@MikeErb600 Жыл бұрын

How do you feel about those shingle cutters

@richsmith3120 Жыл бұрын

I'm still see that being done! Shingles hanging over the roof edging!

@PSUQDPICHQIEIWC Жыл бұрын

Wait, it's still summer in Indiana? Dang, that's nice.

@GrandRoofingInc Жыл бұрын

Lol I wish

@barleyhops38 Жыл бұрын

Hey Brian, don't know if you saw note on last video. If a roofer completes a roof job, and didn't put in H-clips, can it be repaired after 18 of the OSB boards were redone without H-clips in a large area? (The boards were replaced due to bowing, so looking back after seeing your most recent video... it looks like previous lack of H-clips could have been a contributor to such bowing... and it's just gonna repeat.) Wish you were in my area and could have done my roof!

@MaMa-qh4dy Жыл бұрын

No way to retrofit clips. The deck is already nailed-down. You would have to do a complete re-doo AGAIN because you need to add space (the thickness of the clip) between the boards.!

@mikedeetch8960 Жыл бұрын

To be exact 19 5/8, 13 1/8 and 6 9/16 makes every shingle staggered at 6 9 /16 if your shingle is 39 1/4 .

@superroofer3130 Жыл бұрын

We dont cut books on our jobs. I tried to show this to my hispanic crew and they refuse to do it, so I make them use all cut offs on the opposite side of the roof...lol.

@redeyez8288 Жыл бұрын

Useless

@ScottWConvid19 Жыл бұрын

Refusing to do what the boss man wants is a complete "no way Josè"

@Leotheconstructionguy Жыл бұрын

Refuse to listen to the boss = fired idk why you keep workers who don’t respect you

@Propaneo-insaneo Жыл бұрын

More how-to please

@andrewjames1613 Жыл бұрын

It took me a minute to realize that wasn't today lol. Winter unfortunately is here boys

@JohnSmith-xu7ev Жыл бұрын

I know, i gotta fix my car in the snow cuz i kept pushing it off

@andrewjames1613 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-xu7ev lol. Fun times. We are about to get 2+ feet of snow

@JohnSmith-xu7ev Жыл бұрын

@@andrewjames1613 That sucks, unless you love sledding. We got 3 in in Chicago, pretty much melted

@douglaskleinjans4232 Жыл бұрын

Nobody cuts books anymore. Tar facing up; left to right 6.5",13",19.5"/ right to left 13",6.5" ! Measure bottom to top in inches & ÷ 34. 220" ÷ 34 & you'll need 6.5 books 😜🤙🍻🇺🇸