Redoing A Roof Yourself

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Redoing a roof yourself.

This might be a good time to consider replacing redoing those or their flashing especially if they don t survive removal of the old roof. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof. Grab the top rectangle by its left most corners and flip it to the right across the roof to align with the right most edge.

Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by. This byot diy project is all about how to install a new roof. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. A narrow row of.

Do you have any openings in the roof. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. This synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. Spread the vertical epdm membrane horizontally along the width of the roof. Afterward drag the remaining part of the epdm membrane to the left until it meets the left width of the roof. A self adhesive membrane applied along the roof s perimeter from the eaves up.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. This is a step by step tutorial will show how to reroof a roof from start to finish. The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of. You ll need to have flashing for those.

All under one roof 1 ice and water shield.