Redoing A Roof Yourself

Do you have any openings in the roof.

Redoing a roof yourself.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. 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. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top.

A narrow row of. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof. You ll need to have flashing for those. Attic vents sewer vents utility masts etc.

Afterward drag the remaining part of the epdm membrane to the left until it meets the left width of the roof. Also are there any walls or chimneys that intersect the surface of the roof. A self adhesive membrane applied along the roof s perimeter from the eaves up. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges.

The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of. This is a step by step tutorial will show how to reroof a roof from start to finish. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. This synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of.

It should reach 3. 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. All under one roof 1 ice and water shield. This byot diy project is all about how to install a new roof.

Spread the vertical epdm membrane horizontally along the width of the roof.