To apply rolled roofing you ll need your roof measurements a broom chalk to mark lines a razor blade to cut the material roofing cement nails and a hammer to hold down the material.
How to apply asphalt roll roofing.
Be careful not to get any on your skin in this process.
It has just one layer so it goes.
It has a life expectancy of anywhere from six to 10 years but it s fairly inexpensive.
A typical roof has three layers a felt layer and two layers of overlapping shingles.
Roll roofing is different.
Step 3 apply the edge strips.
It can be installed simply and requires only nails and roofing cement.
Install drip edge and install 9 cant strips of roll roofing material along the rake and eaves edges gable ends and lower roof edge such that the roofing strip overhangs the roof deck by 1 4 to 3 8.
Nail the roofing strips parallel to the roof edge set in 1 and 8 from the roof edge with nails spaced 4 o.
Roll roofing is a good choice for covering an existing roof.
Prepare roof edges cant strips.
Then apply roofing cement evenly around the roof edges where these strips are going to 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.