However, due to their high degree of flammability, many regions of the country have restricted them. In addition, shingles and shakes are prone to rot, splinter, crack, and cup. They can be pried loose by wind and change color if not properly maintained. Use all of the widths. Pallets of individuals come with equal amounts of five different shingle widths. Be sure you are using all the widths during the installation process. You do not want to end up with only two singles widths and still have three squares left to install.
Bundle up the shingles into groups of each of the five widths. This will help you keep track and make full usage of all the widths.
Repeating patterns are not aesthetically desirable. There might be a time and place where a pattern is preferable, but generally speaking, random joints, a. When you are working close to the wall, it can be difficult to see you are creating a pattern, so step back every once-in-a-while for a check. This is one time when following directions is important, especially with panels or on large walls. For example, you should treat windows or doors as if they are not there. This does not mean siding over them!
It means continuing your layout as if the window were not there. Save Pin FB More. Backyard of gray house with outdoor dining area. How to do it Part 1 Applying self-stick flashing to outside corner.
Installing wood trim around window. Using story pole to mark house for layout courses of shingles. Install inside corner trim piece. Attaching first starter course shingle at an outside corner. Installing a piece on the other side of the corner butted against the first piece.
Editor's Tip. Cutting shingles with table saw, circular saw, and utility knife. Editor's Tip If needed, you can cut shingles using a table saw, chop saw, or radial-arm saw. Using a plane to trim the shingle edge flush with other corner piece. Fastening a jig made of a 1x4 and two 1x2s as hangers. Starter course is made of two layers of shingles which are offset. Editor's Tip You can hand-nail shingles, but the job goes faster with a pneumatic nailer or stapler.
Building up the outside corner, holding level vertically. Building up the inside corner, attaching shingles. Following horizontal chalk line and attach second course. Attaching wide notch cut shingle around window at bottom. Attaching shingle above window. Replacing the spigot after the shingle has been installed and it has been caulked around. Using scrap wood and T-bevel to measure angle to cut shingle. Attaching angle cut shingle along roofline, flashing installed beneath it. Caulking around window trim and along shingles.
By Jessica Bennett. View Series. Comments 1 Add Comment. View Comments. How difficult was this project? Very easy. Kind of easy. In certain instances flashing may need to be installed on the exterior of siding. It is always recommended to install step flashing behind stucco, Dryvit, wood panel, lap siding, vinyl siding, cedar shingle siding, etc. Failing to replace step flashings when a cedar shake roof is replaced with a composition shingle roof.
Step flashings on a cedar shake roof are typically installed every inches. The step flashings on a composition shingle roof are typically to be installed every 5-inches. So, when a shake roof is replaced, re-using the step flashings from the old shake roof will result in one step flashing for each two courses of new composition shingle roofing. This fails to meet building code, fails to meet shingle manufacturer installation guidelines, and poses greater risk of leakage.
Improper installation of step flashing on the exterior of siding.
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