Re-Roofing Part 1:
Old shingles are torn off using shingle scrapers, shovels, and pitch forks. The house in this article was built around 1955. There were two layers of shingles on the roof. The low-pitched roof measured about 14' x 42' on each plane, or just under ... [... more]
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Re-Roofing Part 2:
The roof is prepared for shingles: Drip edge and tar paper are installed, and a vent hole is cut at the peak. After the shingles have been torn off, there are several steps commonly taken to "dry-in" a roof. New drip-edge is usually installed, . [... more]
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Re-Roofing Part 3:
Home improvement information about installing asphalt roof shingles. After roof deck preparations have been made, starter strip is installed and shingles are laid rapidly. Details include shingling around pipes and installing ridge vent. This ... [... more]
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Re-Roofing An Old House - Part 1:
Home improvement information about replacing the shingles on a steep-roofed house, tearing off the shingles and adding a layer of OSB. Replacing the shingles on an old two-story house with a steep pitch roof can seem pretty daunting. Or maybe ... [... more]
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Old House Re-Roofing
Home improvement information about re-shingling an old 2-storey house with a steep roof. Prior to shingling we spent several days tearing off the old shingles and adding an additional layer of wood sheathing. This can be seen in Part 1. Next the ... [... more]
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Shingling Around A Roof Penetration
Home improvement information about installing roof shingles around a plumbing vent. When the rows of shingles reached the penetration, the flange was set in place. The shingles were cut with a pair of tin snips. (This shingle was laid over top ... [... more]
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Installing Plastic Roof Ridge Vent
Home improvement information about roof replacement details, installing plastic ridge vent. Ridge vent is laid over a narrow gap at the peak of the roof, interlocked together, and pieces of 3-tab shingles are applied on top. Earlier, we had cut a ... [... more]
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Asphalt Roofing
List of web links of home improvement and light construction asphalt roof shingle products. Available at Home Depot This Section Last Updated: April 27, 2005 Available at Lowes [... more]
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A Quick And Cheap
Runny tar is poured on badly decayed asphalt roof shingles and spread around with an old broom. From the ground these shingles didn't look too bad, but from up on the roof it was obvious that these shingles need replacing. This garage is 28 years ... [... more]
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Replacing Asphalt Shingles:
Article about tearing off old asphalt shingles to replace roof. The shingles in some areas were in fair condition, but a couple of sections were ridiculously worn out. A closer view of the worst area. Frankly, I'm surprised the roof didn't have a ... [... more]
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Installation Details For Professional Results
Article about installing asphalt shingles and getting professional results. The old shingles had been stripped and the roof was covered with builder's felt (a.k.a. tar paper). Since I was trying to do this re-roofing job as cheap as possible, I ... [... more]
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Installation Details At The Peak
A zinc strip is installed to prevent moss and fungi from growing on the roof In Part 1 we tore off the old shingles and installed tar paper. I placed a ridge cap shingle in position... it didn't cover the tar strips of those uppermost rows of ... [... more]
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