If the plumbing vent is close to the peak of the roof lap the shingles over the peak of the roof.
How to replace roof shingles at corners.
Use a flat pry bar and hammer to pry the nails out of the drip edge gently.
Attach he ridge cap shingles with two nails each.
Make a 1 to 2 in.
Once free slide the drip edge out and discard.
Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works.
Cut with a tin snips at the bend in the first step flashing.
Nail the shingles with no tabs such as precut pro start shingles and apply asphalt cement from a caulk gun in many dots along the drip edge under the edge then press the tab less shingles down onto the line of asphalt cement dots with adequate spaces between the dots.
Once you ve reached the ridge bend the shingle over the ridge so that each side is equal and nail it into place with a single nail on each side.
Inspect the underlying roof sheathing for damage and make any needed repairs.
Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps.
Install a layer of roofing insulation as recommended by the roofing manufacturer.
You ll need to ask another roofing professional to hold up the shingles while you do so.
Cut a couple of inches off the vertical portion of the dormer flashing and run the horizontal portion past the side wall that same distance.
Adhere the loose corners of the first shingle with a dab of tar.
These chalk lines will serve as a guide for subsequent even numbered rows of shingles and odd numbered rows respectively.
Start from the top of the roof and remove the old shingles along with the flashing underlayment and vents.
If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water.
Do the same with the next shingle continuing this step until you get to the far edge of the ridge.
Snap a vertical chalk line from the inside edge of the first shingle on the second row to the top of the roof and from the inside edge of the first shingle to the top of the roof.
Hammer down any large nails that are exposed by the removal.
Nail the ridge cap at the two narrow bands molded into the plastic.
Position the ridge cap shingles over the ridge vent.
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Trim the shingles away from the ridge vent hole.
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Attach the plastic ridge vent with 3 roofing nails.
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Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt.
Cut the last ridge shingle to the length you need but be sure that no part of the roof is exposed.
Nail the dormer flashing to both the wall and the shingles.
Install the new drip edge as described above with cement and nails.
Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster.
