Installing Mineral Roll Roofing

Bought this roll from home depot.

Installing mineral roll roofing.

Use 1 inch nails for new roofing. To install roll roofing you ll need to cut the material into long strips of the correct length for your roof and lay it flat. For extra durability you may install roll roofing in two layers. Roll roofing is simplest product to install on a small section of low slope roof is 90 pound roll roofing.

The strips should always be horizontal. Installing rows rows of owens corning roll roofing are installed starting from the bottom. Cut the rolled roofing. Installing the rolled roofing 1.

Mineral surfaced roll lies flat so it protects against weather and helps resist moisture. Rolled roofing goes down quickly. Because it s constructed of a hardworking fiberglas mat it lasts longer. Position the first course so it overhangs the drip edges by about 1 4 inch and roll it out a.

It also helps if you first install a layer of roofing felt. Composite shingles are heavy and unwieldy. You will need 1 10 gallon of lap not mastic cement for every roll and 2 pounds of roofing nails for every square. Spread the roofing cement along the.

In roofing one square equals 100 square feet. Using a measuring tape measure 35 inches 89 cm up from. It was pretty easy to install and took about an hour to do by myself including setup and tear. Apply roofing cement to the roof.

Owens corning mineral surfaced roll is the economical solution for any low sloped roof. Unlike shingles which apply one by one you can roll out a square of mineral surface rolled roof within minutes. To seal a plumbing vent spread roofing. Plan so that no two butt joints are closer than 2 feet from each other.

Most roofing contractors snap a chalk line 35 1 2 inches from the bottom edge of the roof to act as a. Rolled roofing is easy to transport. Use 1 nails for re roofing. Low slope means that these products are installed on roof slopes of 2 12 or more.

This is not a how to video. This is an inexpensive roofing material often installed over 15 felt underlayment by homeowners and do it yourself ers. How to do it attach first course. Mark a chalk line to identify the end of your first layer.

They are long enough to penetrate the sheathing.