A typical roof has three layers a felt layer and two layers of overlapping shingles.
How to apply 90 pound rolled roofing.
Rolled roofing is easy to obtain and can be found at all home improvement stores.
How to install roll roofing on low slope roofs.
If the roof is sloped you can use the exposed nail method.
For a slightly sloped roof use the concealed nail method shown.
The roofing should overhang the eaves by inch except where you install drip edge flashing on top of the roofing along the rake edge.
An underlayment of felt roofing is optional.
Roll roofing is simplest product to install on a small section of low slope roof is 90 pound roll roofing.
Applying roofing felt first will better protect the sheathing against condensation as well as against leaking.
You will need 1 10 gallon of lap not mastic cement for every roll and 2 pounds of roofing nails for every square.
Roll roofing is often installed over bare wood sheathing or sheathing that has been painted with a primer.
One msr roofing roll is usually about 36 feet long by 36 inches wide.
Low slope means that these products are installed on roof slopes of 2 12 or more.
So in terms of quantity a roofing roll is about the size of one composite shingle square.
It has just one layer so it goes.
Low slope means that these products are installed on roof slopes of 2 12 or more.
Roll roofing is different.
This is an inexpensive roofing material often installed over 15 felt underlayment by homeowners and do it yourself ers.
Visit your local hardware store and ask for enough rolled roofing to fit the area of your roof.
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.