Nailing Strips To Roof

Filler strips may be made of wood rigid foam or other materials.

Nailing strips to roof.

At the ridge before a ridge cap goes on you also nail down the zinc strips placed so they will protrude beyond the ridge cap. You can cut strips of zinc flashing copper and lead work too and slide them under a course of roof shingles to kill lichen and moss growing there or you could just buy these premade strips from shingle shield. You will want the shingles to go in both directions on your roof. Select nails long enough to penetrate into the roof deck.

Install filler strips on the tin roof 1 2 inch above the filler reference line. This ensures that your trusses or rafters won t move during the installation of your straps. This way the next course hides the nails holding down the previous one. If the deck sheathing is less than thick use nails long enough to penetrate the roof deck sheathing and extend at least 1 8 beyond the lower side of the roof deck.

If you have a vent pipe in the way skip to step 5. Make sure each shingle bumps into the next shingle at the center of the shingle. That is you nail down a course of shingles then lay down the new course above the last course working up the roof. Lean your ladder against one end of the roof.

Temporarily screw the rolled end down to the roof with at least two or three screws. Make sure that your truss and rafter are also toe nailed in place before you install your hurricane straps. Insert the nails into a washer or rubber gasket to prevent any water from leaking into. Gaf mastering the roof chapter 09 this video demonstrates the proper installation technique for gaf starter strips.

Beginning at that end of the roof tuck one of the zinc strips under the shingles that cap the ridge of the roof. On the undamaged side wrap one end of the tarp around the 1 3 furring strip making sure the furring strip extends past each end by 1. On one side they have the same configuration as. Use a hammer and nails to secure the strip to the roof.

A superior alternative to starter shi. They are easy to install and require no cutting on the roof which makes this job safe. The premade ones are much quicker and probably neater looking. Shingle starter strips are high quality strips with the right amount of adhesive already applied.