Wear heavy duty gloves and work boots.
Putting down rolled roofing.
Drip edge or drip cap is either plastic or sheet metal.
In roofing one square equals 100 square feet.
An underlayment of felt roofing is optional.
The roofing should extend 1 inch beyond the drip edge.
Go to your local hardware or building supplies store and ask for.
Melting bitumen rolls 1.
You will need 1 10 gallon of lap not mastic cement for every roll and 2 pounds of roofing nails for every square.
Bitumen roofing rolls can be large and heavy so get help.
Roll out the first sheet and ensure that it lies flat and even.
Install peel and stick roofing in a similar manner.
The roofing should overhang the eaves by inch except where you install drip edge flashing on top of the roofing along the rake edge.
It not only protects the roof but it also protects the fascia.
Install roll roofing when the temperature is at least 50 degrees fahrenheit to keep the material from cracking.
Take proper safety precautions.
How to do it attach first course.
Apply about two inches worth of cement under either side to seal the roofing down and then nail it down making sure it still stays flat and even as you go.
Plan so that no two butt joints are closer than 2 feet from each other.
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Roll modified bitumen roofing sheets over the entire roof.
Nail down the 18 inch roll roofing sheet that it is covering the valley.
Cut the bitumen sheets to length with a.
Align the roofing with the chalk line and nail down the edge that runs along the drip edge working out any bubbles as you go.
Position the first course so it overhangs the drip edges by about 1 4 inch and roll it out a.
Purchase the appropriate amount of rolled roofing.
The nails should start 3 4 inch from the edges of the roofing and be 6 inches apart throughout the roofing s surface.
Step 4 trim any roofing that extends beyond the edge of the roof.
Once the first row is done add approximately two inches of cement to the top of the first row to secure the second row of roofing.
Installing the torch down roofing involves flames and melted asphalt.
