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Roof prep

drgto1969
14 years ago

Question. I am going to have a boom truck deliver the shingles but have some questions. I'm going to remove the old roof down to the plywood....then

I was going to prep the roof with tar paper before putting the shingles on the roof and then cover with a big tarp in case of rain...is that the best way?

Also, one 'A' roof is 15sq and the other is 10sq...is there a suggested way to spread the bundles around the roof so it does not have too much weight in one place and they don't get in the way.

Thanks in advance for any help

Comments (3)

  • randy427
    14 years ago

    Distribute the bundles evenly along the ridge.

  • energy_rater_la
    14 years ago

    rent a dumpster for tear off materials.

    take roof down to plywood replace any damaged
    decking.

    install drip edge..felt/tar paper goes over drip edge
    not under drip edge.

    install felt (30 lb is best) with button cap nails
    start felt install at eaves and in overlapped ( 6" overlap)
    rows of felt to peak of roof.
    this will drain water off the roof and not into the rows
    of felt.

    tarp isn't necessary, felt can be left exposed for
    a while, but plan to do shingle install as soon as possible.
    rain won't damage it, but be sure dew is dry before working'
    on felt as it can be slippery.

    once felt is installed is the time to have the shingles
    delivered.

    you will want the shingles distributed over the roof so that
    you won't have long distances to move shingles to install.
    and to distribute the weight.

    like the felt install you start at the edge of the
    roof to install.

    there are steps not covered in this post, but this
    is what comes to mind this evening.

    best of luck

  • mainegrower
    14 years ago

    Using Ice and Water Shield over the entire roof as an alternative to felt is worth considering. It is more expensive, but not significantly so as a percentage of the total job. Use it at least along the eaves, edges and in any valleys. Labor, not the materials, constitutes the biggest part of a roofing job whether you're doing it yourself or paying someone else. Using the best materials you can just makes economic sense.