Nailing Strips To Roof

Step 3 installing the zinc strips.

Nailing strips to roof.

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. Shingle starter strips are high quality strips with the right amount of adhesive already applied. Gaf mastering the roof chapter 09 this video demonstrates the proper installation technique for gaf starter strips. On one side they have the same configuration as.

Make sure each shingle bumps into the next shingle at the center of the shingle. Filler strips may be made of wood rigid foam or other materials. Use a hammer and nails to secure the strip to the roof. 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.

Beginning at that end of the roof tuck one of the zinc strips under the shingles that cap the ridge of the roof. Install filler strips on the tin roof 1 2 inch above the filler reference line. Spacing of furring strips for metal roof when installing a metal roof over an existing roof insulate the spaces between the wood strips with rigid insulation to prevent condensation before. This way the next course hides the nails holding down the previous one.

This ensures that your trusses or rafters won t move during the installation of your straps. They are easy to install and require no cutting on the roof which makes this job safe. 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. If you have a vent pipe in the way skip to step 5.

That is you nail down a course of shingles then lay down the new course above the last course working up the roof. Temporarily screw the rolled end down to the roof with at least two or three screws. Nail each hurricane strap to your truss or rafter with 16 penny framing nails when you install hurricane straps to a roof. Insert the nails into a washer or rubber gasket to prevent any water from leaking into.

Select nails long enough to penetrate into the roof deck. Make sure that your truss and rafter are also toe nailed in place before you install your hurricane straps. 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. Lean your ladder against one end of the roof.