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Tag: roofing

  • Shingling

                The felt or the new underpayment has been installed and it time to begin shingling or tiling the roof. I prefer shingles over tiles personally.  Tiles do not last forever and when the felt wares out the cost difference favors shingles. When I do shingle, I highly recommend Malarkey Shingles and I favor the…

  • Roof Sheathing

    Once the rafters are in and the fascia have been installed it is time to door the roofs sheathing. Personally, I do not like the plywood to the fascia look so I begin the process with 1 X 8 shiplap. I first do the long runs and then a do the gable ends. Doing so…

  • Shingling

                  Thie may sound crazy but before you begin shingling but after you have felted the roof you need to read the instructions on the pack of shingles. You do this to get the set backs and the height you step up to remain in the nailing strip. There are two mail type of shingle.…

  • A Forward Glance of The Roofing Project I Am Working On.

    The roofing project I wrote about a few blogs has been shingled. I have put a few photos of the finished result in this blog.  This photo is of a small dormer with a door underneath it. At the bottom of the roof, you can see a black line. That is the back side of…