Installing Mineral Roll Roofing

Low slope means that these products are installed on roof slopes of 2 12 or more.

Installing mineral roll roofing.

This is an inexpensive roofing material often installed over 15 felt underlayment by homeowners and do it yourself ers. Installing rows rows of owens corning roll roofing are installed starting from the bottom. To install roll roofing you ll need to cut the material into long strips of the correct length for your roof and lay it flat. Installing the rolled roofing 1.

You will need 1 10 gallon of lap not mastic cement for every roll and 2 pounds of roofing nails for every square. Rolled roofing goes down quickly. Use 1 inch nails for new roofing. Mark a chalk line to identify the end of your first layer.

Plan so that no two butt joints are closer than 2 feet from each other. To seal a plumbing vent spread roofing. In roofing one square equals 100 square feet. They are long enough to penetrate the sheathing.

This is not a how to video. The strips should always be horizontal. Available in a wide range of popular colors. Bought this roll from home depot.

Use 1 nails for re roofing. Roll roofing is simplest product to install on a small section of low slope roof is 90 pound roll roofing. It was pretty easy to install and took about an hour to do by myself including setup and tear. Apply roofing cement to the roof.

Rolled roofing is easy to transport. Because it s constructed of a hardworking fiberglas mat it lasts longer. Rolled roofing by contrast comes in lighter 75 pound units and is tightly rolled up and sealed. Spread the roofing cement along the.

Mineral surfaced roll lies flat so it protects against weather and helps resist moisture. Position the first course so it overhangs the drip edges by about 1 4 inch and roll it out a. Owens corning mineral surfaced roll is the economical solution for any low sloped roof. Using a measuring tape measure 35 inches 89 cm up from.

Unlike shingles which apply one by one you can roll out a square of mineral surface rolled roof within minutes. Cut the rolled roofing. Composite shingles are heavy and unwieldy. For extra durability you may install roll roofing in two layers.

How to do it attach first course.