How To Mark On Roof

How to install roof shingles ask this old house duration.

How to mark on roof.

Fix stair gauges on the framing square to mark the pitch. Mark and install a three tab shed garage or house roof part 1 duration. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches.

This old house 2 010 302 views. So if the pitch of your roof is 7 12 place one stair gauge on the vertical part of the framing square the tongue at the 7 inches 18 cm mark and place one stair gauge on the horizontal part of the framing square the body at the 12 inches 30 cm mark. Mark 12 inches up on the roof for the first course of shingles then mark every 5 inches all the way up the roof to set your reveal. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches. Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof. Using the chalk line snap a straight line on each 5 inch increment. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.

Do this on both sides of the roof.