How You Install Roof Shingles

To start installing shingles line up aluminum drip edge flush with the edge of the roof and make a pencil line at the top on each end of the house.

How you install roof shingles.

Install the shingles so that each one is overlapping the shingle directly below it which will conceal the nails. Pull the drip edge down about a half inch from that line to create a gap between the drip edge and the fascia board. Then begin nailing the shingles to the roof working in rows and starting at the edge of the roof. Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches.

Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. Repeat this on both sides of the roof. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. To install asphalt shingles start by installing underlayment and new flashing on the roof.

Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster.