Nailing Strips To Roof

If you have a vent pipe in the way skip to step 5.

Nailing strips to roof. Shingle starter strips are high quality strips with the right amount of adhesive already applied. Make sure that your truss and rafter are also toe nailed in place before you install your hurricane straps. A superior alternative to starter shi. 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.

Step 3 installing the zinc strips. Filler strips may be made of wood rigid foam or other materials. Lean your ladder against one end of 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.

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. Install filler strips on the tin roof 1 2 inch above the filler reference line. That is you nail down a course of shingles then lay down the new course above the last course working up the roof. Select nails long enough to penetrate into the roof deck.

Temporarily screw the rolled end down to the roof with at least two or three screws. On one side they have the same configuration as. Insert the nails into a washer or rubber gasket to prevent any water from leaking into. 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.

Beginning at that end of the roof tuck one of the zinc strips under the shingles that cap the ridge of the roof. They are easy to install and require no cutting on the roof which makes this job safe. Make sure each shingle bumps into the next shingle at the center of the shingle. Gaf mastering the roof chapter 09 this video demonstrates the proper installation technique for gaf starter strips.

The premade ones are much quicker and probably neater looking. Use a hammer and nails to secure the strip to the roof. Nail each hurricane strap to your truss or rafter with 16 penny framing nails when you install hurricane straps to a roof. This ensures that your trusses or rafters won t move during the installation of your straps.