This is a roofing demonstration of how to install shingles on one side of your roof diy.
How to install dimensional roofing shingles.
Before you install your first shingle use your utility knife to cut 6 inches off of the side then lay it on your roof allowing the architectural shingles to hang between 1 2 to 2 inches over the edge.
How to install shingles on a roof step by step.
Eventually you ll start over again with a complete shingle at the start of the next row.
Continue laying your shingles horizontally up the roof.
Keep repeating the procedure until you reach the top of the roof.
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Install the shingles on the other side of the roof in the same way.
Nail down the shingles source.
Install the shingles so that each one is overlapping the shingle directly below it which will conceal the nails.
Place a whole shingle next to this one making sure to nail each shingle to the roof before placing the next.
Then begin nailing the shingles to the roof working in rows and starting at the edge of the roof.
Overlap the shingles where both sides meet at the top of the roof.