Roll Out Roofing Installation

Rolled roofing is easy to transport.

Roll out roofing installation.

Roll out and cut roll roofing to cover the length of the roof. Roll roofing is made from the same asphalt composition material as shingles and it s easier to install. Composite shingles are heavy and unwieldy. Nail only its top edge the part that is bare of mineral coating.

Rolled roofing by contrast comes in lighter 75 pound units and is tightly rolled up and sealed. Cut pieces into 12 18 feet 3 7 5 5 m sections and lay them out flat in your yard. Cold weather damages roofing sheets. If it does have to be installed in cold weather cut it into 12 to 18 foot sheets and lay them flat inside a garage to warm up and flatten out.

Position and roll out the roofing carefully because it is not easy to reposition then press it into the cement. There are three systems including glue down torch. Rolled roofing goes down quickly. If you re doing this in the winter roll your roofing sheets out in a garage.

This should give you a 1 inch overhang on the eaves including the top edge. Coat the top edge with a 4 to 6 inch wide layer of roofing cement and apply the next courses in the same way. Unlike shingles which apply one by one you can roll out a square of mineral surface rolled roof within minutes.