Roll Out Roofing Installation

Rolled roofing goes down quickly.

Roll out roofing installation.

Rolled roofing by contrast comes in lighter 75 pound units and is tightly rolled up and sealed. If you re doing this in the winter roll your roofing sheets out in a garage. Coat the top edge with a 4 to 6 inch wide layer of roofing cement and apply the next courses in the same way. Place the top edge of the roofing along the chalk line.

Roll roofing is not very pliant or flexible in cold weather of fewer than 45 degrees fahrenheit and it can crack and break if it is manipulated while cold. Rolled roofing is easy to transport. This should give you a 1 inch overhang on the eaves including the top edge. Composite shingles are heavy and unwieldy.

Cut pieces into 12 18 feet 3 7 5 5 m sections and lay them out flat in your yard. Roll out and cut roll roofing to cover the length of the roof. Unlike shingles which apply one by one you can roll out a square of mineral surface rolled roof within minutes. There are three systems including glue down torch.

Nail only its top edge the part that is bare of mineral coating. Position and roll out the roofing carefully because it is not easy to reposition then press it into the cement. Cold weather damages roofing sheets.