Reskinning House Roof

A solid watertight roof is absolutely essential to your home but the asphalt shingles that protect your roof from the elements don t last forever.

Reskinning house roof.

The best shingles will last up to fifteen years. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Slide the split ends of the hammer under and around the nail. This is the trickiest part of estimating the cost to reshingle a roof because you have to factor in the rise.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. The shingles won t stick together which makes them prone to wind damage. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. Lever the split end of the hammer up to pull the nail out of the roof.

To avoid the skin from shifting from its place you can use two clamps that will hold the skin in place. Use the hammer to tap on the edges of the skin until the skin begins to fold correctly. The rise is how much the roof increases in pitch for every 12 inches in horizontal. And try to avoid working on sunny days.

Avoid roofing your house in below freezing temperatures. Use 90 degree angles to hammer the skin. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Do this gently so as to not damage the door or the skin.

Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.