If you are renovating an old roof remove the old shingles first.
How to roof a porch with shingles.
Divide that number by the length of the tabs.
Measure your roof from the bottom to the top of your porch roof plus one row your last shingles will slide under your home s shingles.
Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment.
Finish your gable roof addition tie in by installing siding to match the existing house and fascia and trim boards at eaves and edges.
Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roofsteps.
Installing the first set of shingles you should start from the bottom of the roof and make sure that they are nailed down securely.
Then nail shingles on the new roof and exposed areas of the old roof.
The next layer should be placed with the bottom of each shingle meeting the seam between the two shingles beneath.
If the porch is an open porch anyway this is not so important.
The tar sheeting should be stapled in place and should cover everything to prevent any leakage.
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This gives you the number of rows of shingles you will need.
Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof.
If it comes out to an odd number like 7 5 adjust the spacing to make it 8 rows.
Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.
Roofing contractor jack viera demonstrates installing three tab asphalt roof shingles.
Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.