How To Shingle Around Roof Jacks

Until you have worked a good deal with roof jacks leave any roofing project higher than one story to a professional contractor.

How to shingle around roof jacks.

Use a sturdy extension ladder that extends at least 3 feet above the eaves to climb onto the roof and secure the bottom to the foundation and the top to the eaves or fascia so it doesn t move. To replace a damaged roof vent jack on your home. Butt a full shingle up against the cut shingle and nail into place. Set the first shingle of the second row back a half tab 6 inches 17 centimeters from the edge of first shingle on the first row and so that the bottom of its tabs just touches the tops of the cutout slots on the shingle below.

Lay the second row of shingles. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. Step 2 attach two jacks attach two jacks to the roof by pulling up a tab of one of the shingles sliding the top of the jack under it. Attach jack image zoom roof jacks provide a stable surface to work increasing safety and making it easier to.

Carefully pry up the shingles around the roof jack using a flat pry bar. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. Slide a new roof jack sized to fit your vent pipe. This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof.

Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing. Make sure to line up the jack perfectly with the rafter with the bottom butt of the rafter visible at the roof edge. Secure plank image zoom slip whichever size board usually a 2x8 inch or 2x10 inch will fit snugly into the jacks. While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately.

Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally. I came across this steep roof and took this video about installing the roof jacks and the board before installing the roofing materials. How to use roof jacks step 1.