How to Install Roof Shingles | Ask This Old House
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- Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.)
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Shopping List for How to Install Roof Shingles:
- 8-inch aluminum drip edge [amzn.to/2WN1Vdq]
- 1 1/4-inch galvanized roofing nails [amzn.to/2VHIV3u]
- 30-lb. asphalt roofing felt paper [amzn.to/2WMSTwV]
- 3-tab shingles [amzn.to/30sGBvV]
Tools List for How to Install Roof Shingles:
- Chalk line [amzn.to/2QbrSRG]
- Tape measure [amzn.to/2HoL3V6]
- Hammer [amzn.to/2HxNQds]
- Rafter square [amzn.to/2VJVU4Z]
- Utility knife [amzn.to/2JpQR2X]
Steps for How to Install Roof Shingles:
1. These project guidelines are for low roofs that allow easy access, such as those on porches, sheds, or doghouses. For larger roofs, hiring a professional roofing crew with proper fall protection is advised.
2. Line up aluminum drip edge flush with the edge of the roof and make a pencil line at the top on each end of the house.
3. Using the chalk line, snap a line between the two marks to get a straight edge.
4. Pull the drip edge down about a half-inch from that line to create a gap between the drip edge and the fascia board.
5. Nail the drip edge in place using 1 1/4-inch galvanized roofing nails and a hammer.
6. Repeat steps for gabled ends, installing the drip edge up the roof along the gable.
7. Lay out 30-lb. asphalt roofing felt paper and nail it in place using 1 1/4-inch galvanized roofing nails.
8. To lay out the design for the shingles, begin at the bottom of the roof and place a tape measure 1/2 inch from the edge of the roof to ensure the shingles overhang the drip edge.
9. Mark 12 inches up on the roof for the first course of shingles, then mark every 5 inches all the way up the roof to set your reveal. Do this on both sides of the roof.
10. Using the chalk line, snap a straight line on each 5-inch increment.
11. Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches.
12. Install a starter course by cutting off the three tabs on a shingle, leaving only the top tar section.
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Lots of good roofers on here...guess they just came here for a quick reference or something.
42 yrs roofing for me, I watch these types of videos every now and then, mostly when I need a good solid laugh!!
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Me to!
@@leerichards3682 can you suggest some good roofing videos? I'm looking to do my garage roof...
I have been a roofer for 95 years and I can tell you he is doing it wrong. We used to forge our nails out of old long swords and horse shoes. I used to walk uphill both ways to get the shoes off the horses.
@@leerichards3682 wooosh
Would be nice to see a follow up video on doing a sectional patch - replacing a few bad shingles 🙏
The instructions weren't clear enough. I accidentally roofed my neighbors house, instead of mine.
Hugo Perea if you followed their directions. ... you did it the wrong way anyways. Thank your neighbor for letting you practice on his house. LOL
Hopefully they paid lol
This comment made me laugh thank you
lol
Silly
Sad due to he left out the importance of staggering shingles. Proper way is to go 4 rows at 6" off sets the start a new row. This will eliminate the diagonal lines you see as the shingles shrink. Look at roofs as you drive around and you will see a diagonal line from eave to peak. That is an improper install. Thank you for reading. Jerry Ray. Builder for 35 years.
Hadn't even thought of that, but that makes sense. Staggering the joints like you would any other material
@@sethkayler450 EXACTLY. Thank you for noticing. You can't trust even the pros sometimes.
No Ice Shield? Remove video. Teaching public the wrong way!
Tommy reminds me of my father. Gosh I miss him and how much he knew. Every day was a learning opportunity. Thanks This Old House. Another excellent instructional video.
I just watched another TH-cam channel on how to install roofing... Then came here. The explanation was much much better and easier to understand. Only thing I liked about other channel was explaining how certain areas of country require more nails per shingle due to wind and why you offset shingles to of course overlap but also making sure nails are covered.... This video hit the nail on the head for me. I think I can do it
The knowledge Tommy has is immeasurable. We need more guys like him.
He could measure it😂
I'm a roofer, I like how you make it simple and easy to understand. Good work.
Question. I have a leak, that appears to be from nails that are below the tar strip, and just under the edge of the upper shingle. That’s where the deck is soft and there is no damage to the shingles.
Why put nails below the tar strip?
I saw Tom doing this as well. Is that normal?
Sorry but your installation from start is wrong.
Is there something that Tommy don't know how to do ?
he cldve been a brain surgeon. 1m$ a year, saving people but chose to have beers with roger instead.............i guess....................crazy skills tommy boy
Be sure to chalk ur line every 6inches on ur 30ft run.
I have watched this video 5 times while I have been shingling the doghouse. It has helped out quite a bit.
And I bet your doghouse if perfect!
5 times? seriously?
Me too😄 but a shed
Thanks for saving some money. I was going to buy a whole roll of starter for an overhang. I have to re-roof. I didn’t realize you could use some of the shingles cut down in place. Very helpful.
How to install roof shingles...
Step 1- Pick up phone
Step 2-Order Pizza
Step3-Call a Newfie
I was putting up a roof today, and when we realized the wall wasn't straight, my friend from Newfoundland and Labrador got the tow strap out, hooked it to his truck and had it pulled square in no time!
I never used the drip edge. I always just flipped a row of shingles over on the edge and then went back over with another row over top as he shows here! I have never seen anyone draw chalk lines vertically across the roof! The drip edge does seem like a good improvement! I highly recommend drawing chalk lines to keep your rows straight! If you are not experienced you may get out of line and it will be crooked!
Would be nice to have Tommy as an uncle.
😂 not a dad?
Rather have Norm show me how to make a table out of scrap wood!
I really appreciate you guys for making these how to videos. Very informative and professional. Thank you so much!
This video was very useful!! I’m trying to learn to fix the roof of our shed that got busted in a storm and this is the first video I’ve actually understood. Everything was explained very clearly and concisely!
when i built our shed i used a plan from *WoodBlueprints. Com* and it had all the blueprints, supplies, materials, and list well laid out for me.
Roofing systems need to be redesigned so that roofers are able to do it successfully. With the modern 100 year old system, fifty different roofers do it fifty different ways and all fifty roofs leak.
Step 1 is read manufacturers installation instructions. 99.9% of installers don't.
Dasdfjkl if it rains hard enough any roof will leak. Just like water will seap through concrete
Just check out the Swedish standards for roofing. If done correctly it will never leak. Every year all roofs here gets smashed with water from melting snow constantly for weeks without giving way.
After you've done it every other way and you now want to do it the right way, do it the Swedish way.
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Yeah but how much of a percentage are homeowners in that roofers,are 30 or whatever percent you said in fatalities in construction work.
How much of that percentage is homeowners ? ANY??? For real Trump wants to build a wall but don't want to roof his own house but whose roofing Americas houses,??... Would that be mexico? So is that krxicans? So with the wall does that mean Trump will roof his own house or did he skate by his whole life... old ass can he even climb a ladder? Lol
Great job guys, but here is an off topic question how about the guitar background music toward the end of the video -- who is the artist??
Bill
Carlos Santana
That cameraman needs to focus on where the locations of the nails.
I always love these videos, but here's a tip we may all want to follow: **Do Not Cut Your Shingles To Length On Top Of Your Other Shingles**. You don't want to be cutting through the top layer and accidentally cutting into the shingles below it.
Better safe than sorry, but in the video he's just scoring the shingles and then breaking them. With that method you're never cutting all the way through the shingles.
Thanks for this tutorial Tommy. I just built a shed and used your instruction to shingle the roof.
Just shingled for the first time last week. On a garrage. And just a patch. Even still I was thankful I didn't have to leave the ladder. TOH is a big part of why I felt confident enough to patch a squirrel hole for my mother.
No worries at all! My Shed Plans brings me up to speed with professional tips and tricks used by the pros [Go Here=> *WoodBlueprints. Com* ]. It really let me learn how to handle carpenter equipment, follow the right safety rules, and how to do your projects professionally so that they will look good and last!
OK bit confused I know your a pro but I thought on the eaves you put the drip edge first then the felt over that then on the gabble end after the felt is on you put the drip edge over the felt?
I teach construction and that's what I teach.
Drip edge goes on under the ice Shield or tar paper for the fascia then do the rakes after
Raise your hand if you still don’t know how to put shingles on your house
Funny how many "Roofers" come to watch a roofing video just to rant on about "their" way of doing it 😆😆😆
Alexander Cling
very good point!
so true dude ..
Tom, you are not nailing correctly! Your nails should NOT be over the tar strip because it will not seal properly. On 3-tab shingles your nails should be right below the tar line. The nails over the tar stop it from sealing as it should. I live in Colorado with high winds & have had to repair countless roofs because of what you are doing.
@HB C Check out 5:28. There he appears to nail below glue tab.
Also 5:53 he nails beneath it.
I'm curious if several nail head sized areas would really compromise the glue so much as to cause it to fail. As I recall, the instructions on shingle panel packaging recommends using roof cement for certain types of pitch. I've only done a few roofs, no pro here.
He only nailed in the tar once that I saw. The rest were below the tar strip.
That’s one way to do it... must go get myself some more chalk.
Fuck....I just chalked a 2200 sq ft roof and then it rained
Man, they made the chalk last a long time! But it is a dog house anyway!
Everyone's a pro roofer here.
Yeah I know right...there the experts that's why there on TH-cam looking up how to shingle roofs.
I'm a proofer
How on earth did I think this show was boring as a kid? That was great!
Right?!
Why would you put the rake edge under of the ice shield? I would think it should go on top. If water blows in from the side it will get on to the wood, there is no way that the water will blow up then in. I always thought that the bottom drip edge goes under and the side rake edge goes over.
Exactly! Manufacturer instructions require the side rake drip edge to be put ONTOP of the paper so driven rain flows ONTO the paper and down. Sorry Tommy but your method forces the rain UNDER the paper where the water will rot the roof deck over time. 😣
Soooo did anyone notice he started with a full length starter, then installed a full length 1st course shingle right over it. Seems like that is a joint over a joint. Thought you should stagger your starter course........
Tommy your awesome, I’ve learned so much. Thank you thank you
Ha ha, ...must be nice to shingle without taring them. Here in Newfoundland every shingle needs heavy tar, where 100km an hour winds are normal.😉
i did see a couple of the nails in the tar line. from what I've researched , just below the tar line is correct.
me too doug
Where did he nail that very last piece? Wouldn't a nail be exposed? What covers that?
The last cap has 2 exposed nail holes that will need some tar caulked on. I'm no professional but when I get 3 caps from the end I run a bead of tar on the edge of the roof then run back and the last cap I cut the tar strip off and tar and nail the last cap in place. I actually scrape some shingle stones off an extra shingle into the tar so no one can see where those nail are.
All the Sunday quarterbacks are out SMFH
When they don't want to explain details...just start up some jangly guitar music....
The need to cancel Forged in Fire and have a roofing or fence building battle instead. Way more exciting.
I agree.
I'd watch that all day
Seems like everyone has their own method of roofing.
Has anyone out there actually read the installation instructions on a bundle of shingles? I would like to think the shingle manufacturers might actually know how their product is to be installed.
Jw, how come the nails are not put higher up. Wouldn't that allow the single placed above to better protect water/ice from leaking from that nail ?
How old is this? Haven't even bid a 3 tab in 15 years. What about starter shingles? Ice and Water?
*Why isnt the plastic strip that covers the tar strip peeled of the back of the shingle*
To someone who doesn't do this type of work for a living , or isn't paying attention to detail, or doesn't have common sense as some would say. Make sure you are backsetting or offsetting, or more simply make sure you are cutting each course on the rake side or outside . If you cut on the inside they will not line up correctly. I was cutting the shingles from the backside with exposure towards me then when I flipped the shingle from right side to left side the cutouts were lining up on top of each course. Not sure if I explained it correctly ,but I guess maybe I helped someone like me that don't have to much experience or know how in this field. So when I was doing the cuts I was cutting on the left then when I flipped the left to right the cut edge was on my right. The offset looked correct (6 inch offset) , but the cutouts of each course was lining up to the previous course.
Too much work, just get flexseal.
You'd think that the old expert would refer to the instructions written and posted on shingle bundles by the manufacturer. They may be different from what Tom did.
Kay!
The only major thing I see wrong is the rake drip edge should be installed over the underlayment.That is the code-compliant way to do it. Eave drip edge>ice & water shield>underlayment>rake drip edge>shingles.
Tom's confusing me. When he put the starter strip on the roof, he said he was overhanging the drip edge by 1/4 inch. When he started the first course of shingles, he stated he was overhanging the drip edge by 1/2". It looked to me like the first course of shingles were placed directly in line with the starter strip.
It also seems to me the simple solution to the fascia board rotting would be to use composite material. I use composite in most exterior trim areas now. More expensive but it will never rot, and no painting needed. I would still use a drip edge to protect the leading edge of the roof sheathing.
Depends where you are down south half inch over hang and no drip or take is pretty common go up north drip rake ice and water is almost mandatory with no over hang and everything flush
it is not a reveal but a exposure distance. the shallower the pitch the less exposure and the more shingles you use for the same square footage. it is important that you keep the rain slots in perfect alignment to help channel the water straight down the roof to the edge. if you own a roofing hammer and it still has the screw on the the head with threaded holes that sets you exposure and lets you get each shingle exactly the same creating a perfectly straight line looking down each row. if you have a really shallow pitch roof it is better to use roll roofing and glue down the overlaps. don't ask how i know this. my uncle showed me the rolled roofing on my shallow pitched porch roof. i listened to a expert roofer and use the minimun exposure using shingles and got water leaks from ice dams. shallow roofs need rolled roofing.
J D I thought rolled roofing didn’t last as long as a standard shingle.
You don't put drip edge on the gable end until after the felt I thought. If you do it how you did the water hitting the sides of the shingle can follow the drip edge under the shingles and felt right to the wood. That's what I was always taught anyways.
You are right my friend.
make sure to cut the first starter strip 6 inches off
Somebody changed my house asphalt shingles around 20 years ago. The decking is made of 1x6 pine boards.
Should they have added a layer of OSB or CDX on top of the boards before the shields and shingles??
Are the nails supposed to go through the decking entirely and stick out into the attick??
Now, I have water leaks coming through nails and rotten wood around a vent
We need to fix our shed's roof, and the knowledge shared here should definitely help us. Thank you kindly.
How does Tom swing a hammer so good lol
Why are all these "expert" roofers in the comments of a basics of laying shingles video. Somethings not adding up here. Lol
Hi, can you show "Architectured Singles" installation?
My ONE gripe....any and every nail you put on top of the adhesive strip is a deficiency. If you nail through the adhesive strip or your nails go in slanted, it compromises the effectiveness of the roof cover. I write reports for insurance companies and all of these things will be considered when making a claim and will be noted as "installation deficiency" meaning the payout will be much lower if at all.
I'm surprised people still want to use 3 tab shingles . It's been almost 4 years since I've installed them .
there cheaper and do the job. i'm doing a shed and i don't need anything fancy.
Nothing says DIY like old-fashioned, twangy music.
Hey brother
If the shingle is 12” in height and you have a 6” overlap wouldn’t that leave you a 6” reveal? Not a 5” reveal. What am I missing?
6” from the end not the overlap. So you can stair step it.
Only people I'd really trust
I would love to have a home built by these guys or by Mike Holmes. Either would be fantastic and last forever.
My name is Darrell Pierce,Milwaukee, Wisconsin iv been doing masonry restoration for 27yrs. Me and my buddy Scott used to always say wouldn't it be great to learn from Tommy now it awesome he has apprentices i wish i was 20 yrs.younger cuz i would love to learn from him,keep up the great work to all you guys at toh if Mark your Mason is ever in Milwaukee again i would love to show him around the buildings i worked on,some over 150 years old.
I own a body harness with fall strap, but what do I click-to when I'm on the roof ?? The builder didn't leave me any convenient D-rings ??
This old house, show us how to build a new roof with current codes (like 6 nails per shingle, stainless nails in a salt water environment, and how to install and cut drip edge corners. What tar to use for the eaves, how wide, and how to do a simple eave corner!
My new roof!
this post isn't letting me show the roof. Sorry. It is pretty!
I like the way he explains the drip edge part , but doesn't explain the cutting of shingles, and at first say the shingles are 12 " wide then changes it to 36 " wide. Yeah I know we make mistakes , but I like the show, but do feel that they don't go into details on some things.
A few things I didn't like....no real starter shingles being used...no starter shingles going up the slope...low nailing...and cutting shingles on top of shingles.
Very poor explanations. 6 inch offset was not demonstrated. I have not idea what the hell this guy is talking about? He did not show how the drip edge is delt with at the peak. Pretty lousey if you ask me.
what a crock , ( they claim call up a professional to do your roof ( they say the professional will have safety gear on ( what a crock Ive seen so many Roofers ( they never NEVER wear safety gear ( nouthing ,
And...that's why 1 in 3 deaths are from falling off roofs...did I miss something here. How many people fall off ladders or roofs when putting up /taking down Christmas lights every year. It's a real concern if you aren't that stable on your feet or of an age that makes recovery very difficult.
Do pro roofers do the same thing? Meaning measuring out and stuff because it would seem like it would take a long time doing this.
No there's short cut to make life easier in a nut shell they did it right but nobody goes that above and beyond plus almost nobody use 3 tabs anymore its architectural or steel now a days unless you manage to find a score on t locks but good luck with that
It is a graet idea to overhanging drip edge 1/2 inch on facial board, and extra 1/2 inch overhanging started shingles with shingles on the top of drip edge, to prevent water damage. But once the roofer need to come up to roof to fix something later and must use ladder to lean on drip edge and started shingle and shingles, how would drip edge, started shingle and shingles not to be damaged by the weight of the roofer and ladder to lean on them?
The very last nail that you put will allow rain to seep through the side (eventually). Nail is exposed to rain. How do you plan for last sheet? Over all the video is fantastic (Thanks for the knowledge)
The last 2 nails are tricky. You can cover them with roofing cement, or I have seen some people just cement the final shingle without nails. Or I guess you could even do both...
Think most just dap some roofing cement over those nails. Works fine....
Architectural Tommy.. I have not done a 3-tab in forever. Just not cost effective.
Architectural shingles are the new norm, Norm!
I see all these roofers picking Tommy apart. Remember, he is a finish carpenter . Myself being one as well, can say we tend to be little anal about everything. I do agree the vertical lines are a bit much- to say the least.
Do you think Tommy would ever auction off his hammer? I'll bet it would go for high dollar.
Back in the 70's all houses used just the felt. Only along the edges of the roof bichitaine was used.
Bitumen?
Bare wood under the lower drip edge , no protection not good .Put a piece of tar paper under and over the lower drip edge.
@Serial Killer You are funny. And not my first choice as a roofer!
Is this video from the 80's, no one uses three tab shingles anymore
Hi
The drip edge or flashing on the rake or gable end should go over the felt paper. The drip edge at the fascia goes on under the felt paper. This video shows both going under the felt which is wrong. A driving rain from the side could get under the felt paper on the gable end side using that method but if the drip edge on the gable end is over the felt paper, any rain would be on top of the felt and run down the slope to the gutter.
Bingo! I was wondering if anyone else saw that mess up Jonathan. I am not a total expert but I can figure out how water travels and every book I have read about roofing, dating back to my first roofing DIY project in 1990s, the drip goes over the paper on the rake. Is that house leaking today? Nope. My current house, lets just say they messed it up. Water does blow in when there is a big storm.
Jon Wikan so why are these "professionals" doing it like this
+ChiKid 312 because they half ass it and hoping average people watch and never try it
Just because they are professionals doesn't mean they always do it right. It's probably the way they have always done it but again that doesn't make it right. Common sense should tell you that rain could get under the felt paper if the drip edge is not put over the felt paper.
what do you do at the corner? the paper would be sandwiched between the drip edge.
"Make sure you start with proper safety equipment on" because everyone has to be safe at all times everywhere, always. ☣️
When the weather is better, going to re-board my shed roof and instead of the crappy bitumen or whatever it was I'm going to shingle it. Should last a lot longer.
This video will come in handy.
I don’t understand why you’re not using a starter strip on the outside edge. Isn’t that something that also needs a glue strip to hold down the outside edges if there’s a wind storm it seems like the outside edge is not protected with a starter strip
I've been doing roofs my whole life going on 15 years this guy don't have a clue what hes talking about
Sorry got to call you on this you did not run a shingle up the side up Tom I love your show but that’s not right and the way it looks to me you overhang too far on the edge and you did not run a shingle up the edge I’ve been roofing for almost 50 years
Do actually roofers mark all the lines ?? It looks stupid to me , marking all the lines , I thinks the shingles themselves would act as guide line
3 tab shingles are JUNK! I literally wouldn't put on a doghouse!
No starter up the side?? Lol lol
Should use plastic caps normal roofing nails aren’t waterproof like that plastic caps are
everyone should always come to this old house first, now i got to go undo some stuff, thanks
Oh another thing , I roofed two story apartment buildings and never wore a harness and the pitch being about a 7
and you dont install 3 tab shingles on a 45 either. ... just stupid
a professional brings and drinks lots of beer. I saw them at the house of carlos . here is his address. his wife was yelling and had a beer gut. it was very cute.
The first ridge shingle glue tab should have been at the end of the starter single ? Right?I don't think you did that right???
Thanks for the tutoring. ......Tom makes it look so easy.
Simple and straight to the point but next time you can skip the safety warning we're not idiots
If your Roofing by yourself attach your ladder to the roof so It can't blow down ask me how I know
The drip edge should’ve gone on top of the underlayment on the rake
Why he is cutting shingles in each row ? If anyone knows please share as I am going to put shingles on my shed.