Roofing For Dummies Book

The areas of the roof where two sections meet and slope down.

Roofing for dummies book.

In residential roofing the same basic types of roof have been in sue for hundreds of years are still in use today. Instead becca switzer with roof sales mastery and alena wilson with virtutraining have partnered up to deliver you a comprehensive step by step online tutorial course that not only masters the absolute basic necessities of xactimate but goes above and beyond to take you salty vets to the expert level with the program to gain a better edge on. Dummies helps everyone be more knowledgeable and confident in applying what they know. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.

If you re using a roofing calculator press the pitch button to input the pitch ratio in the calculator s memory. These are triangular portions of the home which extend from the eaves to the peak of the roof. Despite their history however shingles and tiles are just two among many types of materials. You can find intact tiles that have been in use 5 000 years.

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Like most of your neighbors you plan to have the shingles installed by a professional roof. Past the exterior wall. Up from the eave minimum of 2 ft. Also measure the length of half of the roof from one side of the ridge beam to the edge of the building.

Cover the rest of the roof with no. 15 asphalt saturated felt underlayment some codes may require no. In severe climate regions most building codes require applying it 3 to 6 ft. Also called the verge this refers to the wall or rafter under the edge of a roof where a gable ends.

Call your building inspector for local details. So you need a new roof whether it s to adorn your newly built home or to replace your existing roof. The shingle or tile has been in use for thousands of years in fact. While this version features a new dummies cover and design the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof line. This is the highest point of the roof which is also referred to as the peak. For example if your roof measures 10 feet 3 0 m x 10 feet 3 0 m and the slope of the roof is 12 12 giving a slope factor of 12x12 12x12 12 converts to 1 414 in decimal form you would multiply 10 x 10 x 1 414 to get the total of 141 square feet of roofing.

Buy it at roofing supply companies or home centers.