How to install roofing underlayment the proper way. here is a video about roofing underlayment . Check this out ! Subscribe and share please !! I want to be Famous some day : LOL Eric.
A lot of us out here appreciate your videos eric. I always find it refreshing to find you as a tradesman who cares enough for his projects to take the time to do things as well as possible. I know after 30 yrs of construction im still learning better more efficient ways to do each task.I always say... "Anyone who thinks they know everything actually knows Nothing" Enjoy each day friend!
Thank you !! It's good to know some one out there appreciate the small tips on this videos , Thank you so much for being a fellow follower . You inspire me to keep going and come out with new Ideas. Thanks so much !!! Eric.
Mr. Garcia, you are a great teacher (It is a talent that few have). I have learned quite a few things about roofing from you. You have earned my respect as a roofer and as a gentleman.
Really appreciate your video. I had just watched one warning I would lose my warranty if I used 30# felt underlayment. Have always used it and no leaks. Appreciate your setting the record straight. Will use manufacturer shingles starter shingles and cap.
Extremely helpful. You describe everything very well. Your videos help my sales and training. You really seal up the trouble spots. Could you show some more 4x4 sidewall videos? Cutting in chimney flashing. Also keep talking about the materials you use. Very descriptive thank you good work!
Eric thank you very much for your very informational videos I actually installed my whole roof last year with your guidance and also (my dad's 40-year experience General Building) helped too. I have a barn style roof with a patio area that has a 2 in 12 pitch I torched that area. no leaks we're good thank you.🖒
Eric my name is Luciano and I really enjoy all your videos I'm a handyman by trade and I just love the information in this schooling and education that you give on your channel I strive everyday and my own to be the best that I can be and I thank you for your hard work
Your-RIGHT--about synthetic felt!!! A contractor I know had “numerous” leaks when it rained and he only had the synthetic on!!!! The felt ripped at the nails...We always use peel and stick in the valleys as well...
Good job, good video Buddy! There are lots of guys that can nail down a lot of shingles in a hurry. And they end up with a lot of leaks. They get a lot of callbacks. And they never go back to make it right. Then the rest of us get called to fix their crappy work. Keep doing it the BEST way my Friend!
I agree with you 100%. 30lb felt is the way to go. I am not a big fan of synthetic roofing felts. I love the way you do your roofs and I really appreciate your videos. Keep up the good work! Good video.
30 lb is nice and completely agree it is better than most synthetic. I use grip rite synthetic felt most time and seems to be the best at waterproofing even over 30 lb but other synthetic felt is not as waterproof. Even works wonders with t50 staples. Never had a single leak with it and has been thru hurricanes etc at oceanfront no problems 120+ mph winds and sideways rain with just felt.... no leaks, if not windy area I'd use 30lb tho so overall I agree
Thank you Mr. Garcia for the clear, concise and extremely knowledgeable video! I have to replace an expensive component of my home, having no experience with this area, and your video is very helpful in what to keep in mind.Thanks for taking your time to inform consumers such as myself!!
I don't use Synthetic underlayment anymore, is good for wind resistance but one you put a nail thru...is gone . Thanks for your support my friend ! I really appreciate your views ! Eric.
Synthetic Novaseal also seals the nails. It’s one of their selling features. Also it does not slide off and send your ass to the ground like organic papers. I won’t use organic as long as synthetic is available. Cheers Eric
Glad to see someone call out people that cut their felt short just because they ice and watered the valley. That bugs me so much when I see people do it.
The thing that you forget to say is that if water is hitting the underlayment, you obviously dont know how to shingle and keep the water ontop of the shingles to divert the flow off the roof. Water shouldnt ever be touching the underlayment, if it gets under, its going to leak 100% unless youre using ice and water membrane. Using synthetic paper is far superior now adays, just have to know how to apply it. Use either cap nails, or if you use a hammer tacker, just staple on the top overlap a bunch of times, then staple the bottom overlap every 4ft or so. thats if youre shingling it in within a day or two. if youre leaving it like that over a few days, you should be using cap nails. Now try doing that with felt paper, felt paper cant be left out in the sunlight for long periods, it will just dry up/get wet and tear up. when you put shingles on theres going to be thousands of nails in the underlayment. Underlayment isnt a water barrier, thats the shingles job. Thats why theres nail patterns, no nails on seams/within 4 inches, etc, etc. The thing with the warranty is true, they do like you using their own products when it comes to warranty coverage
@@geezlepuss7863 Its a second layer defence, but if the water trickles into a nail its just going to follow the path of least resistance and divert away, but after time it's going to rust the nail out from constant water being there and partially drying out, and the decking will get soaked enough to make the nail wiggle itself out, making it leak right into the home. Ice and water prevents that from happening as it seals the puncture from the nail.
I like synthetic underlayment because it’s lighter and it truly is more durable than traditional felt. As long as you use good ice and water shield you will never have a problem. And you can put it in a regular dumpster without having to pay the higher price. And it makes less of a mess.
Thank you !! Same to you and your love ones ! another year full of dreams and hope they all come true! thanks for watching ! Greatly appreciate it ! Thank you again. Eric.
It was a genuinely informative video, thanks. Now don't get me wrong, but LOL at 7:51 - fair enough... But the big difference I see in Australia and Japan is that this felt shingle thing is something you might use on a shed... maybe... Houses are covered in either ceramic tiles or sheet metal. Perhaps some older high end houses in Australia have slate tile. Actually in Australia not sure I've ever seen a felt roof ever - even sheds get a metal roof. I know this video was more about the tar-paper underlay system, which is why I was watching, but what is your opinion as a roofer on the felt shingles vs other outer coverings?
Hi, My home was build in 1988 so it is 34 years now. We have cement tiles. I had replaced roofing papers on right side sections of my roof due to water leak from a skylight and mold damage inside bathroom and kitchen downstairs. I had a few roofers came and told me physically viewing my left side roof sections are ok. One guy said I had a few broken tiles not sure he wanted to get the job. As far as I know, there is no leak or yellow stain visibly inside from ceiling. Is it necessary to replace papers on the left side as well. Here in California, we don't get much rain any ways. I am thinking to save money, so I can have someone go up in attics after a heavy rain and look for leak if any before doing anymore expensive roof work. How long does paper last before we have to replace it? Any advise?
Glad to here your comment, we've found the same thing, not water-tight. I like the 30# felt. The nails do seal well in 30#. We found the synthetic stretches and leaks. Thanks for your video.
why didn't you use plastic top roofing nails for that felt? I agree that at first the tar paper will glue to the nails, but after some years does it not dry out & detach from the nails?
I like this guy. He’s calling out others youtubers he should’ve mentioned his name. He said “If you think your the best roofers in the world then good for you” Lol
well everyone here thinks he's the best , i don't like that title , i'm more concern about my service to my customers , no leaks and no defects on my roofs that's all matter to me , the others can have the title of the best roofers in the world.
Yeah you’re right someone is always going to say that their way is better and so on there are different ways everyone has their way of working as long as it keeps the water out and everything is done properly than it shouldn’t matter... don’t u think it would’ve been better to cut the back part of the flashing so the shingle could cover it?
It is completely unnecessary to have exposed nail heads on the flashing. You seem like a pretty intelligent guy, so I am surprised that you haven't figured that out yet. Also, I completely agree with you on the synthetic underlayment; it's grate for hurricanes, not so grate for everyday rain.
I live in Las Vegas and have gotten an estimate where the roofer says they will put new underlayment over the old. Photos show some of the old underlayment is curling. Is this a good idea?? The clay tile roof is about 30 yrs old.
Never reuse underlayment. It voids the warranty for the new one as almost all manufacturers want their underlayment to be applied to "clean" decking. Read the fine prints, roofer is cutting corners and time on the very basics, I suggest get someone else!
Your roof job looks beautiful and I love the valleys they are very nice and all the roasts I seen on your videos look beautiful and the tips and tricks that you tell us I enjoy them also great job I wish you lived in my neighborhood so I could get you to do my roof the right way thank you for sharing your videos signed Ken rosbury
Eric in one of your videos if I am not mistakened you say that roof tar solo lo usas when you are not confident of your roof work. I follow your videos and have learned alot but why swamped the valley with roof tar if you already had the ice and water shield? Plus not much rain in southern California.
Servando Segura ...the city code for the installation is: Any city located 5 miles away from the ocean or less, it has be installed with roof. cement under valleys, pipe flahings, etc... it's code, not an option sir. I appreciate the comment, i forgot to explain it on the video
You can use 30 lbs felt along the valley but i use ice and water shield , production roofers don't use any thing on the valley, they relay on production so they make more money by the piece . Use ice and water shield if you can afford it
Umm . Everything looks great other than the way you flashed the chimney . Aluminum and copper should never com in contact with each other . The reaction they have with each other is very bad and the aluminum will rot away very fast . It’s called galvanized corrosion . Look it up . Looks awesome other than that one small thing , I wasn’t sure if you were aware of it that’s by I mentioned it , I was called back to a job because I did the same exact thing and the aluminum was just corroded , a bad way to learn a lesson I had to repair drywall and repaint at my cost . Hope you consider switching
If you use copper counterflashing, you have to use copper step flashing, and you have to put copper nails in the step flashings, if you don't follow any of those the other metal types will eat and deteriorate the copper within years
If you have a breach in your shingles, the underlayment should prevent a leak into the house. And if you have "a breech", you don't need a whole new roof. Just fix the spot, which is not rocket science.
Eamon Augustine no it isn’t. When the sun comes out it melts the tar paper and covers the nails and all holes virtually making an almost ice and water. I’ve seen roofs where the shingle is fucked from weather and didnt leak because of of the paper
Oh lordy, Eric you done did it again. Why are you telling people to install valley metal like this? That's not the way, man! First and foremost, a metal valley pan is NEVER TO BE FASTENED INTO! This will cause eventual buckling and distortion of the valley pan! Those two separate structures move independently of one another and twist and pull at each other especially during high winds. The first thing to go is the valley metal because it's fastened into both structures and when those two sections are trying to move and expand and contract independently of one another they are being tied together by that valley pan metal. That relatively weak piece of metal will rip and tear first chance it gets, I've seen it happen. See those two upturned hems on either side of that pan? Those are made to accept clips that hook into those hems and then the clips are fastened to the roof, but not actually the pan itself. You cannot fasten any of those shingles that fall within the valley pan with nails, this is a huge mistake. Also, never use a california valley. This is not a sanctioned and approved method of applying roofing shingles to a valley. It's just not. Also(this might just be me nitpicking), what's the deal with the bottom of that valley? Why didn't you do any work to it? Why did you just slide the pan down to the bottom and call it a day? Here's what you do there, in case anybody out there is wondering. You slide it down even further, until the tips of the pan touch the outside edge of the starter, scribe the metal on the underside of the starter so it forms what will be a v-shaped cutout on the bottom of the pan. Remove that material using snips. Take that now v-shaped valley pan and slide it down to your desired overhang, then make one more scribe mark undernearth, this time making sure to trace the "w" part of the center of the valley. Snip into the "w" fold on the pan until you reach your scribe mark, then fold those newly created flaps down, closing off the void of the "w" part of that valley that would otherwise be left wide open. At least that's what I would have done.
I just get really cheesed when he tells people to do the wrong things. It's unconscionable. It's like a stockbroker who gives really bad investment advice, or maybe a doctor who doesn't know the difference between a diaphragm and a duodenum. He's got no right telling the people to make obvious mistakes under the guise of being an "expert", which he isn't. I can't stand it, dude. The roofing industry already has enough fuckups in it making us all look bad, we don't need one on youtube misinforming the public as to what proper roofing procedures are when they don't even understand the most basic of shit. George is getting upset.
I don't have any roofing videos. I don't have the time to film myself while i'm at work for youtube. My boss wouldn't like that very much. Setting up the camera takes time, writing a script for the video takes time, good video cameras and microphones cost a lot of money, and editing the footage and audio is very expensive and not on the company budget, and in my free time, I have other hobbies that occupy my time. What I do have, though is plenty of knowledge and the will to share it to you if you want to hear it.
For some reason man , I love you ! I know you are trying to come up with a different concept , but you have to understand one point . 1: What you see on my videos , it has been implemented , done , applied and tested for over 100 years. 2: If you think I'm wrong on everything I say or do , I would love to see a video of your workmanship , I do believe you're a great roofer or whatever you are . But ...Am I talking to Big Foot ? where's the prove ? 3: I'm real and I can stop any roofing water leak with simple techniques, i can upload a video and prove it to you and anyone in the world, But my final questions is : Where is your material to prove me wrong ??? You take roofing like science ...you come up with these ideas ...do this , do that , etc...Like my mentors used to say , it's not the materials ...It's the roofer ! peace brotha! Eric.
@@nathanaustin2097 I believe I said slop way of cutting books. This being the year 2020 and it seems not many people wants to move away from primitive style roofing. Doing the same thing over and over again makes roofing boring and sloppy
@@travissmith3720 my friend likes to have his books have 4 to 9 inches each one because when he cuts off the side of his roof he uses that piece to build the book up.
A roofer you are but a videographer your not, as you allude to this through-out the video I would like to offer some critical advice to more effectively convey your invaluable trade craft insight. There are two essential requirements to effectively communicate your message. Obviously the first is focus specifically on what you are wanting to communicate and present the inter-related topics with in a structure that best supports the foundation of your message...so Eric if you were providing directions to drive to a location, would you not provide them in logical order of succession, i.e. from valley rd. turn right onto ridge st. then turn left to on to eve rd. This is what is termed rhetorical structure and must be logically developed around your topic. So Eric, lets look at the title of your video, "How to install Roofing underlayment the proper way , why I use 30 Lbs. VS Synthetic ? This composition contradicts and confuses the primary topics here, Your title would lead me to ask, "are not both synthetic and felt both different types of roof underlayment? and do not they both have a proper way to install each of them? The title should logically interlink topics just as one would present them in the discussion, First; the variety of materials offered to incorporate as underlayment, second; the strengths and weakness of each, third; preferred materials and how to properly install. A more effective title might state, "Roof(ing) underlayment, Felt or Synthetic? A trade craft perspective and advice on proper installation." The second principle to effectively communicate your message is know your audience. By Deciding whom the message is intended for will help you determine the amount of detail you need to provide to effectively convey a coherent message. So Eric, for example, if you were talking to other roofers ,in this discussion, then you may elect not to discuss what types of fasteners are offered to best attach underlayment and method of use, but if your audience was a lay person or first time roofer, then to leave out this information could lead to a critical misunderstanding and failing to achieve your mutual goals....If you incorporated these concepts and continually remind yourself through out the production then i am confident your communication skills will be in-tune with your skill in Roofing.
