HOW TO | Roofing basics (part 2 of 3) 

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Im a do it yourself er, only little experience with shingles. Just built a 28x30x12 garage. Im about to shingle but ran into issues and your video helped me out a lot. Thanks

Almost finished my first roof. Garden shed. I snapped a line for every line of shingles. 😂. Your videos were very helpful.

Thank you for taking the time to explain roofing for a beginner like me. Your presentation is clear and easy to follow. Thank you again and of course for your service to the USA.

Great approach of walking backwards towards roof edge while laying out starters

Great information! I appreciate how you breakdown the information to make it digestible

Fantastic tutorial! Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

I’ve got to say I’ve watched about a dozen videos getting ready to do my first ever roof all be it just a shed. This is by far the best explained and shown video I have watched ! Thank you for the confidence to go out and get started now :)

Wow I’m amazed how simple shingling actually is when it’s explained properly. I worked for my brother one summer and he wouldn’t train me and just wanted me to hand him shingles and clean up the ones he threw off the roof.

My second week in roofing and I’m actually liking how simple it is and fast the pace is

The best Shingle roofing video on youtube! Thank you for putting this out, I just completed my lean to style shed yesterday thanks to your tips and video

Thanks for the information/ refresher. I use to do some construction (20yrs ago) and got out if it but now doing my own shed/garage. Appreciate the information

Just want to say thanks for your content. I'm a weekend warrior DIY'er and just shingled my 10x13 Gazebo that I'm building from scratch. Your videos helped the installation go safely and smoothly. It looks great and have gotten lots of great compliments. Keep up the great work!

Bro I want to thank you for getting on here and showing me how to roof I can do alot of things in the construction world but after today I can roof as well I appreciate you 🙏

Superb explanation! I like the cutting of the ice & water shield as it will show later on! Keep up the amazing content.

Planning a new covered deck build for a new home. Thank you, very much, for this.

I found this very helpful, thank you!

Excellent. Thank You.

Awesome video !

After watching tons of videos on roofing, yours makes the most sense! When i got to shingling I could not find your video! 😡I just installed on a small lean to shed and need to redo everything from the drip edge, paper to the shingles. Ended up using another video, the wrong way video😂 Your install is the correct way!! Didn’t pay attention to lining nails and the first starter sheet to avoid the first seem 😮😡🥵. Luckily it’s small lean-to where I only used 1 full bundle of shingles. Im going to be building 2 larger sheds in the yard and want to do it right!! Thank you! $50 redo better than head aches down the road.

Appreciate you taking the time to show us this! Good stuff!

Thanks for these 3 videos, I am facing my home roof replacement; insurance paid claim due to high wind shingles flying; problem is the contractors I have spoken so far quoted more than what I have for it. I am entertaining the idea of do it myself, now these videos have some of all the info I need but not all; the good news is I used to work finished carpentry and framing for many years but just never done any roof before; I as well are not a car mechanic and took apart our Toyota Corolla, overhauled the whole car most parts and put it back together; it is running, my friend says the roof is simpler in comparison yet I would prefer a pro to do it but the prices I am getting are going to steer me into doing it myself; in my case I got a single story 1350 sq ft home with an L shape roof in 2 sections which measure 80x80; I am told I have 16 sq ft of roofing; ours have 3 layers to tear down and I am gathering info as far as how much and type of material needed; I know I want to put it Laminate shingles from HD Castle Sandstone but not sure yet about water barrier or felp; we are in Las Vegas, Nevada and here it is mostly sunny all year around; roof pitch here is 4:12 I believe and in my roof there are 2 valleys, 2 attic turbines, 4 vents, a chimney, a small round skylight and the AC Unit is on the roof in the center of it on roof 1; roof 2 is the one mostly for garage facing the street. I am not worry about demolition and tear up but worry about how to work around obstacles and how to properly install around it as it is difficult to find here. I would think it would take me about 4 days to do it on my own provided I can get all materials up. I watched a video here in you tube on how to make an electric joist using a 16 ft metal ladder which I have but if I do not use a contractor because pricing with the insurance check I believe I have enough for the materials I need and some tools I may need as well and my calculations are to be around $6000 mark; not sure yet. Another feasible way is to find a lone roof contractor who would do only the installation part with me providing a clean area, materials and help as needed; not idea what he would charge labor. I would be including dumpster as well; by the way my actual shingles are 3 tabs; that is why I will be upgrading to laminate as recommended by some I have already talked to. Any advises for me? I subbed; Thanks!

Thanks I’m starting on roofing this video was very helpful 👍 keep it up with that good work 👊

That's bs on cutting the ice shield. If you cut it then you had better run a bead of modified caulk on both sides and add a 12" patch over it.

Awesome tutorial video! Very informative and helpful.

You always do a great job .

We do 12-3/4 off drip edge, then 5-1/2 show every row up the roof with chalk lines. Over half way up the roof we will square the top line to the ridge. This ensures the shingles are squared to the roof, tar line is directly on the key way of the shingles, no exposed key ways, and that the shingle nailed above the other has the additional nails. Everyone has their own system, I am sure yours works well.

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Used all these steps in this video series to shingle my gazebo. THANK YOU! It was on point!!! Also the “bubble” tip was great! Only thing missing was the ridge

Just wanted to say thanks for your roofing lessons. Currently roofing my house. Just finished the front half with four valleys. Had a leak in the front and couldn't afford to pay for a professional. Would not / could not have tackled it properly without your help. FYI roofing is a young man's game:) This is kicking my arse!

👏🏼 Great educational Video! 🙌🏼

Such a well made video good job

Wow 👏😮 that was super funny, brother you make me laugh so hard

Been years since I shangled, but I'm gonna have to get on it again this coming year on my own home. Thanks a bunch for all your videos, brotha!

I just watched one of the segments shingling this roof. Very good instruction. I watched because my garage roof is in bad shape more along one side than the other because of an awning that was screwed down into the roof. Really upsetting. Good video though.👍✌

i started using my first cut shingle on top of my first starter instead of cutting a piece of starter, makes no difference just feels smoother when your trying to get your first few bundles on!

Exposing tar on starter was good. I'll give u that

Great video. Thanks. I have a question. I'm roofing an old wooden garage which is 20ft long and the distance from the bottom edge of the roof (at the eaves) to the peak is 78" at one end and 80" at the other. I was planning to snap 2 reference lines and the question is should I snap them an equal distance up from the bottom edge of the roof and deal with the difference in rise when I reach the ridge or should I slant the snap lines such that each absorbs 1" of the differences in rise.

Been a nailer now for two months before that I was a skilled laborer now I can c myself owning my own roofing company easy

You are a kick ass teacher. Also pretty cool we're nearby eachother I am in chicagoland area but have been working in NW indiana a bit lately. Thanks for the helpful tips and taking the time to educate

I have done a lot of roofs but I guess I was doing it wrong, my nails too close to the seams. Thanks, I like the way you teach.

Great instruction! We have a 13 pitch slate roof on the abandoned mansion we are restoring. We will continue to watch in case you ever do a slate roofing video so we can get some pointers. One of our videos is named "How NOT to do Slate". =)

perfect simpli perfect .................................

I usually do kinda like a moon walk to take all the bubbles out as I nail the paper down .

Bro you are phenomenal at teaching, gonna tackle this in a week or two

Good video for people starting out shingling. Cutting the wave in the ice shield is necessary, if you don't, you will see it when facing your roof from below. Here in SoCal, we call it 'Fisheye'. I made a long comment in the first part. If anybody is interested, check it out, especially if you are in a heavy weather area. Regarding starter shingle, we never extend it by the eve more than half inches, about three eights. Start laying down your starter on the opposing side from where you start shingling. This way you only cut it once. And your first shingle still may need a small cut if keyways happen to be offsett less than five or six inches. You can play with the size of your steps a little bit, as you getting nearer to the ridge it becomes less important since rainwater has less momentum. Chalk line I only use if your eve have more than one beginning, lower or higher sections that needs to be flushed once your on open field going up to the ridge. I ensure that my shingles keep a straight vertical line by extending my shingles just a bit higher, like an eight of an inch so I can see the line of the 'reveal' or also called 'exposure 'that guides me when I lay my shingles down. Hope I was clear, if U have any questions, shoot me up.

What do you think about using impact resistant shingles, diy. Pros and cons. Thanks

If you cut the ice and water shield - like you did to remove the bubbling - doesn’t that break the seal and defeat the purpose of the ice and water shield? Now you can get leaks in that seam, correct? I’m about to shingle a man-cave shed for the first time and appreciate the time you take to explain these things.

I used to run a chalk line with the old 3 tab to make sure they stay straight. Don't really have to do it with the heritage style though. Your videos are by far the most informative I've ran across so far. Every step is thoroughly explained and by the book. I thought I was a pretty fast shingler until I watched your speed shingling videos. Dude you blaze through a 30 square roof in half the time it would take me. A good video on how to roof and flash around dormers would be a big hit. Ive started to see alot of questionable installs that I've been called to fix because the half price cut throat bid was a half assed "handy man" who didn't even have the correct insurance to be performing work on a roof. Also what is your preference on roofing a valley? California, Open, Closed Cut, Woven? Fantastic job bro. Keep up the good work.

I'm a new subscriber to your channel and want to say I like your approach to the attention to detail of what you do. Just a quick question/comment. I do mostly identical to the procedures that you explained. The one thing that I do different that I would be curious about your input on is I always start my starter on the rake first and then I will run across the eve and that will inherently give me my offset of about 7 in. Let me know what you think thank you.

I noticed how when you left off the 1/8th that about 8rows up you came off an inch from the control line. So if you just run parrallel to the control line its still serving the same purpuse right?

@ 15:10 if you do 11&1/4 every two rows wouldnt that drop every 2nd row 1/4 inch droping the tar line off the smooth part onto the granuals? wouldnt the seal strip be better off on the smooth part rather then the granuals?

Question about starter shingles: have you ever used the starters that are on a roll? It's one continuous roll that relies on adhesive only apparently. Why or why not? Thanks

Do you guys ever use quick start? I think it works pretty good although it's sticky so on a hot day you better get it right. This stuff seems a little more forgiving. Great job btw.

What about the adjustment in the lines for the ridge?

Have you ever come across a roof that didn't measure the same from the eave to the ridge when laying out where you will snap your lines? How do you make the adjustment so the shingles look OK towards the top of the roof?

Hey man I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, I’ve been a general contractor doing interior and exterior remodeling . I currently transitioning over to doing roofs, soffit and gutters kind of like you. It’s just more stressful trying to do everything (interior and exterior) do you have any tips or suggestions for getting more leads on roofs and exterior jobs? I’m currently in indianapolis IN . Props to you man you’re my inspiration 💯💪🏽 -American Brothers Roofing and Construction

Another purpose for starters is for win resistance. Especially for the 1st row of shingles.

The shingle packaging has directions on the back of the bundle. Even has pictures!

When you cut the bubble in the ice and water isn't it supposed to overlap a foot atleast?

What is the reason for running starter strip up the rake edges?

"It's plenty good for me in real life" (the pink chalk line). Wouldn't it be best to use a more distinct color?

Even not being new, I find it's best to do one task to completion if possible. You get in a groove and it ends up being faster in my experience. I'd rather not switch between laying shingles and then going over to do drip-edge or starter or whatever. Better to just lay all of one thing first, then go to the next.

Good stuff. With the starters, you should always nail as close as you can to the edge without puncturing the drip edge or rake metal. I've seen lots of guys who nail on the top 2" and that's wrong nail placement, the whole point of a starter shingle is to hold that bottom half of the shingle down from the wind, and to cover the seams of course, but if you high nail the hell out of it, it lessens the strength of staying on at higher winds.

You use roofing nails for everything?

hello there my friend but i noticed that when you snapped out for your first 5 rows of shingles you had said it was 5 5/8 x 5 is 281/4 and your second control line should have been at 561/2 or am i wrong??? you said 28 for the first line and 56 for the second which is it

Is ice and water shield at the eaves commonly used in milder climates like California?

Bro the underlayment on the gable goes over the drip 😝

I use the end of my roofing knife to measure how much the starter sticks out which is a little less than half inch.

start with a half starter, long time worry?

Hey Zach, how long of a line can you pop?

How do you suggest cutting back overhang on a re roof to put on drip edge? I’ve used a circular saw and it burns out blades too quickly.

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Great video I'd lap a piece of i&w if you do have to slice it like that

How come u don’t jus hook the drip and mark 7? Or 7.25 if ur doing 1/2”?

With a correctly driven roofing nail, should you be able to feel the edges of the nail head or should it be truly flush to the shingle face? Nailing guides show the head just above the shingle face and use the term “flush”, but that’s not flush. Same question for roof sheathing and decking nails. Awesome videos and thanks!

Why are starters used? Years ago we never used them. Curious!

Hey, VC. Is there any way to schedule a call? I think I’m getting scammed on my roof and need some guidance. From one vet to another.

U can also fold the bubbles over and nail it down to get rid of the bubbles instead of cutting and it works through sane

I cant believe you guys stick with that 3/8 .925 two stones and one bear nipple stuff. Life is so much easier over here in the real world.

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Why do hot dog buns come in 8 packs, but hot dogs in 10 packs? Some might say why do starter shingles not match the length of asphalt shingles .

Looks like the shed could use a new roofing too

My shingles was just newly installed , but it still leaks to the ceiling, what causes it.? Pls help my roof installer

So always remember to read your bundles for warranty specs as they differ for different states and countries!!

Also ne er overlap shingles or starters

2:59 Zak. My roof is sheated with 1/2 inch Plywood. Will 1 inch nails be long enough, or will they show on the underside of the eaves.

Is it safe for someone to be inside the house while getting new roofing because im gettting mine done.

If you lay out your ice and watershield let it sit for 5 mins you wont have bubbles. Then use fasteners after

We're are you located,to fix my roof

What color is that shingle anyway?

Great video!! You need to get a microphone!!!!! :)

How do you handle hand nail requests? How do you price a roof if the customer is adamant that no nail guns be used?

All the roofing video's I watch have a long straight edge. I was wanting to know how to start if it is straight and then recedes 2 foot and then continues straight, these are usually a over hang or just the way the house is not a square. I am 63 years old and need to put a new roof on but when I have roofers come out and measure it has come to my attention that my roof is 24 sq. , 26 sq., 29 sq, and so on, math is math. Hope you can answer my question even though this video is from 2 years ago. I happen to know my roof is 23 squares. It seems like tipping at $650.00 a square when I get these high square counts, will be looking for a answer, thanks.

Will you do a job in 60552?

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So easy, a Cave-woman could do it!

Metal roof version?

Also our warranty does not allow for a hangover on the rakes

That shingle is an OC SURE NAIL with the enbedded cloth.