How to work on a steep roof.
How to repair shingles on a steep roof.
The slope of the roof is known at the pitch.
Ladders can be acceptable to get to the bottom side of a roof but you might need other equipment to do more advanced work on a steep roof.
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Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by 1 4 inch 7 cm.
But it can be done.
Hi everyone in todays video i am going to show you to to work on a steep roof.
The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of the ridge.
Step 1 roofing can be dangerous.
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Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges.
The possibility of slipping and falling makes working on any roof dangerous but it s especially so if the roof rises more than 4 feet for every 12 feet of.
As asphalt shingles get older their corners often begin to curl downward or upward.
Carefully lift the upper shingle and secure the new shingle with roofing nails.
If you happen to have an extremely steep roof you will have an even greater challenge.
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Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top.
Use the claw of a hammer to loosen the adhesive under the tabs 2 rows above the damaged shingles and then loosen any exposed nails with the claw.
Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof.
In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges.
Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof.
Never do roof work when it s raining or windy.