Btw most shingles weigh about 60lbs a bundle.
Getting shingles onto roof.
Put on your work gloves.
This saves a lot of time moving shingle bundles and a lot of back strain.
Obviously the cheapest but also the most physically taxing method is simply carrying the roofing materials by hand onto the roof.
This is not a problem for basic materials such as nails and so forth but for shingles it quickly becomes a major chore.
Push the shingles down to the roof jacks.
This will prevent the.
Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof.
After completing a column the roofer can go back down to the eave edge of the roof and start laying the next column of shingles.
Park a truck with a 10 foot high sturdy standing surface very near to the edge of a single story roof with the.
After you recover from chickenpox the virus can enter your nervous system and lie dormant for years.
Carefully lay the bundles flat out on the roof.
The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork.
Continue tearing off the shingles and underlayment until you reach the roof jacks then start over at the top of the roof.
You may carefully lay 3 tab.
Lift a bundle of shingles using your hips and legs more so than your arms and back.
However if you are using heavier shingles you will require 4 to 5 bundles for a square.
Put them on the roof they have a truck.
Anyone who s had chickenpox may develop shingles.
Best of luck with your re roofing.
On high pitched roofs nail down a board just below where you will lay the shingle bundles.
You ll have to spread the packs around but it sure beats packing them up a ladder.
How to put shingle bundles on the roof ladder.
So get ready for your workout.
Both step shingling and racking will yield a watertight roof.
This article expands on these tips below.
Have the lumber company deliver.
It is common to use 3 bundles to a square of shingles.
Do not take them out of their packaging before setting them down.
Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus the same virus that causes chickenpox.