DeHaven Construction Company

"Specializing in Stucco, Stucco Repair, Interior Painting, Exterior Painting, Texture Coating (Texcote™) & Elastomeric Coatings"

Planning Roofing Projects, Orange County, California -

DeHaven Construction can assist you in planning and installing a new roof for your home or business. If you plan on doing the project yourself, here are some helpful suggestions.

Tips from the Roofing Pros -

A flat shovel is a better tool than a pitchfork for ripping off old shingles because the shovel's edge can pry out old roofing nails. With a pitchfork you have to go back over the roof deck with a nail puller. THE ROOF DECK MUST BE FREE OF ALL NAILS BEFORE NEW SHINGLES ARE INSTALLED.

When nailing down toe boards or roof jacks, use 16d nails and nail into the rafters below the deck. You can make three ridge shingles from one 3-lb. shingle by cutting off each tab. Remember to cut off the tab spacer on both ends of the shingle when you do this.

When installing the flashing boots for soil stacks, cut the lower shingle to accommodate the pipe diameter. After laying this shingle, slip the boot over the pipe. On the next course, use roofing cement or caulk to fix the shingle to the flashing.

Avoid nailing through valley flashing. Instead, secure the flashing with nail heads along the edges and spot applications of roofing cement on the underside of the flashing.

Install drip edge at the same time you lay the roofing felt. At the eaves, put edge down before unrolling the felt.

Application of roofing felt valley

Application of shingles using the 6-inch method

Glossary of Roofing Terminology -

COURSE: Each horizontal row of shingles laid successively from the eave to the ridge.

DECK: The roof's surface, installed over the framing members, upon which the roofing material is laid.

DORMER: A framed window unit that projects out from the side of a sloping roof.

DRIP EDGE: A vinyl or corrosion-resistant metal edge installed along the eaves and rakes to facilitate water runoff.

EAVES: The horizontal, lower edge of a sloped roof that overhangs the vertical wall of the house.

EXPOSURE: The part of each shingle that is exposed to the weather.

FLASHING: Strips of metal, plastic or asphalt roofing used to make weather tight joints on a roof.

HIP: The sloping line formed where two roof decks meet.

RAKE: The inclined edge of a sloped roof that overhangs the house.

RIDGE: The top most horizontal line on a roof, formed where two sloping roof decks meet.

SLOPE: The number of inches of vertical rise in a 12-inch run of roof. Also called the PITCH.

VALLEY: The line where two sloping sides of a roof meet to form a channel for water runoff. 

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