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Roofing with Asphalt Shingles (For Pros By Pros)

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More than 80% of the homes in North America are roofed with asphalt shingles. Whether you're shingling your own house or tackling roofs every day, Roofing with Asphalt Shingles will help you improve the production, appearance, and quality of your finished product from eaves to ridge. Installing an asphalt roof isn't the most difficult task you'll face, but improper installation can lead to costly interior damage. Avoid those worries with clear and complete instructions from author and custom builder Mike Guertin. In Roofing with Asphalt Shingles you'll find details on:planning, estimating, and ordering materialscalculating and installing adequate roof ventilationpreparing a roof deck for shinglesinstalling shingles quickly and accuratelyflashing critical roof-to-roof and roof-to-wall connectionsstripping and reshingling old roofs Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taunton Press (November 1, 2002)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1561585319


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 11


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.65 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.47 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #139,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #55 in Home Repair #147 in Architectural Buildings #255 in Home Design & Construction (Books)


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    • Helps but not comprehensive: Combine with other books.
If you have a hip roof, get some other text: This one will cause you real problems with a hip roof. If you have a simple gable roof, this book can be helpful. For all roofing tasks, this book seems geared mostly towards helping pros speed up production. It lacks the theory and specific "tricks of the trade" that a "do it yourselfer" needs. This text offers very little that pertains to hip roofs--basically, there's only a few paragraphs mentioning hip roofs and there are no diagrams nor photographs that tell you how to manage the juncture of the "hip ridges" and the "main roof ridge." Those few portions that do mention hip roofs are riddled with errors. In addition, the information pertaining to the juncture at a hip ridge of two flat roof planes will cause you severe problems--especially if you are applying "laminated" (sometimes called "architectural" or "dimensional") shingles. The author states that you should overlap shingles where two flat roof planes meet at a hip ridge in order to avoid leaks should the hip ridge caps fly off in a storm. He mentions that this can cause a severe "lump" so he then says you could overlap only one side on the other as a tradeoff which would reduce the size of the "lump" but still provide protection. Well, maybe if you use the lowest priced thinnest shingles available then an overlap of some sort might be a viable solution. However, as the quality of your chosen single improves, so does its thickness. The 3-dimensional laminated shingles are the thickest. I tried the single overlap of 4 inches as he recommended. Even that created a huge lump that the ridge caps would never accomodate properly without sagging into the recesses of the created lump. Also, the higher that lump is, the less coverage the caps can provide for the hip ridge junctures. The shingles I chose were Owens Corning. Seeing the huge lump that even a single overlap caused at a hip ridge, I phoned Owens Corning. They absolutely recommend that the shingles of a flat plane be cut off even and flush with the hip ridge. They provide the warranty and they still recommend cutting flush with the ridge because of the high lump that would otherwise be created. I phoned a friend who owns a roofing company and he recommended the same treatment. You will notice when scanning through this text, nearly all photographs depict thin 3-tabbed shingles on a gabled roof. So, if you're installing the cheapest, thinnest, 3-tab shingles on a gable style roof with maybe a valley and maybe a dormer, this book can help you discover some short cuts to speed up the job. If you have a hip roof, get some other text. If you are installing laminated "dimensional" shingles, get some other text. In any case, if you are an intelligent DIY'er, you'll do as I did and get, at least, 3 or 4 texts to combine theories. The only text I found that actually shows photographs and describes some sort of detailed information regarding the hip ridge/roof ridge juncture is: "Roof Construction and Estimating" by Daniel Benn Atcheson (yes, there are 2-n's in Benn). However, even that text only depicts plain 3-tabbed shingles. If you plan to install dimensional laminated shingles, you will be off in a world apart. I haven't found a text that gives a detailed approach to the differences between 3-tab shingle application and dimensional shingle applications. The text I'm reviewing doesn't tell you much at all about laminated dimensional shingles. You will do well by reading the package wrapper of your purchased shingles thoroughly for instructions pertaining to nailing patterns, offset requirements, and allowable distances between gaps and fasteners of adjacent courses. Owens Corning has downloadable PDF's for their products and I'd surely recommend that you read those as well if you choose OC products. So, the title of this text says it's for pros by pros. Believe it! No matter how smart you are, if you are an inexperienced do it yourselfer, don't head into a roofing project with only this text in hand. If you're a pro roofer looking to speed up the work performed by your crew on the roof--this book can help you some. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2007 by Rusty
    • Nice cover
It’s full of poorly sorted data. Some is outdated. It makes the subject complex
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2023 by Just what I wanted. It even fit over my leather steering wheel cover. Works great. When you drive it’s a variation of position so saves you.
    • Good for the do-it-yourselfer
If you are a capable home repair person, and thinking about doing your own roof, but lack the experience to know how to complete the job successfully, this book has it all, and then some. It would also be beneficial, I would imagine, for a pro roofer, but practical target audience would be toward the amateur. I ended up reading a lot of it, and then skimming the areas that I didn't feel applied (my shop roof has no valleys), and found the concepts and advise to be excellent which saved a lot of time and energy when I began my first tear off and re-roof project. Best idea from the book: use old foam couch cushions on the roof! They are anti-slip, protect the new shingles, and saves your knees. This simple information alone was worth the price of the book for me. I also got a refurbished Bostitch roofing nailer from Amazon for $100+ less than new one for the job. Had a few scratches, but worked flawlessly. Factory-Reconditioned Bostitch U/RN46-1 3/4-Inch to 1-3/4-Inch Coil Roofing Nailer One other thing for the amateur: Get a Laddermax (Google it) ladder support. It will keep the ladder away from the guttering or drip edge and adds much stabilization, as it is the only roof-touching ladder support I could find. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2009 by David Hood
    • Many helpful tips
For me, the layered diagram and instructions on page 221 for how to shingle a hip and ridge intersection were worth the price of this book. There are also a lot of other helpful tips in this book that I did not see on the internet in my many hours of researching how to re-roof my home (1st timer). There is also a lot of other information in this book that confirms and reinforces much of what I've been reading elsewhere, which gives me confidence that I will at least have the knowledge to be able to do a good job and not make any serious mistakes. The book is filled with effective pictures and diagrams. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2010 by Russ Jackson
    • Very good resource
I'm planning on doing my first roofing job in the next several weeks, so I've been researching the subject. This book seems to cover many details that I couldn't get elsewhere and after going through it twice (with at least 2 more readings to come), I feel confident that it will be a great help in doing the job. It looks like the info contained in this book would cover 90% of the potental roofing jobs out there. Update - It is now 9 months or so after the job (May 2013). No doubt about it, this book made the job infinitely less stressful and I would highly recommend it, even if you are having a contactor do the job. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2012 by Doug
    • Good read for diy or for homeowner who wants to have a good roof.
I initially bought this to do my roof. When I realized the safety issues and hardware needed, I realized I'm over my head. However, The book paid for itself by ensuring I dont risk my life, and by knowing exactly what is quality and what is necessary when dealing with the contractors.
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017 by ef
    • Worth the Money
If you are redoing your own roof, this book has enough info for a DIYer to understand the whole process. It goes into enough depth to show how to do most cuts and steps. I was able to read most of it in an evening and feel confident about the process.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018 by Blake Pachner
    • Very Helpful Book
My husband undertook his first roofing job with our house this fall, and this book was very helpful! He referred to it a lot, especially when You Tube videos failed to meet specific needs/questions.
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019 by Cynthia C. Griffith

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