How To Install Roofing Starter Strip

Butt the edges together instead of overlapping them.

How to install roofing starter strip.

Starter strip shingles include a high quality properly positioned adhesive that will tightly lock your shingles in place to help prevent shingle blow off link description. Before peeling the shingle starter strip trim about 4 inches off an end of the first starter strip and align the strip to the area you are planning to stick it on. You can save a few bucks using pre cut starter strips instead of using a whole shingle. It stops water from getting through to the roof at the gaps between shingles and at the notches between tabs.

Install a continuous starter strip or full sized shingles which are simply turned downside up. Continuing with the starter shingles. Gaf mastering the roof chapter 09 this video demonstrates the proper installation technique for gaf starter strips. You will use the portion with no tabs.

You will want the roof granular side up when applying the strip. It is packaged two pieces per shingle 16 shingles per bundle. Using four roofing nails or up to six in high wind areas secure the starter shingle to the surface of the roof. Install the starter strip which is just a backing for the first visible row of shingles.

Starter strip shingles 101. Do not penetrate the shingles with the hammer. After the first shingle has been placed on the roof set the second starter shingle next to it. The end should overhang over the edge about 1 4 to 3 4 of an inch.

Step 3 align the strips. At the roof s rake edges the starter doesn t necessarily perform that joint covering function it performs at the eave but it is integral in the roof s overall wind resistance. Place the shingle upside down on a sheet of plywood and use a straightedge to cut it 7 inches wide. The continuous sealant ensures an effective seal between the starter and the first course of shingles.

Owens corning starter strip shingle helps save time by eliminating the need to cut shingles to create a starter row. Often however a starter course is made of cut shingles.