Comments on: Home Construction Shop: How to Shingle a Roof – Part1

By: Total Roofing & Siding

Total Roofing & Siding — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:56:53 +0000

In USA, roof style varies from state to state. In NJ where our roofing contractor mainly operates, the most popular roofing type are shingles. It's a really hard place to play because there are a lot of self-called roofing contractors who spoil the good name of professionals. Shingles are the cheapest choice and this is what people look for in these days.

By: [Blocked by CFC] Plastic Composites

[Blocked by CFC] Plastic Composites — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:57:48 +0000

Carbon fiber is exactly what the name suggests, extremely thin strong fibers and is most notably used to reinforce composite materials, particularly the class of materials known as carbon fiber or graphite reinforced polymers. It’s also known alternatively as the reinforced plastic or carbon fiber composite. As a compound it’s known for being far stronger and lighter than fiberglass.

By: bear

bear — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:27:47 +0000

Yes just start the sequence over again , or if there is any cut offs as a result of the ending of the row on the right side, that can be used to start a new row from the left, before using a new shingle … by all means use it up . you can use the cut offs from the left side to finish the end of the row on the right side and vise versa, but always keep factory edge to factory edge.

By: Kieran Nesbitt

Kieran Nesbitt — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:22:07 +0000

I appreciate the info ,I am having my 3 tab shingled roof replaced by my three sons from out of state next week ,I have the materials here allready
and am cutting caps and starter row shingles to save the boys time and trouble ,I have but one question ,on the starter rows starting with a full shingle and after siix cuts do you again cut the 8th ,9th etc up to the peak or is it just the first seven,makes more sense to me to start cutting the sequence over again but I wanted to ask an expert before cutting and maybe wasting .thanks for your time and web site.

By: Lisa Hirst Carnes

Lisa Hirst Carnes — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:24:12 +0000

Thanks for the informative post. The diagrams are helpful. Composite roofing is also eco-friendly. Some composite roofing products are 100% recyclable and the recycle content is 58% eco-friendly and recycled content. Composite roofing can also help save fuel. They weigh 67% less than natural slate and concrete/clay tile. Weight advantage means more square footage on a truckload, which requires less transportation per roof. Perhaps this is another reason why composite roofing is becoming more popular.