If you're setting out to install your own roof then here are a few things that you must bear in mind. To begin with, you have to ensure that the roof construction is complete and you have each of the gutters installed and anything that is going to protrude through the roof such as vent pipes installed.
Next you have to make sure that the type of roofing which you have chosen matches the pitch of the roof. For example, composition roofing can only be installed on a roof that has a minimum pitch of a minimum of 3/12. Still yet another thing that you need to consider is that if the roof pitch has ended 6/12 that you have the right equipment to insure you do not fall off.
If you don't have a satisfactory ladder then you should go and rent one before you begin, because you will need one. Assuming that you're fully prepared and the construction is complete, fully load your roofing material as near to the ridge of the roof as you possibly can because you are likely to work from the bottom up.
The trick would be to install your roof without walking on the finished roof as much as possible, which may seem a lot easier than it is. Which means that roofing installation is way better done with several man.
Roll out and staple or nail down your entire asphalt felt after you have installed all your valley metal and execute a good job of nailing or stapling it down. If the elements is hot you then would be wise to wake up early and get started just as the sun is approaching and bring a lot of water to drink.
If roofing replacement have never done construction work in hot weather then you will find that luke hot water increases results then ice water, because ice water will shock your body and cause you to sweat profusely immediately after you drink it.
