How To Install 3 Tab Shingles On A Roof

The first full shingle that you lay will need to be laid along the centerline of your roof.

How to install 3 tab shingles on a roof.

They are designed to be installed with a 5 inch reveal. Step six second full row of shingles. However most people prefer the cutout lines to. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Three tab shingles are usually 36 inches long. Check with your roofing dealer to learn about any installation differences. Each tab is 12 inches. Repeat this on both sides of the roof.

Three tab installation starts at the edge of the roof with narrow starter strip shingles that run along the bottom flush with the gutter apron. Again use four nails to install the three tab shingles. Some roofers install shingles so the cutout lines describe a slight angle as you look from the bottom to the top of the roof. Other composition shingles such as architectural and random cutouts are installed using most of the same techniques.

Continue laying the first full row of shingles along the edge of the start row of tab less shingles. Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof. Make sure that the tabs are lining up with the bottom line and that the tabs are facing down. Place two nails about 2 inches above the tabs with one near each side and two nails about equal distances from each other and the outside nails.

They will go in the same location as the nails that went in on the first line.