Low slope shingle application

Roofing · Asphalt Shingles · printed page 10 (PDF page 11)

Book index entries

Low Slope – Shingle Application – Roofing Roofing – Low Slope Shingle Application Shingle – Application Low Slope Roofing

Text in the illustration

subsequent shingles secured with a band of cement with a width equal to the shingle exposure + 2"
note: no eave protection required
second course of shingles secured with a band of cement with a width equal to the shingle exposure + 4"
starter strip embedded in an 8" wide band of cement
cement to start within 1" to 2" from bottom of shingle
note: low slope shingles often have only two tabs per shingle and are 3 shingles thick (rather than the usual 2) over the entire roof
shingle exposure

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a low-slope asphalt shingle roof assembly with successive courses lifted to reveal bands of roofing cement between layers. The starter strip is embedded in an 8-inch-wide band of cement, and the second course uses a band equal to the shingle exposure plus 4 inches. Subsequent courses use a cement band equal to the exposure plus 2 inches, starting within 1 to 2 inches of the shingle bottom. An annotation describes two-tab low-slope shingles with three-shingle thickness over the roof, and another states that no eave protection is required for the illustrated application. The roof deck and supporting wood framing are visible beneath the shingles.

Components

asphalt shingles starter strip roofing cement bands roof deck roof framing

Materials

asphalt shingles roofing cement wood

Related illustrations

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Asphalt shingle application - showing alternate starter course arrangement

· p. 10

The illustration shows a cutaway perspective of asphalt shingle installation over roof sheathing, with eave protection beneath the lower courses. An alternate starter strip consists of 12+ inch wide roll roofing or shing