Roofing with Asphalt Shingles

Roofing with Asphalt Shingles

by Mike Guertin
Roofing with Asphalt Shingles

Roofing with Asphalt Shingles

by Mike Guertin

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Overview

More than 80% of the homes in North America are roofed with asphalt shingles. Whether you're shingling your own house or tackling roofs every day, Roofing with Asphalt Shingles will help you improve the production, appearance, and quality of your finished product from eaves to ridge. Installing an asphalt roof isn't the most difficult task you'll face, but improper installation can lead to costly interior damage. Avoid those worries with clear and complete instructions from author and custom builder Mike Guertin.

In Roofing with Asphalt Shingles you'll find details on:

  • planning, estimating, and ordering materials
  • calculating and installing adequate roof ventilation
  • preparing a roof deck for shingles
  • installing shingles quickly and accurately
  • flashing critical roof-to-roof and roof-to-wall connections
  • stripping and reshingling old roofs

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781561585311
Publisher: Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/01/2002
Series: For Pros By Pros
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 679,007
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Mike Guertin is a custom home builder and remodeler with more than twenty-five years experience specializing in energy and resource efficient construction. He is a contributing editor to Fine Homebuilding magazine and an advisor to www.greenbuildingadvisor.com. Mr. Guertin also teaches construction "best practices" techniques to builders, architects and technical school students and educators and leads training for architects, building officials, builders and trade contractors at construction trade shows and conferences, including the International Builders Show, JLC Live, the International Roofing Show and the Remodeling Show.

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