Resheeting A Roof

The nails in the shingle should come up with the shingle when you pry it off.

Resheeting a roof.

Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. This video is a must watch if you re thinking about sheeting your roof. When this is required and in order to meet code we must re sheet the roofing deck prior to installing any roofing material. This video includes safety tips money saving techniques and more.

This is what is called re sheeting. Begin applying the sheets from the bottom of the roof the eaves and work your way up to the ridge. This step is known as roof re sheeting. It is important here that the sheathing at the eave line be exactly perpendicular to the rafters so that the sheets will meet at the centers of the rafters.

Call us at 509 535 1566 or use our contact form to have one of our roofing professionals contact you about your re sheeting needs. The last course at the top may need to be rip cut if the roof is not in 4 foot increments. In discussing the options and other considerations you roofer may include resheeting your roof. At some point in the lifetime of your roof your roofing contractor may inform you that your roof needs to be replaced.

Most homeowners would probably ask is that important if your home was built before 1970 that answer is likely yes.