First Row Of Roof Tiles

Set out the first second and all the rest of slates on a pitched roof.

First row of roof tiles. Position the first roll of underlayment at one side of the roof perpendicular to the lower edge the eave of the roof. Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size. Make sure the tile lugs are seated snuggly onto the top edges of the battens. Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide.

Underlay and tile battens. As you roll out the underlay keep the bottom edge of the material aligned with the edge of the eave but above any metal or synthetic edging that may cover the borders of the eave. Lay the first row of shingles directly covering the narrow starter row. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof.

The height distance up the roof of the starter slate must be at least 3 inches greater than the vertical exposure on the first course of slate. Guidance on the installation of underlay and tile battens is given in section 7. Although house models from indus valley civilization show that the houses were flat roofed harappan sites such as alamgirpur dated 2600 2200 bce provide evidence of roof tiles. See below for a shopping list tools and steps subscr.

Tiled roofs first replaced thatched roofs in ancient mesopotamia. Next place your two tiles one on top of the other loose onto the battens without anything being fixed. Firstly get two of your roof tiles and either two full battens or two offcuts of batten and place them onto the roof one above the other. The lowest row of tiles at the fascia board is made up of shorter tiles to provide the double lap for the first row of full ones the lower edges of these short tiles and the first row of full tiles should be the same.

Just short of the centre of the gutter. The top row of tiles at the ridge is also made up of half tiles to give the next row down a double lap. The exposure on the first course of slates may be reduced by dropping the chalk line for the top of the second course of slates in order to increase the headlap on the starter course.