Starter Course Roofing Shingles

This is the basic sometimes called straight up way of laying shingles.

Starter course roofing shingles.

To prepare the tabs and lay the starter course shorten the first starter shingle by 6 inches or about a half of one tab. Since the starter shingles will be covered by the roof shingles it doesn t matter what color they are except in special situations see below. Butt the edges together instead of overlapping them. Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size.

It is packaged two pieces per shingle 16 shingles per bundle. If there are no starter shingles along the perimeter edge it would be extremely difficult to try to slide starter shingles in under the first course due to the fact the shingles are nailed along the tar line which is approximately 5 5 to 6 inches above the edge of the shingle. Unfortunately these cut up shingles may not have properly positioned adhesive to help reduce the risk of shingle blow off. For pricing and availability.

Shifting them in this way will join the ends of the first regular row of shingles placed over the starter shingles. Installation of the manufacturer s starter shingle is convenient and is the best product to use as the starter course. If you are making your own starter shingles cut the tabs off for the starter course bottom row of shingles. After the first shingle has been placed on the roof set the second starter shingle next to it.

Perforated down the center for easy separation. Cut your starter course shingles if necessary. If there is any overlap the second course will not seal correctly. It s not complicated and you do not ne.

Because this is the starter course the second course will be placed directly on top of it. For pricing and availability. Used in conjunction with our standard leading edge plus starter armour starter provides extra thickness and protection between the shingle tabs of the first course of armourshake ensuring a beautiful roof appearance from bottom to top. Gaf quickstart 33 lin ft black starter roof shingles.

That s because some roofing contractors try to use a cut up 3 tab strip shingle as the starter course on your roof. Continuing with the starter shingles. Owens corning starter strip shingle plus 105 lin ft black starter roof shingles. If you have selected iko s armourshake shingles for your roof you will need to use iko armour starter.

Owens corning starter strip shingle helps save time by eliminating the need to cut shingles to create a starter row.