Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones.
Roof shingles under beehive.
Roof shingles consist of a series of individual overlapping components that when laid together in rows or courses starting at the bottom edge of a roof form a barrier designed to repel water snow and ice.
And the age of your roof itself can be a guide homeowner s insurance companies generally assume an asphalt shingle roof will last about 20 years.
That s because most homeowners consider all the roofing layers to be the roof.
Industrious crew 6 of them here and as they stripped the roof the first day he pointed out that my insurance company s repair roofer 6 years ago put a third layer over leaking shingles without me knowing it 2 layers is code.
Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros.
What are roof shingles.
Having your roof installed by an owens corning roofing platinum or preferred contractor can have a big impact on your warranty coverage.
For standard product limited warranties anyone can install provided the proper installation instructions and local building codes are followed.
Dale b is the owner of beehive roofing and i selected his company after getting 4 bids and talking to 2 neighbors who had him do their roofs last year.
This allows access to the hive.
A very common place to find bees around your home is actually inside an eave or roof.
December 20 2018 at 11 59 am they found pieces of the fascia cap on the ground.
June 5 2017 by the beehive.
Roof shingles are installed in such a fashion that each seam or joint is overlapped by a shingle further up the roof.
Bees under the eaves or inside attic.
Use a roofing nail that s short enough that it won t go all the way through both the shingles and the wooden hive top 3 4 inch should be ample.
Everything can be done at a distance.
Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface.
What s under the shingles.
Browse owens corning roofing shingles by color shingle lines price features wind resistance and or warranty to find the right roof for your home.
The first thing to know about your roofing project.
This is similar to aluminum flashing but as the name indicates it s made of copper.
Do not attempt to remove the bees yourself or spray them with pesticides or water.
Thanks to digital technology all of your decisions and interactions from selecting the right roofer to choosing a shingle to paying the contractor can be done at a distance.
Learn more about roofing layers.
Roofing shingles work best on peaked roof hives.
