Himself a master: how is the installation of soft shingles?

Installation of soft tiles is an optimal choice for pitched roofs, the slope of which is more than 12 degrees. Bitumen shingles can also be used to create a new roof, and in order to reconstruct the old one. In the second case, it is applied over the prepared damaged coating. Installation of soft tiles is suitable for the design of industrial, public and even residential buildings. The most effective way of all this coating will look at cottages with roofs of complex shape.

Benefits:

• Economy (even when working with complex roofs, there is practically no waste);
• Good sound and heat insulation;
• Resistance to rusting, rotting and corrosion processes;
• Resistance to mosses, lichens, fungi, chemical effects;
• Does not accumulate moisture and is 100% waterproof;
• Does not burn in the sun and does not need repainting;
• Is a dielectric; The probability of a lightning strike is completely excluded even without a lightning rod;
• Withstands a strong wind and does not need additional snow-blocking devices;
• Withstands high and low temperatures, sharp weather changes;
• Roofing and installation of soft tiles are much cheaper than popular alternatives.

Good advice. How to install a flexible tile yourself? We consider in detail

In general, such jobs as installation of roofing from soft tiles, should be entrusted to specialists. Even after studying everything thoroughly in theory, it is unlikely that an inexperienced person will be able to do everything quickly and 100% qualitatively. But the reality is that most construction companies require a lot of money for their services. If you want to avoid unnecessary costs, you can easily install soft tiles yourself. How? We describe each stage separately.

Lining carpet

It is recommended to mount it on the entire area of the roof. In cases where the roof slope is more than 1: 3 (18 degrees), you can limit the carpet to the cornices, skates, end parts, valley, in the passage area, near the chimneys, at the points adjacent to the walls and near the attic windows. Roll out the underlay carpet in parallel or at a right angle with an overlap of more than 10 cm. The carpet should be pulled. As an option - let him rest in bed. It is fixed with the help of roofing nails.

Installation of metal strips

Front (front) and cornice slats (also called droppers) are mounted over the lining material. The lapping is 2 cm. Fixation takes place with the help of nails or self-tapping screws (zigzag, step - 100 mm). On the pediment it is best to install the slats, which limit the flow of water to the frontal board. Curved cornices and pediments of the trims are mounted with segments.

Ronda carpet

Located on top of the lining material, it is attached with the help of roofing nails. It is not recommended to glue it over the entire bottom surface. But on the cornice slats the endovaya carpet is fixed with the help of glue.

Installation of shingles

First, the cornice areas are worked through, then the ordinary tile is installed. After that, you can start installing soft tiles in the gable area, valley, near the chimneys.

Now you know in general terms how to perform the installation. Soft tiles are an excellent choice, because such roofing will last at least 50 years, it will be an excellent protection against any weather.