Fitting Tuin Roof Shingles

We do recommend the felt shingles though over standard felt.

Fitting tuin roof shingles.

You can also find more help here. Hi richard i am just completing my clockhouse. As an option we offer felt shingle glue and this is also recommended by iko. If you are fitting roof shingles please see the advice and videos on the shingle page linked to a couple of lines above.

We recommend bitumen glue is at least used on the ridge tiles and the first leading edge roof tiles. This is also necessary with low pitched roofs. Please see the instructions on the wrappers if available. For flat roofs you have a choice of either epdm or easy roof membrane.

Sometimes we have free offers on for certain shingles keep an eye out. Want to know how to create a slate tile effect with roof shingles. Although there is a bitumen strip on the tiles and that they should also be nailed in at least three places on a strip we are recommending due to our dodgy weather recently that you consider also applying felt shingle glue along the leading edge when sited in exposed areas. Each tile has a bitumen strip which melts in the heat of the sun securing your shingles.

On the roof sides the celotex and rough cut edge of the shingles along with the edge roof board are exposed the barge board in an l shape fits over this exposed edge. The latter looks for nicer and lasts forever. The purpose of a membrane is in case your roof shingles lift the roof will still have protection. Watch this handy video guide from gardenlife log cabins to see how their pre cut roof shin.

Installing and fitting your shinlges is pretty straightforward. You could also use the erm on apex roofs as an alternative to felt.