It is always surprising how fast the actual shingling goes relative to the preparations. In the case of stripping old shingles, shingling seems to go much faster but maybe this perception is due to building something being more enjoyable than demo work. When preparations include arranging the lumberyard boom truck to fly the shingles onto the roof, there is considerable savings in time as well as effort. No one misses carrying bundles of shingles up the ladder!
I started on the back and then moved on to the front. The only slow down was flashing around the chimney. Then, with the help of the owner we re-set the staging on the front of the garage and under the small roof on the back of the garage. The facia and shadow boards were rotted above the overhead door (the cause we assumed had something to do with the gutter) so we replaced them with plastic trim boards to eliminate any rot damage in the future. Then with more hands shingling we completed the majority of the garage front in under an hour! Incorporating the old flashing to finish the roof took considerably longer.
This was the first roof where I used pre-cut ridge caps. It is sort of ridiculous to buy these if they cost any more than the three tab shingles they are made from. Separating them on the perforations was no faster than cutting three tab shingles. The reason for using them on this project was because the lumberyard didn’t have any three tabs in the right color.
I stripped the back roof and shingled it in the same day as finishing the front. It had the added benefit of offering a little afternoon shade. With the ridge caps done here too, the owner and his son arrived just in time to help take down all the staging and clean up the job so, with the exception of a final sweep of the lawn for nails with the magnet, the job was done.
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